Posts tagged with "social responsibility"
Kate Spade Bracelet Goes Hand in Hand
Kate Spade puts her simplistic yet classic design approach to work on her Hand in Hand bangle. Teaming up with Women to Women International, 25% of the proceeds of this bracelet will be donated to help women in Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Kosovo start and manage their own microenterprises to promote sustainability. The result? Women around the world can have the chance to become active in the reconstruction of their lives and their local communities.
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Get “Cheeky” for Coral Conservation
Cheeky Monkey Jewelry's Lophelia Cuff made of recycled metals and fair trade sapphires.
Cheeky Monkey Jewelry has teamed up with SeaWeb to support coral conservation and fair trade by producing some fabulous coral-inspired pieces in their Lophelia Collection. SeaWeb’s Too Precious To Wear coral conservation campaign kicked off before the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) occurred in...
Monique Pean's Bering collection benefits its source of inspiration – indigenous Alaskan artists
In addition to designing necklaces for charity: water, former i-banker turned luxury jeweler Monique Pean has also been designing jewelry for the Alaska Native Arts Foundation. Her Bering collection was inspired by local Alaskan native artists with 10% of sales from the collection going to the foundation.
The Bering collection features necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings and cuff-links priced between $700 – $28,500. She uses an interesting...
The Future of Brand Philanthropy
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. Chairman and CEO, Bernard Arnault has predicted a more discerning luxury consumer emerging from the world-wide recession. He predicts that they will demand quality, craftsmanship, creativity and exclusivity from luxury brands. But they will also expect commitment to social and environmental responsibility. – June 15, 09 WWD
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French Luxury Giant PPR raises awareness of social and environmental responsibility through support of Home The Movie
PPR, which owns Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Boucheron, Sergio Rossi, Stella McCartney and other luxury brands, has financially backed the production and distribution of this eye-opening movie about our earth and the damaging effects of global warming.
On June 5th – World Environmental day -Home the movie will be released worldwide in theaters, on television, on DVD and on the Internet. The goal...