2013 World Solar Challenge: 4 days in the CUER solar car with the power of a hair dryer

CUER’s sun-powered car for the 2013 World Solar Challenge   Cambridge University Eco Racing (CUER) is  a 60 student organisation that design, build and race solar powered vehicles, aiming to win the World Solar Challenge 2013 in Australia, the world’s foremost solar endurance race. Since its founding in 2007, CUER have been the UK’s number … Read more

Fashion For Sandy Relief

After Haiti and Japan, the US fashion industry raises money to help rebuild storm-struck homes. FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF initiative was launched by CFDA and Vogue in response to the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF launched on Tuesday, November 13, with an online auction at luxury charity-auction site Charitybuzz.com. Through an outpouring of support … Read more

First IWC Schaffhausen boutique in South America

IWC Schaffhausen inaugurates first Brazilian boutique The very first IWC boutique in all of South America was unveiled in São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and Americas, and the world’s seventh largest city by population. The key attraction of the new store in the luxury shopping mall, … Read more

Sustainable sourcing of marine ingredients in cosmetics

Marine sourcing to increase in the coming years. Marine Ingredients in Cosmetics: Sustainability implications  The popularity of marine ingredients is leading to concerns that large-scale sourcing, or non-sustainable production methods, could disrupt marine ecosystems already under strain. With the cosmetics industry having an insatiable appetite for novel ingredients, Organic Monitor expects marine sourcing to increase … Read more