Kering underlines his commitment to sustainability on the 2025 CHASTEROW summit

Use nature as an economic decision

On April 24th, Rachel Kolbe Semhoun, head of the initiatives for sustainable procurement and nature on Kering, entered the stage to explore the topic of “nature as an economic choice”.
The panel dealt with the urgent need to transform ecosystems from intangible treasures into measurable assets. Using water as a case study, they discussed how the monetization of ecosystem services can discuss financing for the preservation of biological diversity, the restoration of ecosystems and make the advantages of nature and climate regulation and flood protection visible. Rachel recognizes this “There are clearly calculable ecosystem services that are incredibly valuable for many. Sometimes these services occur, of course, and sometimes they result from land responsibility by people – local communities, farmers and others. It is important to recognize the value of these systems and services and to understand the actual asset that lies in the preservation of it.“”

Leading purposes led into fashion

On the same day, Géraldine Vallejo, the director of Kering's sustainability programs, switched to fashion sustainability experts from the exclusive Futur.io CSO reception. In an intimate, only inviting environment, the managers gave an insight into how the fashion sector can drive positive changes. It highlighted real examples of sustainable innovation and illustrates the critical role of the targeted leadership in the redesign industry for a more sustainable future.
“As a manager and influential, it's not just about driving changes in your own company. It is about working with others, working with open sourcing, sharing innovations in order to scale them and deal with collaborative and upcoming initiatives.“Geraldine emphasized during her conversation.

Increase increase in sustainability in corporate governance

The following morning, on April 25, Marie-Claire Daveu, head of sustainability and institutional matters at Kering, took part in the top-class panel “Your board on board”, together with the leaders who were beaten in the bodies in several bodies of the listed companies. The discussion emphasized the need that committees proactively integrate ESG principles into corporate management and emphasized how sustainability at the board of the board is of essential importance for long-term business success and social effects.
“Today's rapidly developing world requires that boards not only take a step back, but courageously exceed limits and adopt disturbances for permanent effects. It is the duty of the chairman to actively promote a culture in which directors are authorized to fear decisions fearlessly, and where a resilient, future -oriented collective way of thinking is not negotiable.“Said Marie-Claire

Presentation of the emerging innovation: the Kering Generation Award

At his committed stand, Kering also provided the winners of the Kering generation from Japan and Saudi Arabia in the spotlight and offered them a global platform to share their pioneering solutions. The participants of changes discovered six promising activities:

• Amused – Saudi Arabia's first and largest marketplace that is devoted to beloved luxury items.
• Asteri – A clean beauty brand that offers cosmetics for desert climate, with packaging made of 50% recycled and FSC-certified materials.
• Darah Solutions Lab – Innovators define textile recycling through creative reuse of thrown away clothing.
• Fermenstation Co – A Japanese F&E startup transforms food waste through fermentation into natural aromatic extracts.
• Amphico -Developer of PFAS-free technical textiles for breathable, waterproof outer clothing.
• Algae – A organic venture that uses Mariner algae research over two decades that decarbonizes chemical production by biomass.

Authorization of future generations: The IFM-Kering sustainability chair at CHANGENOW

A groundbreaking cooperation between IFM and Kering, the IFM-Kering sustainability chair, has been changing in the industry for 5 years through education, research and measures.
Every year, students from the Fashion Sustainability Certificate develop effective, targeted projects. Five public projects were presented to the public for the 2025 edition:

• Let us change the world : Multifunctional accessories that meet the needs of people with homelessness
• The creation of an upcycling hub at IFM
• Fashion victim : An educational card game about materials and the environmental impact of fashion
• Use two experimental design projects Biofluffa 100% vegetable fur, and Alternative innovation (Winner of the 2024 Andam Innovation Prize), a 100% organic basis material that is supposed to replace animal leather

Due to his long -lasting partnership with Changenow, Kering continues to set the standard for sustainability management in luxury and beyond, which combines innovation, nature and targeted business transformation.

About changes
Chänderow started in 2017 with the goals of building bridges between entrepreneurs, CEOs and political leaders in order to accelerate changes. Kering has been a proud partner of this solution summit for the planet since his beginning.

About Kering
Kering is a global, family LED Luxury Group, Home to People Whose Passion and Expertise Nurture Houses Across Ready-to-Wear and Couture, Leather Goods, Jewelry, Eyewear, and Beauty: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Venta, Balenciaga, McQueen, Brioni, Brioni, Baweron, Pomellato, Dodo, Qeelin, Ginori 1735, as well as Kering Eyewear and Keringen. Inspired by your creative heritage and tinkering extraordinary products and experiences of Kering, which reflect the group's commitment to excellence, sustainability and culture. This vision is expressed in our signature: Creativity is our legacy. In 2024 Kering employed 47,000 people and achieved sales of € 17.2 billion.

About the Kering Generation Award
The Kering generation award was developed in 2018 as one of the most important initiatives for innovation under the sustainability strategy of Kering 2025 and has been aiming to advance the industry-wide transformation by capturing and supporting startups that cause positive environmental and social effects and the challenges in alternative raw materials, green supply chains, retail and use and the round body economy and the round body economy and the round body economy bring. The program has already taken place four times in China – last year the group debut its Saudi and Japanese editions. In addition, a “Kering Generation Award X Jewelry” was launched with the cooperation of the Polytechnic University of Milan, whereby the Kering support program was expanded to the jewelry sector.