Fashion meets renewable energy – clothes that charge your smartphone
From fibres that convert sunlight into electrical energy, to uploading your kinetic energy to a green energy bank, the worlds of fashion and technology are merging
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Cruise journey for tech-savvy modern travelers
For a more enjoyable cruise journey, cruise travel companies outfitted their ships with several high-tech innovations. The new technologies coming to the Quantum of the Seas, for example, include “Sidewalk to Ship” in 10 Minutes, real-time luggage tracking; the first of 40,000 free windows tablets for crew, exceptional variety and choice – oh, and a … Read more
‘Big egos’ and inaction: whatever happened to the B Team?
Critics say Richard Branson’s sustainability initiative has made no real progress one year after launch, Jo Confino calls for fewer press releases and more fist banging
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The greenest companies worldwide: Kering ranks #1 in Consumer Discretionary Sector and #4 in overall Global 500
French multinational luxury giant Kering (Gucci, Boucheron, Brioni, Stella McCartney) has been recognised as one of the “greenest” companies worldwide by Newsweek Magazine’s Green Rankings, coming in fourth position in the overall Global 500 list and as top-ranked in consumer discretionary companies* within the Global 500. Kering’s inclusion in the 2014 Newsweek Green Rankings is based on … Read more
Are we today throwing away the resources of tomorrow? Green Week 2014
The 2014 edition of Green Week, the biggest annual conference on European environment policy, took place from 3 to 5 June at The Egg Conference Centre, Rue Bara, in Brussels. The 2013 edition of the high-profile event for all stakeholders in preserving the environment attracted some 2,100 participants from government, business and industry, NGOs, academia … Read more
A cruelty-free angora fur trade may be incompatible with fast fashion
Brands suspend production after PETA’s secret footage reveals grim reality behind production of angora rabbit fur