SXSW: Studio One Eighty Nine: Enacting Change Through Fashion

SXSW: Studio One Eighty Nine: Enacting Change Through Fashion

Actress Rosario Dawson and and Abrima Erwiah, the founding director of the Gromek Institute for Fashion Business at Parsons School of Design, are motivated by people, they told Fairchild Media Group editorial director James Fallon at FMG’s Wear House event during SXSW.  The duo cofounded Studio One Eighty Nine, a direct-to-consumer, African-inspired lifestyle and fashion … Read more

How Google is reducing its food waste, and why the sustainability measures risk leaving a bad taste in the mouths of its employees

How Google is reducing its food waste, and why the sustainability measures risk leaving a bad taste in the mouths of its employees

Google’s food waste goals are set on a 2025 timeline, which is tighter than the 2030 deadlines tied to many of its other sustainability efforts. The company said in March 2022 that it aimed to cut waste per employee by half and send zero food waste to landfills by 2025. By the end of 2022, … Read more

Cisco Revs Up Fashion and Technology in its Corporate Stores

Cisco Revs Up Fashion and Technology in its Corporate Stores

On-site corporate stores are routine practices for megabrands like Nike and Under Armour, and Cisco is no exception. The global digital communications technology conglomerate has two physical stores in its headquarters and has been asked to debut more in other Cisco offices. The company has had a home office store nearly since its inception, when … Read more

Denver’s Ironton Distillery will move to Louisville by 2026

Denver’s Ironton Distillery will move to Louisville by 2026

A Denver distillery is relocating operations to the suburbs, and when it does it will close its taproom and restaurant in the city. Ironton Distillery & Crafthouse, which opened in the River North Arts District in 2018, will soon break ground on a brand new production facility located at 1303 Empire Rd. in Louisville. According … Read more

Furey asks Trudeau to halt carbon tax increase, citing few options for consumers in N.L.

Furey asks Trudeau to halt carbon tax increase, citing few options for consumers in N.L.

Premier Andrew Furey said the carbon tax doesn’t incentivize people to switch to renewable energy because the infrastructure to make that shift possible isn’t yet established in Newfoundland and Labrador. (Ted Dillon/CBC) Premier Andrew Furey shared an open letter Tuesday addressed to the prime minister, asking him to pause an upcoming increase to the carbon tax … Read more

Re/Done Partners With Pamela Anderson on a Capsule Collection

Re/Done Partners With Pamela Anderson on a Capsule Collection

Re/Done, known for its sustainable and upcycled clothing, tapped celebrity Pamela Anderson for a 25-piece capsule collection after the Los Angeles brand received a call out of the blue. On the phone was Brandon Lee, Anderson’s 27-year-old son, who phoned one of Re/Done’s cofounders, Sean Barron, to tell him a T-shirt that Re/Done was making with … Read more

Building Europe’s Green Transition and Retirement Security  – Listed Real Estate’s Dual Role in Global Megatrends – POLITICO

Building Europe’s Green Transition and Retirement Security  – Listed Real Estate’s Dual Role in Global Megatrends – POLITICO

As we enter 2024, the world continues to confront financial and environmental challenges on a global and societal scale. Globally, efforts to meet the Paris Agreement’s objectives are falling behind, with the green transition’s investment levels not meeting the necessary targets. This was highlighted by the World Bank’s Senior Managing Director, at the recent EU … Read more

Colorado lawmakers target another $5 million for Denver Health

Colorado lawmakers target another  million for Denver Health

A bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers is again moving to direct a special $5 million infusion to Denver Health amid rising concerns about the hospital’s financial security and fears of a potential descent into a “death spiral.” Members of the powerful Joint Budget Committee, which gave initial approval to the allocation Wednesday night, acknowledged that … Read more

Regional media powerhouses form Asia’s first Sustainability Impact Consortium

Regional media powerhouses form Asia’s first Sustainability Impact Consortium

Star Media Group, Kompas Gramedia and the Inquirer Group of Companies form a strategic alliance to accelerate ESG awareness and empower the business landscape in Asia KUALA LUMPUR: Three Asean media powerhouses have come together to form the Asia Sustainability Impact Consortium, with a shared mission to foster influence that promotes sustainability principles as the … Read more

Burberry Classics Doubles Down on Its Signature Checks with Iris Law

Burberry Classics Doubles Down on Its Signature Checks with Iris Law

LONDON — Burberry is adding a new colorway to its sand-hued house checks with the introduction of a lichen, or muted ash green, for its latest launch, Burberry Classics. The signature print is being applied to swimwear, nylon jackets, cotton twill shirtdresses and tailored shirts with subtle displays of the equestrian knight design from 1901. … Read more