Sustainability: a drop in the ocean?
The One Ocean Summit in Brest aims to mobilise the international community to take tangible action to save the ocean. Yet another emergency for the stricken planet. Part one: taking stock.
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Luxury, biodiversity and the sixth mass extinction
At five points in the past 500 million years, life on Earth was almost completely wiped out. We are now on the brink of a sixth mass extinction, and we are the cause. Can humans right their wrongs? The luxury industry must lead by example.
Revelation turns crisis into success
In autumn 2009, new kid on the block Revelation announced its first timepiece: a watch with two highly original complications. However, it would be another year before the dream became reality.
"As a Manufacture established in 1755, we have a responsibility"
As the National Museum of Singapore hosts "Treasures of Vacheron Constantin – A legacy of watchmaking since 1755", chief executive officer Juan-Carlos Torres talks about the wider implications of such an event.
A tougher environment for Swiss watchmaking
With the Swiss franc heading skywards and commodity prices going through the roof, times are hard for Swiss exports. Yet a glance at statistics for the watch sector suggests nothing can stop its incredible growth. The obstacles, however, are no less real.
To be or not to be in China, that is no longer the question
Much can be learned from Nestlé's experience in China. According to Frits van Dijk, Executive Vice President at the multinational, any company still saying it needs to get into the country has already left it too late.
