Category: Green
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New eco-index unveiled by Sustainable Apparel Coalition
Sustainable Apparel Coalition unveils new eco-index A logical step toward long-term sustainability of the fashion industry, the new Higg Index was announced by clothing and footwear firms including Nike, Marks & Spencer, Levi Strauss, Walmart, Adidas, VF Corp, Arvind Mills, Li & Fung, TAL Apparel and H&M Hennes & Mauritz, all members of Sustainable…
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BMW’s environmentally friendly vehicles sold online
BMW to sell electric cars online BMW‘s electrified i3 city car and i8 sports cars will be offered to customers online, as well as through dealerships, announced the company. This is a first for an automaker, BMW aiming drastically to reduce costs via online sales. Of course, it is just an experiment, but it…
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Honey from the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre
JAEGER-LECOULTRE – “Honey from the Vallée de Joux” A major player in watchmaking history since 1833, Jaeger-LeCoultre is the first Manufacture to have been established in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland. From July, Jaeger-LeCoultre is the first luxury watch manufacturer to offer its own honey, an original souvenir and a unique product from the…
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World’s largest sloop in carbon fiber
Wally, the builder of innovative sail and power yachts, has launched the stunning Bugatti blue coloured 50- meter sailing yacht Better Place, the world’s largest sloop in carbon fiber developed on the lines of Tripp Design with the interiors by Wetzels Brown Partners, and uniquely classified RINA Green Star. The yacht yacht was built in…
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Speaking about luxury with Oskar Metsavaht – founder and creative director Osklen
We met Oskar Metsavaht during 1.618 Sustainable Luxury Fair in Paris. In an exclusive interview for 2LUXURY2 – thanks to the CEO of the fair Barbara Coignet, we explored togheter with Oskar Metsavaht what are the real values for luxury. Born in Caxias do Sol in 1961, Oskar Metsavaht begin his adventure in fashion after…
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Stanford’s Xenith 100% solar powered racecar
STANFORD SOLAR CAR PROJECT Drive at highway speeds while only consuming the power equivalent of a toaster Xenith is a 100% solar powered racecar designed and built by the Solar Car Project at Stanford University. When the team began designing Xenith they decided to break the global tradition of using polymer encapsulated solar panels in…