Ruinart's Champagne vineyards are converted to agroforestry

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Reforest'Action and the Maison Ruinart have initiated an agroforestry programme where trees and shrubs will be planted in the middle of the vineyards : green islands and bushes will enrich biodiversity by providing habitat for beneficial fauna for grape.

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Kering conference upon biodiversity on January 28th, 2021 open to all

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In partnership with Conservation International, Kering launches the Regenerative Fund for Nature on January 28th, 2021 during an online conference, open to all upon registration.

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Artistic upcycling made in Kenya sold in French National Museum

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The boutique of the Confluence Museum in Lyon puts up upcycled unique pieces on sale, in the frame of the exhibition Une Afrique en couleurs (Africa in colours) until August 22nd, 2021. The raw material is collected on beaches and art works are made by the social and supporting company OCEAN SOLE AFRICA located in Kenya.

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The Fashion Pact: Year 1

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Initiated by Kering and presented to the Heads of States on August 26, 2019 in the frame of the G7 Summit, the Fashion Pact federates today more than two hundred brands from fourteen countries. It has established a digital dashboard of KPIs on which each brand is committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Upcycled medal, sold for the benefit of the Goodplanet Foundation

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The House of Arthus Bertrand makes medals since 1803. Today, it recycles broken or old-fashioned jewellery in exchange for an engraved and numbered medal, whose benefits will be entirely donated to the Goodplanet Foundation.

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KENZO is launching a capsule collection made from GOTS certified cotton to support WWF

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KENZO designs essential garments from GOTS certified cotton, and will donate ten dollars pear each piece sold to the WWF in the frame of the global objective ''Tx2'', to protect wild tigers whose population has fall down to 3.200 animals in 2010.

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Upcycling workshop set up by Kering, for adults and children, on October 3rd and 4th, 2020

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Kering is sponsoring the upcycling workshop open to all in the frame of the ELLE Green event, on October 3rd and 4th, 2020, at the Goodplanet Foundation. The session for kids allows to make a butterfly and the one for grown-ups teaches how to make a heart-shaped pouch in size XXS, from dead inventory.

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