At Kering, sustainability has long been both an ethical necessity and a lever for operational efficiency It now stands as one of the five pillars of the Group platform, embedding environmental and social ambition at the core of every decision—across all Houses, functions and levels of governance.
It is fundamental to how the Group builds brand equity, earns trust and secures its relevance for the decades ahead. This conviction now translates into three priorities: driving fair production through resource efficiency, investing in people, craftsmanship and the value chain, and diversifying materials to invent the next generation of luxury.
Driving fair production through resource efficiency
Fair production safeguards both the Group's environmental footprint and its brand equity. To this end, Kering is transitioning toward precision-driven manufacturing, supported by a more disciplined collection architecture. As part of this approach, eco-design is embedded from the outset: by introducing lower-impact materials and processes as early as the sketch stage, the Group reduces waste and makes circularity intrinsic to its products.
Investing in people, craftsmanship and the value chain
This priority centers on securing craftsmanship for the next generation while elevating skills, leadership and retail capabilities across the Group.
Craftsmanship is protected through unified supplier scorecards and audited social standards, and fostered through the Kering Accademia per le Eccellenze, which aims to renew the artisan pipeline and strengthen savoir-faire across our Houses.
Capabilities are elevated across the value chain: a retail excellence people model is deployed in all Houses, performance is steered through Management by Objectives (MBOs) that link rewards to both Group and brand results, and career development is supported by Talent Match and A Kering.
Kering also remains true to its commitment to women, who make up more than 60% of its workforce — expressed through the Women In Motion program in arts and culture and, more broadly, the Kering Foundation, combating gender-based violence since 2008.
Diversifying materials and inventing the next generation of luxury
Following evolving client expectations, climate pressure and animal welfare consideration, Kering focuses on traceability and responsible sourcing and diversifies its material portfolio to reduce dependency on constrained resources, accelerating next-generation materials through its Material Innovation Lab and strategic partnerships. The group also expands value-enhancing services — repair, certified resale, lifetime warranty and Digital Product Passport — that strengthen trust, loyalty and desirability.
Measuring progress
Progress on the Group's sustainability priorities is tracked against a set of key indicators:
• Volume efficiency measured by the production-to-sales ratio, alignment with Kering Standards, and CO2 reductions in line with our SBTi pathway, in order to reach net-zero by 2050 and a 50% reduction by 2033
• Full material traceability and a targeted shift in our material mix with 20% regenerative materials in ready-to-wear and 40% alternative materials by 2035
• A 30% reduction in leather intensity by 2028 versus 2025
• A positive nature impact in the priority water basins of our supply chains, aligned with our SBTn targets
• 20% of revenue generated from innovation by 2035, split evenly between material and process innovation, and services and new business models