Cork is one of the most sustainable natural materials on the planet. It’s renewable, recyclable and biodegradable. The cork industry also directly contributes to healthy ecosystems and strong ...

As the push for sustainable materials accelerates, cork is demonstrating how nature-based solutions can deliver both ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cassell Ferere founded PAGE magazine covering circularity in menswear. Portugal has been a place for fashion manufacturing for ...

One of the more testing challenges issued recently to 40 Portuguese researchers investigating potential new uses of cork was to discover ways of making trees grow faster. “We know this sort of thing ...

If you’re looking for warm, cushiony flooring, think cork. Soft like suede, it has the insulating qualities and resiliency of carpet; the easy-to-clean surface of wood or tile; plus luxurious appeal ...

Outside the door to one of the wine shops in our neighbourhood is a small inconspicuous box. Here you can put your cork stoppers for recycling. We do it. And many French people also, because France is ...

Cork is a unique material characterized by its porous texture, softness, and lightweight quality. Historically, architects from Frank Lloyd Wright to Eliel Saarinen to Alvar Aalto to William Massie ...

U.S. winemakers have something to celebrate: the corks they’re popping aren’t subject to tariffs. Cork comes from the spongy bark of the cork oak tree, which is primarily grown and harvested in the ...