British cosmetics chain The Body Shop announced last February 10th its new CSR programme (Corporate social responsibility) entitled “Enrich Not Exploit” (“Enrichir Sans Exploiter”). It includes a series of objectives to be achieved from now until 2020. Committed since 1976 in sustainable development and fair trade, the brand creates innovative products inspired from nature. Drops […]
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- March 09, 2016
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Until March 20th 2016, the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie offers an exhibition on climate disruption, involving scientific and artistic approach. From the building’s entrance hall, the visitor is 360° plunged into the different questions raised by the increase of greenhouse gas, itself linked to the diverse human activities. He discovers there shots made […]
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- March 04, 2016
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Amaboomi is a brand of ecological clothing brand based in Bayonne, in the French Basque Country in the south of France, which proposes clothes designed from recycled plastic bottles and textile fibers. An entrepreneurial young couple keen on nature – Olivia and Xavier – are at the origin of this project. It is during a […]
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- March 03, 2016
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Conceived by the Parisian agency of architecture X-TU, the GEPEA Laboratory and the French industrial group Séché Environnement, SymBIO2 is a project which aims to cultivate microalgae on the buildings facades, with an eye to an energy or chemical recovery of these latest. BIO3 Tower -XTU - La Défense - 2011 - close view ©XTU […]
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- March 01, 2016
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For its 53rd edition, the Paris International Agricultural Show (SIA) (Salon International de l’Agriculture) is back from February 27th to March 6th 2016, at the Parc des expositions de Paris, Porte de Versailles. During 9 days, about 1 050 exhibitors and 4 000 animals will host the public, including Cerise, the show’s muse. This year, it highlights […]
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- February 25, 2016
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Each year, 10 million tons of litters end up in the oceans. There is even talk of a “seventh continent of plastic”, as the quantity of plastic waste is important. A study made last January by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation incidentally proves that there will be more plastic than fishes in the oceans in 2050. […]
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- February 24, 2016
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Newmanity Mail is an electronic email service launched in 2015 which guarantees a protection of our personal data and a decrease of our carbon footprint; the aim being to create an economic model in the ethical Internet. Founded in 2012 by Victor Ferreira, creator of the fair trade brand Max Havelaar, the website was originally […]
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- February 23, 2016
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Last February 3rd, Anne Hidalgo revealed the winners’ list of the innovative call for projects “Réinventer Paris”, a challenge launched one year ago for worldwide architects to make the city of Paris greener. The purpose of this contest is to “give innovation free rein”, according to the mayor of Paris. They are indeed 22 Parisians […]
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- February 18, 2016
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Opened by the founders of the fair trainer’s brand, Veja, Sébastien Kopp and François-Ghislain Morillion, the Centre Commercial concept store only offers designers who combine local know-how and ecological materials. Among them, we can quote Bleu de Paname, A Peace Treaty, Patagonia, Valentine Gauthier and Christine Phung. These labels are made in France, but also […]
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- February 17, 2016
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Remember, last November we presented you Avril, an organic cosmetics French brand with a little price. At the end of 2015, the brand decided to expand its range with organic and vegan soaps with delicious perfumes of Provence: almond, rose, orange blossom, raspberry, fig, lavender, verbena, rosemary and mint. As many scents which remind us […]
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- February 10, 2016
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