Good News Notes: “It’s no secret that single-use plastic coffee pods have created massive waste across the world. Gary and Julie Haynes Kratzer started Green Pod Coffee Packing in Chesterfield County to help combat the pollution. The Midlothian couple partnered with ICA, an innovative Italian company, to bring 100% compostable coffee pods to the specialty coffee industry…
Tag: Italian
Explore a sustainable skincare village in Parma, Italy
Good News Notes: “Creating a sustainable beauty brand is always a noble but inevitably fraught endeavour. Without even an established definition of what ‘sustainable beauty’ means – does the packaging have to be recyclable? must the formulations be vegan? – it can be difficult to distinguish which brands really deserve the moniker and which are just using it for show. …
Retired Italian teacher leaves fortune to hospitals, charities
Good News Notes: “A retired Italian teacher has bequeathed more than 25 million euros ($30 million) to hospitals and charities, stunning residents of the northern city of Genoa where she lived who had no inkling of her wealth. Marisa Cavanna died in December aged 96. She was described as a reserved woman who never got…
Prince Charles launches pricey ‘sustainable’ fashion line
Good News Notes: “Britain’s 71-year-old heir-to-the-throne launched a line of designer duds on Thursday — with suitably princely price tags. The Prince’s Foundation launched the line of 10 pieces as part of the hip-sounding Modern Artisan project with Italian retail group Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP). They include a $1,550 cashmere men’s bomber jacket, cashmere overcoats for $1,495 as well…
COVID’s real-life ‘Romeo and Juliet’ get engaged after falling in love from their balconies during lockdown
Good News Notes: “An Italian couple nicknamed ‘Romeo and Juliet’ who fell in love from their balconies during the coronavirus lockdown is engaged. In March, neighbors Michele D’Alpaos and Paola Agnelli, created social media buzz for crushing on each other during lockdown from their respective balconies in Verona, Italy — the setting of the 1597 William…
Coronavirus: 9 heartwarming examples of kindness and community spirit during the global outbreak
Good News Notes: “The daily updates on the global spread of the coronavirus are undoubtedly causing many to worry about how it may affect their lives now and in the future. In times of uncertainty, you will always be able to find certain individuals who make it their mission to bolster the morale of those…