Moncler Tops Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
The fashion company was recognized as the Industry Leader in the textiles, apparel and luxury goods’ sector.
Source: wwd.com
The fashion company was recognized as the Industry Leader in the textiles, apparel and luxury goods’ sector.
Source: wwd.com
Opening the event is Dr Walter Stahel who, many of you will already know, is credited with coining the term ‘circular economy’ in a paper published in 1982. His keynote speech will provide a new vision for realising the full value of our natural resources. Circular recently caught up with Dr Stahel for an exclusive interview, where he revealed the origins of his ideas about the circular economy. ‘The circular economy has always existed,’ he said. ‘It’s as old as humankind, but this was a circular economy of scarcity – and it still is in poorer regions, where everything is repaired or reused. But, in industrialised countries, we live in a society of abundance. To motivate people, to make things last, we need to educate them – we need to change them, their lifestyle, their behaviour, their beliefs.’
I recently wrote about how France is investing in a culture of repair, as part of a broad shift towards a circular economy. New standards for repairability and durability will help to push manufacturers to improve the quality of their products, and one company has already been running with the idea. L’Increvable – which translates as ‘the indestructible’ – is a start-up company that developed a new kind of washing machine. It is specifically intended as a sustainable appliance, and that includes a number of different design considerations.
First of all, as the name suggests, L’increvable is durable.
Single-use plastic items will not be given to customers, excluding the on-shelf products for sale.
“If our oats had feet, they’d leave teeeeny tiny footprints � Our oats are totally European, which means they have a low carbon footprint. So choosing Alpro Oat is one of the easiest ways to make small positive changes for the planet.
Zara executives sat down with Vogue to discuss their sustainability plan but concerns have been raised about its commitment to reducing waste.
Just a fraction of global resources are re-used according to new research – but can we close the loop in time? In October a major UN report confirmed what most of the climate world already knew: that the carbon reduction pledges made by nations at the Paris Summit in 2015 are insufficient if the world is to avert dangerous global warming.