sustainability

Retail Asia02/12/2021

The Italian luxury company joins a string of brands banning the extremely soft wool removed from live rabbits, under pressure from animal rights organizations and more environmentally conscious shoppers. Last month, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) announced that luxury e-commerce platform Farfetch would stop selling angora wool by April 2022. The organization launched a […]

Retail Asia26/02/2021

Vietnam is ahead of the global average in adopting healthy and sustainable lifestyles, a survey has found. Forty seven percent of respondents in Vietnam said they had supported a socially responsible company last year, against a global average of 33 percent, the survey by research company GlobeScan and digital payment firm Visa said. Eighty two […]

Retail Asia31/10/2019

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Capsule coffee brand Nespresso is inviting business partners to join an exclusive farm-to-table culinary experience designed by Chef Vicky Cheng, owner and executive chef of Michelin-starred Vea Restaurant and Lounge in Hong Kong. To further encourage the public to participate in the Nespresso’s sustainability initiatives, Cheng will extend the unique farm-to-table experience to the acclaimed […]

Retail Asia26/11/2018

Hermès presents a workshop of metamorphosis for materials and the invention of forms themed from now on till 9th December in Hong Kong. From a giant elephant pouffe to a target mirror, the Landmark Price’s store is transformed with scenography designed by Hong Kong artist Kevin Cheung. Once upon a time, there was a meeting […]

Retail Asia29/10/2018

E-commerce platform JD has launched a reusable packaging initiative to promote sustainable consumption. The new program offers JD’s customers the option of ordering reusable packaging for their small and medium-sized parcels, returning the green boxes to delivery personnel after receiving their order. The firm estimates the program can save RMB32.5 million (US$4.68 million) per year […]

Retail Asia19/12/2017

Featuring mannequins stretched out in graceful yoga poses, Caelum Greene is hard to miss on Hollywood Road. Hong Kong’s first multi-brand athleisure and lifestyle fashion store soft-opened in June 2016, attracting a clientele of health-conscious customers who love looking and feeling good. After only 1 year of operations, Caelum Greene is launching its e-commerce site on 5 […]

Retail Asia12/06/2017

Corporate ethics are under greater scrutiny than ever before; any failing is rapidly exposed on social media and very soon hits the global headlines. Investigative media – be that online, on television, or on paper – will eagerly expose the latest scandal, whether it’s to do with child labour, slave workers or bribery in high […]

Retail Asia18/12/2015

SM Malls shopping centres – now a 56-strong network across the Philippines – have evolved into sustainable structures that are proving to be valuable investments in the event of the frequent natural disasters which strike the nation. In the last few years, SM malls have consciously integrated disaster risk reduction into design and operations in […]

Tag: sustainability

Armani banning angora wool from next winter season

Vietnam beats global average in sustainable lifestyles

Nespresso launches farm-to-table sustainability initiative

Le petit h by Hermès launched in HK

E-commerce platform JD introduces reusable packaging

Caelum Greene, the first multi-brand fashion store in Hong Kong

Avoiding Supplier Sustainability Scandals Through Better SRM

SM Malls proves disaster resiliency makes business sense