The turn of the year brought in a lot of new things for Volcom and amid the transition to a new CEO was the re-tooled Company Mission to include an increased focus on sustainability for the 22 year old, Orange County based action sports ...
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What is sustainable furniture, really? The term sustainable furniture is bandied about everywhere, and not the least by by manufacturers who keep telling us their furniture is sustainable. Not all of them are telling the complete truth, as ...
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Studio Roosegaarde's Sustainable Dance Floor not only looks great while you dance but also allows its dancers to generate electricity while they dance.Yes, through the common act of just dancing on a special tech designed dance floor that ...
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With Easter and summer school holidays upon us, parents will not only be faced with more expense but also vast quantities of excess toy packaging, as they seek ways of entertaining their children on long journeys. Toy packaging is ...
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Animavi: The Resin Club Chair by Animavi is an example of this company's passion for good design coupled with an equal passion for the environment. Animavi was established in 2007, and is based in Venice, California. The company ...
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Global beverage can maker Rexam has joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) in a bid to develop a global standard for aluminum sustainability. Rexam director of group sustainability John Revess said aluminum is one of the most ...
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Owens-Illinois Inc. (NYSE: OI) announces that it has signed a three-year agreement with the University of Toledo College of Engineering, Chemical & Environmental Engineering Department, to support research at O-I´s new R&D Innovation ...
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Editor’s Note: The following column by Deni Albrecht, Leader of Sustainability, Kenco, is part of Modern’s Other Voices column. The series features ideas, opinions and insights from end users, analysts, systems integraters and ...
Nike Football and Colombia’s top club team Atlético Nacional announced on Jan. 31 that the club will wear Nike kits for the first time this season. The kits feature the latest design innovation and sustainable materials and are ...
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A busy year full of great new projects lies ahead for Isbjörn, the Swedish company founded 2005 by Maria Frykman Forsberg and Camilla Schmidt. The ISBJÖRN collection offers all the necessary layers your child will need to be ...
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Ken Block has shown off the fresh livery and headquarters for his new Hoonigan Racing Division team as the extreme motorsports icon prepares for his assault on 2013. Formally known as the Monster World Rally Team and covered in bright ...
Vanessa Paradis is the face of Conscious at H&M this spring, wearing pieces in the campaign that are both on-trend and also more-sustainable. It is all part of H&M’s ongoing commitment to a more sustainable fashion future, showing ...
In the quest for a title, protecting your own turf is key, but character and greatness are built on the road, in the harsh environs of the opponent. The away team relies on its unified energy, collective swagger and every advantage to ...
A US-based sustainable manufacturing consortium, the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI), is partnering with its member, Purdue University, and Tuskegee University on an international effort to replace conventional ...
University of Guelph researcher Atsuko Negishi is investigating a novel and unlikely source of natural fibres that may one day lessen our dependence on petroleum: hagfish slime. The textile industry needs an affordable, sustainable ...
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