During the Salone del Mobile 2023, the week that the city of Milan dedicates to the Design and Furniture sectors, the World Sustainability Organization, through its Friend of the Earth® project, will be launching a new certification standard – Sustainable Furniture – designed specifically for manufacturers who create interior design objects with respect for the environment. […]
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The first Showroom entirely dedicated to garments made according to the principles of ethics and sustainability will open the doors of its third edition, from 21 to 27 February in Milan, at the same time as Fashion Week. The Showroom will be hosted at the WSO’s future flagship store, Sustainable Friends. The Ethical and Sustainable […]
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WEBINAR: Sustainable Cotton Production and Certification record Dear Madam/Sir, Friend of the Earth would like to invite you to the upcoming free of charge webinar on “Sustainable cotton production and certification.” 22nd of February 2023 at 3PM (Central Europe Time). This webinar can be of interest to: – Agriculture and farming companies. – Retail and wholesale chains. […]
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The World Sustainability Foundation makes it possible to actively contribute to conservation and humanitarian initiatives simply by purchasing products certified as sustainable by Friend of the Sea® and Friend of the Earth® Milan-based World Sustainability Foundation (WSF) is a nonprofit with global social solidarity goals. Land enhancement, protection of marine and terrestrial resources and habitats, […]
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Together, Friend of the Earth and Save Vietnam’s Wildlife will support pangolins and put a stop to wildlife trafficking. Friend of the Earth is launching a new partnership to support Save Vietnam’s Wildlife, which works to rescue, rehabilitate, and safeguard the habitat of other endangered species as well as the pangolin, the world’s most trafficked mammal. Wildlife […]
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As of November, WSO offers Friend of the Sea® and Friend of the Earth® certified technical courses to provide in depth updates on sustainability issues in the food and non-food sectors. The second World Sustainability Organization’s online training course is dedicated to the textile industry, and it will take place on Thursday, December 15, from […]
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Sustainable cotton from Brazil can help fashion lower its burden on the environment The World Sustainability Organization (WSO) announces the certification of the whole production of the Brazilian company Natural Cotton Color according to Friend of the Earth strict fashion sustainability standard. The certification is awarded to Natural Cotton Color’s CEO and Founder, Francisca Vieira, an international authority and precursor in […]
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Fashion Show 24th September 2022 – 4.30PM The Sustainable Showroom is open during the famous week of fashion in Milan, on the 20th of September and until the 26th. The Showroom is located in the certified restaurant Temakinho – via Boccaccio, 4 – Milan. Fashion Show 24th September 2022 – 4.30PM For more info and to book the date […]
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Of the five species of rhinos alive today, the critically endangered black rhino and the near threatened white rhino both live in South Africa. Friend of the Earth has teamed up with The Rhino Orphanage, a rescue and rehabilitation center for orphaned rhinos, to support the orphanage’s plans to expand the land dedicated to rehabilitation In […]
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The first showroom entirely dedicated to garments made following the principles of ethics and sustainability is preparing to open its doors for its second edition, in Milan, Sept. 20-26, on the same days of the Fashion Week. Its first edition, last February, was a huge success. Now the Ethical and Sustainable Showroom, a project of the World […]
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