All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 27

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    Kering, known until recently as PPR, has set up an...

    2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Kering, known until recently as PPR, has set up an advisory group to advance its sustainability strategy. The external members of the new Sustainability Technical Advisory Group (STAG) include Dr Holly Dublin, director of strategies at The B Team; John Elkington, co-founder and executive chairman at Volans; and Michael Wells, ...

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    Gucci, the Italian luxury brand owned by Kering, has announced...

    2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Gucci, the Italian luxury brand owned by Kering, has announced that it is introducing a procedure for tanning leather without using heavy metals, such as chrome, with less energy and with about 30 percent less water than required previously. The new technology was developed together with the Italian tannery Blutonic, ...

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    Toms' founder and chief shoe giver, Blake Mycoskie, has announced...

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Toms' founder and chief shoe giver, Blake Mycoskie, has announced the launch of the Haiti Artist Collective, an initiative to support the creation of jobs and the lives and communities of 30 Haitian artists by commissioning them to design a limited edition of Toms' shoes. The Haiti Artist Collective shoes ...