If you conduct a search for me on LinkedIn, you’ll find my current job title is “Sustainability Consultant”. Scroll through my profile and you’ll learn that my work experience includes several consultancy assignments for various corporate clients in the food, fashion and cosmetics sectors mainly. My responsibilities include strategy development, sustainable sourcing, stakeholder engagement and communication....
If you are reading this, it’s most likely because you’re interested in sustainability and the fate of our planet. But while some of us may feel like we need to sacrifice things in order to reduce our environmental impact, the sacrifice is likely very small compared to the hundreds of people around the world who...
It’s a known fact that traveling by plane is bad for the environment. At the same time, traveling provides inspiration beyond imaginable, exposure to new cultures, different ways of doing things, makes us question the life we’re living at home and fills us with joy and memories. So surely there’s a balance to be found...
Located at the south end of its much more imposing neighbor India, Sri Lanka is slowly showing up on independent travelers’ radar since the end of the civil war in 2009. Theatre of inter-ethnic conflicts for over 30 years that left dozens of thousands dead, the country – now at peace – is not only...
Brussels, Belgium: Many of us spend our days glued to them, taking pictures, calling our loved ones, watching movies, reading articles and basically performing every daily task thanks to them. Them? Every electronic gadget that has become indispensable to our always more connected and globalized lives, including but not limited to smartphones, laptops, camera, GPS...
Brussels, Belgium: I actually became Belgium’s Fashion Revolution coordinator by accident. Finishing my masters and finally leaving the academic world, I found it very frustrating to witness the fashion consumption of my friends and relatives, particularly as I had just spent the past few months studying the impacts of the fast fashion industry for my...
Paris, France: Have you ever thought that shopping online for ethical clothing was hard? Have you ever felt discouraged after spending hours researching a pair of jeans or a coat that matched your values but never found what you were looking for? Well, it’s happened to me. Shopping ethically can be difficult and often time-consuming. But...
I don’t know about you but I’ve never heard the terms and expressions ‘eco-friendly’, ‘sustainability’, ‘climate change mitigation’ and ‘environmental footprint’ as much as right now. The environment is a trendy topic that’s being discussed everywhere, from global summits to mainstream media and family dinners, yet it has never faced greater challenges. Temperatures are rising,...
Paris, France: For a few hours early December, Paris once again became the world capital of climate talks thanks to President Emmanuel Macron’s initiative: the “One Planet Summit”. The goal of the summit (two years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement) was to bring together local, regional and national leaders, as well as public...
A sign of rank, religion and more recently rebellion, jewelry under all its form has always been an important part of every culture with the most ancient signs of it dating back to 75,000 years ago in Africa and the first signs of established jewelry found in Ancient Egypt around 3,000-5,000 years ago. In the...
Paris, France: Today, 54.5 percent of the world’s population live in urban areas. By 2050, the UN predicts that the number will be closer to 70 percent with more than 40 million people moving to cities each year. Considering that they produce around 75 percent of the world’s GDP and greenhouse gas emissions, it’s becoming...
Paris, France: Guacamole, avocado sauce, oil and finally, the ultimate Instagrammable meal, the avocado toast: this native fruit of Mexico can now be found everywhere in the world, from social media posts to trendy restaurants and your vibrant vegan salad. But why this recent boom? As consumers worldwide have become more mindful of what they’re...