Watchmaking and the environment: on the front line

ID Genève & the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 join forces

ID Genève & the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 join forces

The young brand ID Genève was built on the principles of eco-design and circularity, transparency and traceability, positive social impact, collaboration (…)

Creating value through a purposeful Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) approach

Creating value through a purposeful Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) approach

As we witness unhindered assaults on sustainable legislations and denials of climate’s change consequences, some companies hold their course, quietly, with (…)

With Panatere, the circular economy takes its place in the sun

With Panatere, the circular economy takes its place in the sun

He had dreamed of it for over ten years: recycling industrial steel waste — from watchmaking and beyond — and smelting it locally using the power of the (…)

ID Genève forges an unprecedented and activist partnership with the United Nations

ID Genève forges an unprecedented and activist partnership with the United Nations

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ID Genève is launching a limited edition, the United (…)

Watchmaking, differently

Watchmaking, differently

References to heritage, continuity and innovation are omnipresent in watch brands’ communication, but for some of the newer names, other values are equally (…)

Watch and Jewellery Initiative 2030: the new chapter

Watch and Jewellery Initiative 2030: the new chapter

Everyone relates to nature’s endless beauty, to its ability to calm and sooth, particularly in today’s fast-paced world. Nature rejuvenates us, heals us (…)

Sustainability: Rolex breaks its silence

Sustainability: Rolex breaks its silence

In an unprecedented move, the crowned brand has made public its sustainability report, previously reserved for internal use only. More remarkable still, (…)

Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030: two years of actions

Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030: two years of actions

It has only been two years since the actual creation of the Watch and Jewellery Initiative 2030 (WJI 2030), announced at Watches and Wonders in 2022, but (…)

How Breitling creates value through sustainability

How Breitling creates value through sustainability

CASE STUDY

For many companies, a full-fledged sustainability approach to business is synonymous with constraints and costs. And indeed, implementing a truthful (…)

The new faces of sustainable watchmaking

The new faces of sustainable watchmaking

Interest in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) soared during the covid pandemic… and seemed to subside almost as quickly. Fear of the transparency (…)

MycoWorks: spore-chic out to conquer luxury

MycoWorks: spore-chic out to conquer luxury

Biomaterials are making inroads in the luxury market. Few are as versatile as fungus. We met with MycoWorks, a US biotech company that is pioneering (…)

Breitling: update on an ambitious ESG approach

Breitling: update on an ambitious ESG approach

INTERVIEW

While Breitling consumed much more gold in 2023 than in 2022 (up from 602 to 902 kilos), it also succeeded in reducing emissions, despite the fact that (…)