SUSTAINABILITY
MEASURING IMPACT

SAINT LAURENT IS ENGAGED TO MAKING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF ITS ACTIVITIES VISIBLE, QUANTIFIABLE, AND COMPARABLE THROUGH KERING’S ENVIRONMENTAL PROFIT & LOSS (EP&L) ACCOUNT. SINCE 2012, THIS TOOL HAS BEEN USED TO MEASURE CARBON EMISSIONS, WATER CONSUMPTION, AIR AND WATER POLLUTION, LAND USE, AND WASTE PRODUCTION ALONG THE ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAIN. THE IMPACTS ARE THEN CONVERTED INTO MONETARY VALUES, HELPING TO GUIDE STRATEGY, IMPROVE PROCESSES, AND CHOOSE THE BEST-ADAPTED TECHNOLOGIES.

AMONG THE FINDINGS REVEALED BY THE EP&L IS THAT APPROXIMATELY 70% OF IMPACTS HAPPEN AT THE LEVEL OF RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING. INSIGHTS SUCH AS THESE HAVE INFORMED THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS TAILORED TO THE HOUSE AND TO EACH PRODUCT CATEGORY. THESE INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED ACROSS THE VALUE CHAIN, WITH A FOCUS ON MAXIMIZING RESOURCE EFFICIENCY, IMPLEMENTING CIRCULARITY STRATEGIES, AND DEPLOYING SUSTAINABLE SOURCING PRACTICES, PARTICULARLY FOR FIBERS AND LEATHER.

SAINT LAURENT HAS ACHIEVED ITS 40% REDUCTION IN EP&L INTENSITY (RELATIVE TO REVENUE) AHEAD OF TIME REACHING ALREADY 50% REDUCTION IN 2022, USING 2015 AS A BASELINE. TO REACH THIS PERFORMANCE, IT REQUIRES ACTION ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN, FROM FARM TO FINAL PRODUCT TO MARKET DISTRIBUTION. IN ALIGNEMENT WITH KERING, SAINT LAURENT IS ENGAGED TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS IN ABSOLUTE TERMS, CONSIDERING SCOPES 1, 2 AND 3 OF THE GHG PROTOCOL, AND IS COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING NET-ZERO BY 2050. IN ADDITION TO ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE ITS CLIMATE IMPACT, ALL THE REMAINING GHG EMISSIONS ARE EVERY YEAR OFFSET INVESTING IN FOREST CONSERVATION, FOREST RESTORATION AND MANGROVE RESTORATION. BEYOND AVOIDING OR REMOVING CARBON EMISSIONS, THESE PROJECTS ALSO HAVE POSITIVE IMPACT ON BIODIVERSITY AND SUPPORT THE LIVELIHOODS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES.