Search results for: “Sustainability”
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Lincoln Reimagine Project to aid visionaries of the arts, design and innovation
Lincoln, the luxury automotive brand, announced a $1.2 million Lincoln Reimagine Project that will collaborate with, sponsor and support culturally progressive individuals and their vision for making old new again through a celebration of all things reinvented. The Reimagine Project will honor individuals, including innovators, visionary leaders and fellow brilliant artists. Those with projects at…
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Green infrastructure: fresh herb vertical gardens
Using your wall as nature’s canvas “We are architects of vertical landscapes, using nature as our inspiration. Natural vertical gardens provide valuable lessons; teaching us about plant adaptations, ecology and sustainability.” – Michael Coraggio, Founder of greenEcoWalls. A vertical garden provide us with the holistic benefits of living plants, improving the aesthetic and overall biologic…
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“The ocean cleanup” or how to extract plastics from the ocean
Massive quantities of plastic garbage are already contaminating our oceans. Where millions of tons of plastic kill ocean life and poison food chains, somebody sees opportunities to combat this. To extract 7 billion kg of plastic from the ocean in just 5 years? Is this feasible? Dutch tech student Boyan Slat says yes. His concept called…
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Luxury is comfort. An interview with Cynthia Pace – Personal Fashion Stylist
She is an accomplished personal fashion stylist, lifestyle model, image consultant, and etiquette authority. Respected for her ability to find the classy/sexy balance; “always appropriate” is her motto. From hair and make-up, to accessories and jewellery, to clothing and even nail colour, she guides entire style teams to create head to toe synthesis and perfect…
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Jessica Alba – the newest global ambassador for Earth Hour
Actress and Co-Founder of The Honest Company, Jessica Alba becomes the global ambassador of WWF’s Earth hour 2013, the world’s largest mass participation event that has become the iconic symbol of people’s commitment to protect the planet. Earth Hour, which World Wildlife Fund helped start in 2007, has grown from a one-city initiative to a 7,001-city/town…
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Ethisphere’s most ethical companies list for 2013
Every year, US’ Ethisphere Institute unveils its annual World’s Most Ethical Companies list. The World’s Most Ethical (WME) Companies designation recognizes companies that truly go beyond making statements about doing business “ethically” and translate those words into action. This year, a record 145 companies made the list, which includes more than three dozen industries, from aerospace…