The design can make positive change in the world, believes SPARK, a community of designers and creative people, bound together by desire to initiate positive design-led change by highlighting the best new ideas and solutions. The SPARK competition pays tribute to work that breaks new ground by improving the quality of life while conserving Earth’s … Read more
Meeting sustainable development challenges is a long-term undertaking: LVMH’s Sustainable Anniversary. A look back on 20 years of environmental responsibility celebrated by the LVMH Group. The LVMH luxury giant group celebrated 20 years of environmental responsibility with a special event attended by nearly 300 internal and external specialists in sustainable development. During two hours of panel … Read more
Plastic bottle as currency. Our everyday plastics can become beautiful, stylish clothing and accessories. Looking to be both fashion-conscious and eco-conscious? Plastics Make it Possible initiative helped New Yorkers explore this cool new trend. For three days during New York Fashion Week, the passers on midtown 8th Avenue were able to “buy” a limited edition designer … Read more
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 … Read more
10 eco-friendly and stylish hotels in Americans’ favorite destinations according to the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index. The guests of this hotels think about reducing their carbon footprints without skipping a moment of vacation time. Here are top 10 most popular U.S. destinations (according to the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index (HPI) ramping up their conservation efforts … Read more
Recycling can reduce greenhouse gases and save valuable resources. This is because recycled materials replace virgin materials. Europe is successfully moving up the ‘waste management hierarchy’, albeit more slowly than required by legislation, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which looks at the management of municipal solid waste in 27 … Read more