Italian Starhotels has opened its first ecological property in Milan, and all elements of the E.c.ho (Ecological Contemporary Hotel) reduce the property’s ecological footprint. Ample windows and terraces in the common areas flood the hotel with natural light, guest rooms feature...

Dame Vivienne Westwood is investing £1million of her own funds to launch a £7million fund-raising campaign supporting the rain forest charity Cool Earth. The campaign, No Fun Being Extinct, supported by names such as Kate Moss, Lily Cole, and Sadie Frost, aims to help Cool Earth secure...

The Hotel du Marc is the 19th century neoclassic private mansion of the House of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin in Reims, France. After four years of renovations by designers Mathieu Lehanneur, Pablo Reinoso, Fredrikson Stallard, and the Campana Brothers, it has reopened with exclusive...

Winner of the Green Seal silver award for Environmental Lodging Standard, the Westin in Times Square is a  Green Hotel Association member, and gets top marks for paperless guest registration, biodegradable recycled room keys, in-room recycling, light bulb and battery recycling. Winner of...

UK-based BUAV has launched an online resource for consumers who want to buy beauty and household products that are not tested on animals. Go Cruelty Free highlights over 400 companies that produce ethical products worldwide. Endorsed by leading retailers such as Marks & Spencer and...

Architects are devising ingenious designs, using less power and employing new materials, to build sustainable and smart, green buildings. Compiled by San Francisco-based architect, Brendon Levitt of Loisos + Ubbelohde, some of the most notable examples were recently featured on...

  The hotel industry is looking to save money through cutting back on housekeeping services, encouraging travellers to forgo daily changing of linens, towels and toiletries. Best Western asks guests to specify their choice of housekeeping: no service, replace towels/empty trash/quick...

Every two seconds, an area of forest the size of a football pitch is cut down. For a 90 minute game, that’s 2700 football pitches. For the 64 games of the World Cup, that’s a staggering 172,800 football pitches. Watch this timely video from Greenpeace Australia. The Pulse is...

We all try to separate our plastics from our papers and bring our own shopping bags to the supermarket, but we don’t always get it right. If you had to pick paper or plastic, the correct answer isn’t necessarily what you think. In one corner, the plastic shopping bag. It can 1,000...

The Crowne Plaza hotel in Copenhagen is launching an energy efficiency initiative to reduce their carbon footprint, save electricity and money, and encourage guests to get fit. Guests will be offered the chance to power the hotel by using electric bicycles, and a free meal will be...

The simple shoebox has been overhauled and rethought.  Puma and Fuseproject design firm have developed the Clever Little Bag, which will reportedly slash water, energy, and fuel consumption during manufacturing by up to 60pc in one year. Made of recycled PET, the Clever Little Bag cuts...

Sustainability is the buzz word for every manufacturer looking for survival. The increasing concern about obesity and the environment has the fast food and drinks industries reconsidering their public image and operations. Coca-Cola is now facing head-on the challenges of health and the...