‘I gave a blueberry facial to a vegan dog’: inside the pet pampering boom

From cat spas to dogs Fitbits, pets are more fussed over than ever. What’s behind the mini-me phenomenon?

Sali Hughes’s 40 best sustainable beauty brands

From packaging to ingredients, the Guardian’s beauty editor picks the top brands doing their bit for the planet

Hi-tech, hyperlocal and 3D printed: a proposition for the future of fashion

Fast fashion is facing its Fast Food Nation moment, with technical innovation and consumer power driving change, according to a new book

From quinoa bars to salmon skin chips: what’s behind the snacking revolution?

Forget breakfast, lunch and dinner. In the space of a generation, Brits have tripled their consumption of snacks – and the options are endless

COURBET : The ‘disruptive’ French Sustainable Jewellery brand that even refuses ‘fairmined’ gold and diamonds

    By Philippe Mihailovich & Caroline Taylor In line with 21st Century youth who are now demanding vegan leathers be used by luxury brands, we are now witnessing the emergence of a ‘sustainable’ high-end jewellery house on the famous Place Vendôme*, for whom anything mined is considered harmful to the environment and thereby unacceptable. … Read more

The five 2019 Rolex Awards Laureates and their inspiring projects that will improve life on the planet

    Rolex, the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer based in Geneva, Switzerland, named the five 2019 Rolex Awards Laureates who will receive funding and other benefits for their inspiring projects that will bring a ray of hope for our planet. The Rolex Awards for Enterprise were established in 1976 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the … Read more