Just four years after introducing a partnership with Parley for the Oceans, with the goal to replace the use of all virgin polyester with recycled marine waste by 2024, Adidas has manufactured more than six million pairs of shoes with the new material and has set a goal of manufacturing 11 million pairs this year. […]
LONDON — Jeremy Hackett has come full circle. When he first moved to London from his native Bristol, Hackett got his first job on Savile Row, and then opened a store selling secondhand suits and accessories, many of which were sourced from Savile Row tailors. Now he is debuting his brand’s store on the famous […]
MILAN — Bea Bongiasca pinpoints the major shift in her business to her decision a year ago to focus on markets outside Europe. The choice has served the young Italian jewelry designer well, as her brand has quickly built a solid business with the likes of Bergdorf Goodman, Twistonline and Moda Operandi, not to mention […]
LONDON — The corporate rallying cries are multiplying: diversity, sustainability, inclusivity and, now, maternity — and paternity. Burberry is hoping to alleviate the angst of new parenthood with an enriched, global parental leave policy and an opportunity for new mothers and fathers to work fewer hours, at full pay, in the weeks following their return from […]
TAKING A STAND: Companies have a responsibility to take a public stance on topics such as gender inequality, Kering chairman and chief executive officer François-Henri Pinault told the annual Women’s Forum meeting in Paris on Wednesday. The luxury boss credited his wife, Mexican actress Salma Hayek, for sensitizing him to the issue of violence against […]