By Isabelle Brigout on Monday 3 January 2022, 05:26 - Green hotels
The atoll of Laamu, on which is settled the Six Senses resort has been declared Hope Spot by Mission Blue, founded by the American oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle. The international non-profit organization aims to help to the protection of at least 30% of the surface of the oceans by 2030, whereas it was only 1% in 2009.
By Isabelle Brigout on Monday 29 November 2021, 06:38 - Ethical shopping
Qwetch launches "Banquise" (Pack Ice) a stainless steel bottle collection, out of which the one with a polar bear will allow to finance the education program "Protect Ice & Reduce Waste" dedicated to school children in France and in Greenland.
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 6 October 2021, 15:14 - Around sustainable luxury
In partnership with the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), Cartier and Kering* launch the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 to unite the brands of the two business sectors around sustainable goals. All watch and jewellery maisons are welcome to be committed to strengthen resilience to climate change, to conserve natural resources and to encourage inclusion.
By Isabelle Brigout on Friday 30 April 2021, 12:20 - Organic food
Weetulip sells traditionally made bamboo charcoal, to filter ordinary tap water in a 100% natural way. Completely biodegradable, the piece of charcoal can be composted at the end of its life cycle.
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 21 October 2020, 07:17 - Ethical shopping
The boutique of the Confluence Museum in Lyon puts up upcycled unique pieces on sale, in the frame of the exhibition Une Afrique en couleurs (Africa in colours) until August 22nd, 2021. The raw material is collected on beaches and art works are made by the social and supporting company OCEAN SOLE AFRICA located in Kenya.
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 14 October 2020, 09:56 - Around sustainable luxury
Initiated by Kering and presented to the Heads of States on August 26, 2019 in the frame of the G7 Summit, the Fashion Pact federates today more than two hundred brands from fourteen countries. It has established a digital dashboard of KPIs on which each brand is committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2050.
By Isabelle Brigout on Sunday 11 October 2020, 07:34 - Ethical shopping
The House of Arthus Bertrand makes medals since 1803. Today, it recycles broken or old-fashioned jewellery in exchange for an engraved and numbered medal, whose benefits will be entirely donated to the Goodplanet Foundation.
