Deborah Milner's designs for Aveda Ecoture collection. Credit: Aveda Ecoture, Via Inhabitat The 11th annual New York Fashion Conference is taking place later this week (Dec. 4 and 5) and fashionistas are coming together to talk "Heirlooms: Style, Materials and Sustainability," at the City University of New York's Graduate Center. The seminar, organized by Initiatives in Art and Culture , will examine traditional ...
Photo credit: Getty Images Score another one for making pretty sustainable: Aveda has become the first beauty company in the world—and only the second American company in any industry—to receive the Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) seal of approval, achieving Gold Level certification for seven of its products, as well as Silver Level certification for its packaging. Pioneered by sustainability consultancy McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, the concept of ...
Photo credit: Aveda To mark the launch of the Aveda 2009 Earth Month campaign, the skincare and cosmetics company will be selling a limited-edition soy candle to raise funds and awareness for clean-water rights worldwide. Packaged in 95 percent post-consumer recycled glass, as well as cartons printed with soy ink on 100 percent "make-readies," the French-inspired Light the Way candle ($10) features 100 per ...