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The Thoughtful (Beauty) Shopper

A special travel-size edition of the Thoughtful Beauty Shopper, with the best in portable, sustainable beauty sets for beach bags and summer adventures

Should fashion brands pay for their textile waste? New legislation could make it a reality

Under rules that have been proposed in some EU countries, fashion companies would have to fund textile recycling programmes to curb the four million tons of waste produced annually in Europe

Commercial Property

Working towards a standard for measuring a building’s energy use

Sustainability and ESG are now at the heart of investment decisions so it’s critical that clear sustainability data on your asset is readily available

Kerry wellness brand becomes the first Irish business to get Positive Luxury Butterfly Mark

The Irish brand joins the likes of Tom Ford Beauty, 111Skin, and Anya Hindmarch in achieving the international accreditation

One in three homeowners can’t afford to make home more energy efficient - Savills

Study also found that more than half of all homeowners don’t know the BER grade of their homes

The future of fashion? It grows in our rivers and seas, according to these fashion start-ups

From hemp to fungus, eucalyptus to bamboo, a growing number of fashion labels are looking to nature for solutions – and algae is the latest eco-innovation to capture the market

Number of ‘sustainable’ Irish funds may increase after new clarity from Europe

A new EC disclosure regime aims to harmonise standards across the continent to allay fears over asset managers being accused of greenwashing

Irish researcher leading efforts to make blockchain greener

Dr Aisling Connolly is leading work by Dfinity, a Swiss-based non-profit, to improve transparency in the sector and reduce greenwashing

‘Fast fashion is corporate colonialism’ – author Dana Thomas on the true cost of our clothes

The journalist and author discusses sustainability in the fashion industry in a Business Post Magazine interview exclusive

Shortlist for PwC Business Post Sustainable Business Awards announced

A record 130 entries were received from over 100 businesses active in Ireland and this year saw the awards program extended to 11 categories

Reformation launches its debut handbag line – and it ticks all the boxes

The inaugural collection offers three styles in a variety of colourways and versatile sizes and carries the brand’s sustainability credentials

Taoiseach attends North Sea Summit amid calls for action on offshore energy

Leo Varadkar attended the event in the wake of calls from independent TD Denis Naughten and industry groups for more support for offshore wind energy

Isabel Marant is selling her vintage collections at a discount, and there’s a side benefit, too

French fashion designer Isabel Marant has launched a vintage resale platform

The Pivot: from aerospace engineering to launching a sustainable Irish fashion label

Noema Damaris left a life in aerospace engineering and academia behind to launch her namesake sustainable fashion label. Here, she explains how the sustainable pivot brought her back to her roots

Climate & Environment

Chambers Ireland has ‘grave concerns’ over offshore energy plan

The business representative group said the plan, if implemented, will make Ireland’s 2030 decarbonisation goals impossible

Consciously Craving: 10 easy ways to celebrate Earth Day

From hosting a clean-up to starting your own compost, here are some no-fuss ways to mark Earth Day 2023.

In pastures new: how Irish dairy farmers are combating the climate crisis – and minding the land for the next generation

Irish dairy farmers are embracing sustainability, with support from cutting-edge science – and are putting novel solutions into practice every day

Pre-loved fashion market set to double in global sales to €317bn by 2027

There was a 28 per cent increase in the global sale of pre-loved fashion last year, according to a new report from US thrift marketplace thredUP

The Thoughtful (Beauty) Shopper

From the arrival of Bobbi Brown’s Jones Road to Stella McCartney’s pioneering plants, these are April’s best new drops in luxury clean beauty

Dogpatch announces new sustainability-focused accelerator

Start-up hub partners with the government, Kerry Group, Coillte and ESB to develop the 2050 programme