Did you know that although we are a high-end glossy magazine, we take our impact seriously, and weave it into our content wherever we can?
We never want to do this patronisingly (our audience are highly intelligent and switched on), but we really do want to celebrate and encourage the people, products and businesses doing things differently. It is quite clear that business as usual does not make for a sustainable future. Over-production, waste, excessive use of resources, and not supporting your workforce are the old story. We want new stories! To this end, in every issue of Country & Town House you'll find:
1. The incredible Tiffanie Darke's column The Stylist - but you won't catch her encouraging you to buy, buy, buy mindlessly... but she still fosters a love of fashion done differently
2. The awesome Lisa Grainger's Little Green Book column, where she celebrates trailblazers in the sustainable space, from Zainab Salbi to founder of Olio • Share More, Waste Less, Tessa Clarke
3. The fiery campaigner James Wallace's column The Positive Disruptor, CEO of plucky charity River Action UK who is literally as I write suing the UK government over their water policies
4. The wonderful conservation and sustainably-minded Francisca Kellett who puts purpose into our travel pages.
5. Style pages that offer vintage/pre-loved and rental options
We also...
1. Became the first glossy in the world to be #bcorpcertified last year
2 Recently launched the Good Brand Directory online to help people find companies that they can trust
3. Ensure that sustainability is celebrated and elevated in all our awards programmes (hotels, interiors, Great British Brands etc)
4. Host a brilliant annual influencer event called Journey To Zero with Baillie Newman that provides a space to share the challenges and the triumphs of people working in the sustainable luxury space
5. Partnered with Arizona Muse's DIRT Charity to raise awareness of her ambition to support biodynamic farmers
5. Promise to continue learning, improving and training ourselves to ensure we get better
And much, much more... Glamour, entertainment, joy, aspiration, luxury and a sense of excitement are all part of the language of the glossy – but so too are responsibility, consideration, sustainability, collaboration, celebration and influence... We hope you'll find it all with us.
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Luxury goods Quality Assurance, Apparel Product Engineering, Sustainable Manufacturing (Chemicals & Water Management), R&D, After Care.
1moJust love when people care so much and naturally lead the industry!! Bravo!