SUSTAINABILITY

Whether you’re planning for the festive season or still in summer mode, here’s some advice on how to have an environmentally friendly Christmas in 2018. Christmas is a time for indulgence and celebrating the best in life.

The happiest countries in the world are the Northern European one, as the UN confirmed in the 2018 World Happiness Report, Scandinavian countries are still ranked at the top: Finland is first, replacing Norway (now second) followed by Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and The Netherlands.

Plastic materials have been one of the greatest twentieth century revolutions. The first polymers date back to the second half of the previous century, though it was only after World War II that these materials began to assume vital importance for industrial societies.