The ‘Billionaire Effect’ is alive and well across the world – and shows little sign of slowing

    The billionaire boom of the past five years has now undergone a natural correction. Report. Billionaires are transforming the business of global philanthropy. Billionaire-controlled companies have returned almost twice the average market performance over the past 15 years. This is one of the findings of the annual UBS and PwC Billionaires Insights report, … Read more

Desert ski slopes and outdoor aircon: can the scorching emirates really go green?

It is one of Earth’s biggest carbon emitters, a place where SUVs roar from manmade islands to malls with ski slopes. Can an architecture triennial in the UAE really teach us how to go green?

nose-to-tail experiences: Ittoryu Gozu is introducing an eye-opening perspective on wagyu beef

  Wagyu beef is seen as a luxury item, but a new restaurant in San Francisco is serving it in a way that allows guests to taste it in new, different and approachable preparations. Ittoryu Gozu, New Wagyu-focused Restaurant Now Open in San Francisco’s SoMa District. Ittoryu Gozu’s Chef and Owner Marc Zimmerman embraced Japanese … Read more

Is carbon neutrality the silver bullet fashion has been hoping for?

The industry’s carbon footprint is under increasing scrutiny, but critics argue that offsetting lessens guilt rather than reducing harm

How do you like your beef… old-style cow or 3D-printed?

Manufacturers claim their products taste like the real thing, have huge ecological benefits and could soon be in our homes