Sustainability
Interview: Ludovic du Plessis on why Telmont ditched gift boxes, hired DiCaprio and became Champagne’s greenest house
Champagne doesn’t like disruption — but Ludovic du Plessis is pushing it anyway. At Telmont, he’s challenging how the world’s most traditional wine is made, one radical decision at a time.
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Smart Yacht Rendezvous: An event uniting sustainability and innovation in Monaco
Yachts, a symbol of luxury synonymous with Monaco, but also one that can clash with the Principality’s drive for sustainability. The upcoming Smart Yacht Rendezvous seeks to change that...
Prince Albert to found Académie de la Mer with full support from PACA region
Pioneered by Prince Albert, a project to build an Académie de la Mer has been given unequivocal support by the PACA region, heralding a new age of collaboration and partnership.
PACA approves “100% green” budget in European first
The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region took a radical new approach to its latest budget in marking each expense and investment on its ecological credentials. Now it has been approved and the scores...
Eat out, chuck out era comes to an end in Monaco
At the turn of the New Year, Monaco is bringing in a number of “zero waste” measures that will help the Principality phase out single-use materials by 2030.
Monaco backs decision to shore up protections in the Med
Among issues tabled at the recent International Maritime Organisation meet was a move to protect the Mediterranean as a “particularly sensitive sea area” as well as reduce sulphur dioxide...
2022, the year that Europe burned
Everyone in Europe felt the heat this summer, but its forests suffered too, with 2022 a record year for fierce forest fires and carbon emissions.