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Big Ideas

Global Fashion Summit 2024: Fashion’s Tipping Point?

Despite 15 years of discussions on sustainability since the Global Fashion Summit’s inception in 2009, the event deplored the lack of real progress...

Fashion : Sustainability : Global Fashion Summit

Big Ideas

Regenerative Homes

Moving beyond net-zero carbon housing, eco-conscious architects worldwide are building sustainable homes by prioritising innovative materials, loca...

Architecture : Design : Sustainability

Viewpoints

How Climate Change is Re-routing Travel

New destinations, off-peak travel times and safety concerns are the new normal for travellers. Players in the sector must adapt accordingly, or the...

Sustainability : Travel & Hospitality : Society

Podcasts

Podcast: Dr Susanne Etti on the Reality of a Carbon Footprint

In our latest Back to the F**kture podcast, Dr Susanne Etti talks carbon labelling and more collaborative and constructive ways to tackle the clima...

Podcast : Back To The F**kture : Sustainability

News

Meltee introduces vegan candles bringing phytoncides home

The Nature’s Healing candle collection features sustainably sourced ingredients that bring the serenity of nature into the home.

Health : Wellness : Scent

News

House of Hackney appoints nature guardian

London-based interiors company House of Hackney has become the second UK company to appoint a human ‘nature guardian’ to its board, giving the gua...

Sustainability : Society : Nature

News

MVRDV converts mixed-use tower into women and children centre

Dutch architectural firm MVRDV has transformed a tower block in Shenzhen, China, into a colourful women and children’s centre.

Design : Architecture : Society

News

Baker & Cook and Brewerkz make bread and beer regenerative

The Baker & Cook bakery has teamed up with Brewerkz brewery to launch NEWGrain+ Sourdough and Earthbrew Sourdough Pale Ale.

Food & Drink : Sustainability : Food Waste

News

Stat: UN chief warns of global boiling as July set for heat record

The UN secretary-general António Guterres has declared the end of global warming as we know it, stating that ‘the era of global boiling has arrived...

Sustainability : Global Warming : Climate Change Awareness

News

Stat: US car buyers’ interest in electric vehicles at an all-time high

Research from EY released in June 2023 suggests that among the US consumers planning to purchase a new vehicle in the next 24 months, nearly half (...

Mobility : EV : Electric Vehicles

News

Stat: European travellers seek quieter, cooler destinations

The Monitoring Sentiment for Domestic and Intra-European Travel study, conducted by the European Travel Commission (ETC), which looked at projectio...

Travel : Hospitality : Cost Of Living

News

Bambino Mio unveils rebellious rebranding for re-usable nappies

Re-usable nappy brand Bambino Mio has joined forces with London-based design agency Big Fish to launch a new brand identity to empower environmenta...

Design : Youth : Parenting

News

Michelin-starred restaurant serves lab-grown chicken for the first time

Lab-grown chicken, produced entirely from animal cells, made its debut at a San Francisco restaurant in July 2023.

Cultivated Meat : Food & Drink : Global Warming

News

Price and taste are effective in boosting lower-emission meals

In a new meta-analysis published in the journal Appetite, researchers have explored effective ways for restaurants to encourage patrons to choose l...

Food & Drink : Dining : Low Emission

Markets

Brewing Coffee Futures

The wellbeing and carbon footprint concerns of Conscious Consumers are pushing innovative coffee brands to shift their focus on quality, sustainabi...

Coffee : Coffee Plus : Coffee Shop

Micro Trends

Subversive Sustainability Ads

Consumers are inundated with misleading sustainability claims. Opting out of binary messages of climate doom and hope, brands are using rebellious ...

Sustainability : Advertising : Design

News

Stat: Amazon tops first-of-its-kind sustainability value index

A study released in 2023 by Brand Finance analysed the financial value of sustainability perceptions of the world’s biggest brands.

Sustainability : Amazon : Amazon Sustainable Foundation

News

Vitra Design Museum’s new exhibition explores the future of hot cities

Vitra Design Museum’s new exhibition, Hot Cities, looks closely at the cities of the Arabic-speaking world and investigates the obstacles posed by ...

Arabic : Architecture : Global Warming

Viewpoints

The Overconsumption Mindset

Dr Daniel Benkendorf, professor of psychology at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York, considers why a growing number of eco-anxio...

Sustainable Fashion : Climate Change : Global Warming

News

White Claw’s latest billboard is cooling down Londoners

Recognising the impact of the UK’s unprecedented heatwave, the hard seltzer brand is inviting Londoners to cool down with its interactive billboard.

Advertising & Branding : Sustainability : Food

News

UNStudio develops a paint to cool down cities

The architecture studio has collaborated with Monopol Colors to create a reflective white paint that reduces the need for air conditioning.

Design : Materials : Future Cities

News

Emotional ecology

Europe – Kering has turned its attention to climate change with a feature length film celebrating the life and work of French glaciologist Claude L...

Kering Group : Ice And The Sky : Cinema

News

LDF 2015: Hot issue

London Design Festival 2015 – Biannual magazine Disegno has opened 2°C, an exhibition designed to breathe new life into the climate change debate.

Disegno : Universal : The Aram Gallery

News

Rising tide: Website takes a fresh perspective on climate change

Venice – Artist Margot Bowman has created W-E-T.net, an online platform that considers the social, emotional and political impacts of global floodi...

W.E.T. : Global Warming : Submerged

News

Salt of the earth: Arts festival seeks to highlight Arctic culture

Norway – New arts festival Salt is embarking on an eight-year journey in which art and architecture will be displayed in the natural env...

Architecture : Festival : Norway