Kering publishes 10-year Impact Report charting a decade of action
Ten years after announcing the Group’s ‘Crafting Tomorrow’s Luxury’ strategy, Kering published its wrap-up 2016-2025 Impact Report today, on the eve of World Environment Day, following regular progress reports during this period.
The new report details the thinking behind Kering’s tailored strategies and programs, highlighting a selection of both Group and brand-level initiatives as well as measurable, data-driven results against its science-based targets. During the ten years, the sustainability landscape changed significantly, and Kering continually refined its approach to align with scientific developments, emerging priorities, evolving regulations, increasing stakeholder expectations, and wider global goals. Accordingly, several of the Group’s original targets evolved during this time, and further ambitious objectives were introduced to remain at the forefront of responsible leadership and sustainable innovation.
During the ten years, Kering focused on turning ambition into measurable action under three main pillars: CARE for our planet, COLLABORATE with people, and CREATE innovative business models that support a more sustainable future. Among the progress and projects outlined in the 2016-2025 Impact Report, a selection of highlights includes:
CARE
• Announced Group-wide fur ban in 2021
• Created first-ever animal welfare standards in luxury and fashion industry
• Pioneered Environmental Profit and Loss accounting to measure impacts across entire value chain
• Achieved -34% absolute reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, combining scopes 1,2 and 3 of GHG Protocol in 2025 compared with a 2022 baseline, aligned with the Group’s decarbonization trajectory
• Attained 97% traceability and 86% alignment with Kering Standards for key raw materials
• Reached 100% renewable electricity target three years early in 2022, in accordance with RE100 guidelines
• Established Regenerative Fund for Nature, together with Conservation International, and reached target of 1 million hectares of land under regeneration
• Jointly initiated “Climate Fund for Nature” with over €200 million under management
• First company globally to adopt both land and freshwater science based targets for nature, verified by Science Based Targets Network
• Committed to Net Water-Positive Impact across value chain by 2050COLLABORATE
• Established “The Fashion Pact” to drive collective action, with approximately 150 fashion and textile companies representing a third of the fashion industry
• Co-founded “Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030” with Cartier to scale sustainable solutions, bringing together 88 global companies from the watch and jewelry sectors
• Partnered with international schools to integrate sustainability into academic curriculums, including through the creation of the IFM-Kering Sustainability Chair
• Safeguarded craftsmanship through dedicated trainings and schools
• Implemented Baby Leave Policy to ensure all employees benefit from the same rights and support
• Established internal Global Domestic Violence Policy
• Launched digital Kering Sustainability Academy for internal knowledge-sharing on sustainability
• Created Charter on Fashion ModelsCREATE
• Created dedicated innovation labs for materials, watches and jewelry to identify, test, and scale game-changing solutions
• Collaborated with over 225 startups spanning alternative materials, efficient manufacturing, emerging technologies, and circular economy solutions
• Established Kering Ventures to invest notably in circular business models and material innovation companies
• Invested in Vestiaire Collective to gain exposure to the preloved luxury segment
• Created Kering Generation Award in China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia to power local startups and young talents, along with a Kering Generation Award devoted to sustainable practices for jewelry
• Published dedicated circularity strategy
• Implemented Green Fashion Show Guidelines across the Group
• Developed eco-design guides for packaging and visual merchandizingDownload full 2016-2025 Impact Report here.
