SUSTAINABILITY
RAW MATERIALS

SAINT LAURENT RECOGNIZES THAT INTENSE, CONSISTENT SCRUTINY OF RAW MATERIALS AND THEIR SOURCES IS VITAL TO REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. THE HOUSE IS ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE 100% TRACEABILITY OF KEY RAW MATERIALS AND 100% COMPLIANCE WITH KERING’S STANDARDS FOR RAW MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES BY 2025.

MONITORING PROGRESS. IN ADDITION TO TRAINING IN-HOUSE TEAMS AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO FOLLOW KERING GUIDELINES, SAINT LAURENT APPROACHES EACH COLLECTION WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE SHARE OF PRODUCTS MADE WITH SUSTAINABLE RAW MATERIALS. AN ANALYSIS OF EACH COLLECTION IS USED TO TRACK PROGRESS AND TO ENSURE ONGOING IMPROVEMENT, WITH REFERENCE TO LEADING CERTIFICATION SCHEMES FOCUSED ON TOPICS SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, RESPONSIBLE SOURCING, AND HUMAN RIGHTS.

TEXTILES. IN 2022, THE HOUSE HAS STARTED TO DEPLOY TEXTILE GENESIS PIONEERING TRACEABILITY PLATFORM TO TRACE RTW PRODUCTS FROM FIBER TO RETAIL AT EACH STEP OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN. THROUGH DIGITAL TOKENS (FIBERCOINSTM) SAINT LAURENT IS PROGRESSIVELLY ABLE TO TRACE TRANSPARENTLY TEXTILE PRODUCTS FROM FIBER ORIGIN TO RETAIL. REGARDING TEXTILE FIBERS SUSTAINABLE SOURCING, IN 2022, 85% OF THE COTTON PROCURED BY THE HOUSE WAS GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE STANDARD (GOTS) CERTIFIED, 50% OF THE SILK AND 57%WOOL SOURCED BY THE HOUSE WAS CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE, EITHER BY GOTS OR BY THE RESPONSIBLE WOOL STANDARD (RWS), AND 68%OF THE VISCOSE USED ORIGINATED IN SUSTAINABLY MANAGED FORESTS, AS CERTIFIED BY THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (FSC). FOR CASHMERE, 65% HAS BEEN SOURCED SUSTAINABLY IN 2022 THROUGH DEDICATED REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PROJECTS AND RECYCLED SOURCES AS CERTIFIED BY THE GLOBAL RECYCLED STANDARD (GRS).

HIDES. LEATHER AND PRECIOUS SKINS ARE SOURCED THROUGH A DEDICATED SYSTEM THAT CAN TRACK HIDES TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, FOLLOWING THEM FROM FARMING TO PROCESSING TO TANNING TO FINISHING. KEY METRICS BASED ON KERING STANDARDS ARE CALCULATED ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND FACTORED INTO SAINT LAURENT VENDOR RATINGS. IN 2022, 33% OF THE HOUSE’S LEATHERGOODS USED HIDES TANNED WITHOUT METALS, WHICH REDUCES WATER AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND AVOIDS WATER POLLUTION AT TANNERY LEVEL. SINCE FALL 22 COLLECTIONS, SAINT LAURENT IS NOT USING ANIMAL FUR.

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. THE HOUSE IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. SAINT LAURENT DIRECTLY SUPPORT FARMERS USING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE METHODS THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF REGENERATIVE WOOL, CASHMERE OR LEATHER. IN ADDITION THE HOUSE FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS THE BIODIVERSITY MONITORING AND TRANSFORMATION OF 250.000 HECTARES OF FARMING LANDS AND RANGELANDS INTO REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE SPACES IN SOUTH AFRICA AND ARGENTINA.