An unlikely new trend is elbowing its way into the luxury market and it's not gem-encrusted, fur-lined or limited edition: It's ethical. Luxury is "usually seen as being all about exploiting - taking all that's left of resources and maximizing…
Launching November 29th, 2007. A fascinating, ground breaking, must read, wake up call for all professionals, aficionados, of the luxury goods industries, the consumers of their products and the celebrities that endorse them. The report says 'Consumers increasing concerns with…
L'Oréal Paris is fully committed to supporting women's issues and is honored to celebrate its 10-year anniversary as a partner of The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF). The partnership has raised over $13 million to fund much-needed research and awareness…
Pas question de relà¢cher la pression à l'issue du Grenelle de l'environnement. Des ONG environnementales ont décidé de relancer le débat sur les dérives publicitaires des marques, coupables à leurs yeux d'abuser des arguments écologiques et de pratiquer ainsi l'"écoblanchiment"…
At Frito-Lay's factory here, more than 500,000 pounds of potatoes arrive every day from New Mexico to be washed, sliced, fried, seasoned and portioned into bags of Lay's and Ruffles chips. The process devours enormous amounts of energy, and creates…
Peter Là¶scher, the new CEO of German electronics and engineering giant Siemens (SI), is desperately trying to dig his company out of the biggest bribery scandal in German corporate history. On Nov. 8, Siemens disclosed that its own internal investigation…
Les industries de biocarburant n’ont jamais été aussi actives en Ethiopie et le Gouvernement actuel fait tout son possible pour attirer le plus grand nombre de ces multinationales occidentales de production de biocarburant. Et le produit le plus concerné est…
Siemens, a provider of electrical engineering and electronic solutions, in partnership with the Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, announced the creation of the first annual "Siemens Sustainability Award" at the BCLC Corporate Citizenship Awards…
AN ACCIDENT AT Harmony Gold’s Elandsrand mine — trapping 3 200 workers 2km underground for up to 30 hours early in October — was the tipping point for the South African government with regard to its mining industry’s safety performance…
While I am on the subject of plastic bags, I would like to name and shame Marks and Spencer. My mother is ill so when I visited last weekend I went to buy some flowers. The flowers were pre-wrapped in…
