Fashion, at its best, has always been a form of cultural intelligence: a reading of the moment, expressed through what people choose to put on their bodies. A conversation with Samantha Mureau, founder of Planet of the Grapes.
Nadja Skaljic is a lawyer and systems thinker whose work is guided by a strong sense of conscience. Moving between regeneration and innovation, she brings a precise and incisive intellect to boardrooms and global stages, from Davos and the Dubai Future Forum to Buckingham Palace.
Before it became a company – Colors for Good was an idea that refused to leave. Years earlier, while working in Bangladesh, Alessandro Teichner observed a woman weaving rugs in the doorway of her home.
Last year, I had a dream I have never fully been able to forget. In it, I was attending my own funeral. I saw myself walking beside the men carrying my coffin toward the place where I was about to be laid to rest.
Where climate urgency meets social inequity, women are stepping forward to lead with impact and elegance: women who wield influence with grace, intelligence, and purpose, proving that power can be both stylish and regenerative.
In hindsight, I can see it so clearly. For years, I lived inside a crab bucket. At the time, it felt normal. I thought that was simply what friendship looked like.
Handmade items are no longer relegated to quaint, nostalgic places where collectors shop. Today’s modern consumers who want quality and regenerative values seek them out, too.
In 2026, pressure from European regulators and investors has made transparency the norm. Corporate disclosures are increasingly granular, funds brand themselves as “impact-driven,” and Net Zero targets now feature in nearly every roadmap.
March was a brutal month for the markets. A war in the Middle East, surging oil prices and sustained geopolitical uncertainty have pushed the S&P 500 to its worst monthly performance since 2022.
I heard this sentence often in my life; sometimes whispered, sometimes said with resignation, sometimes offered as a joke that lands a little too close to home.
The scale of global wealth transfer is staggering. In 2025, Cap Gemini reported that there is an $83–84 trillion global wealth transfer where heirs are inheriting the power to shape portfolios.
In February 2025, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) reported an additional purchase of 73.61 million ounces of gold (at an approximate value of 208.6 billion US dollars), which was an increase from the previous month.
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Elena Didrigkeit
December 1, 2025
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