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luxury and sustainable development

From 15 to 17 May 2009, Sustainable Luxury Fair 1618: A new luxury , Palais de Tokyo (Paris 8).

An event open to all!

For the first time, a lounge proposes associating luxury and sustainable development, through exposure to the artistic, cultural and commercial!

Supported by the Ministry of Culture and WWF, the show will present a large number of businesses and products, carefully selected by a committee of experts. Among the exhibitors we can see the Six Senses group for eco tourism, Segways for mobility, Fritsch and partner for design and SheerinOko for beauty.

10% of each ticket purchased will be donated to WWF to support their fight against illegal gold mining in Guyana.

For those who do not know what it is, gold panning is a scourge in French Guiana. The operation gold is a major industrial activities in French Guiana and one of the most important income of the country. But this industry is due to deforestation and worse of mercury pollution of soil and water. Remember that French Guiana has one of three large areas of primary tropical forest in the world.

Finally, among the various program activities include also the film Here to stay Barougier Pierre and Olivier Bourgeois, who raises a certain number of issues, including the responsibility of man in the natural balance of our environment. A really interesting film.

We stay on Earth - Trailer

Before concluding this post, let us give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar! This initiative, a living room combining luxury and sustainable development, we owe it to Barbara Coignet, director, a sales and press office specialized in lending to the protea and fashion accessory, which just create society 1618 Productions .

Links:
show website 1618
document WWF gold mining in Guyana
site that addresses the problem of gold mining in Guyana: Caribbean Studies
site BMCS