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Creating Sustainable Supply Chains in Luxury Fashion
From regenerative farming to bio-based materials, leaders in luxury fashion are taking bold action to create more sustainable supply chains. As a result, companies have made strides in reducing their environmental impacts—with innovative visions for the future.
This infographic from Gucci Equilibrium breaks down how the luxury fashion industry is integrating sustainable practices into supply chains, opening the door to new opportunities and innovation.
The State of Sustainable Supply Chains
More than ever, luxury fashion companies are putting their money where their mouth is. In fact, references to “sustainability” in annual reports from 15 of the largest fashion companies are now on par with financial terms.
Number of Times Mentioned in Annual Reports | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Profit", "Growth" | 2,167 | 2,329 | 2,366 | 2,711 | 2,539 |
| "Sustainable", "Sustainability" | 1,209 | 1,553 | 1,529 | 1,846 | 2,467 |
Not only are companies talking about sustainability, they are taking action to reduce their impacts across their carbon emissions, biodiversity, water use, waste production, chemical use, and pollution.
Diving deeper, the luxury fashion industry is finding new ways to reduce their impacts while increasing sustainability across their supply chains:
- Sustainable sources that give back to nature: Partner with suppliers using regenerative farming practices.
- Materials: Use organic, regenerative and recycled materials.
- Design: Embed circularity principles and innovate.
- Production: (Read more...)