SUSTAINABILITY
SUPPLY CHAIN

WITH A RESPECT FOR AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SAINT LAURENT REQUIRES ITS SUPPLIERS TO MEET STANDARDS SET BY KERING THAT ADDRESS TOPICS SUCH AS WORKING CONDITIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF CHEMICALS THAT MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO PEOPLE OR THE PLANET.

CLEAN BY DESIGN. THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN KERING’S CLEAN BY DESIGN INITIATIVE SINCE 2015, THE HOUSE PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES RELATED TO ENERGY AND WATER CONSUMPTION, AIR AND WATER POLLUTION, WASTE, AND LAND USE THROUGHOUT ITS SUPPLY CHAIN.

MATERIALS INNOVATION LAB. SAINT LAURENT WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE MILAN-BASED MATERIALS INNOVATION LAB (MIL), ESTABLISHED BY KERING IN 2013 TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS INTO SUPPLY CHAINS. WITH A FOCUS ON COTTON, SILK, CASHMERE, AND VISCOSE, MIL PROVIDES SAINT LAURENT AND ITS KEY SUPPLIERS WITH RESOURCES, TOOLS, AND NEW SOLUTIONS TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND HOW TO MAKE MORE SUSTAINABLE CHOICES IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.

ENSURING SUPPLIER COMPLIANCE. THE HOUSE ACTIVELY MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH ITS RIGOROUS STANDARDS THROUGH AUDITS CONDUCTED BY KERING OR BY THIRD-PARTY AUDITORS. ALL MANUFACTURING SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN AUDITED AT LEAST ONCE, AND 737 AUDITS WERE PERFORMED IN 2020. ANY COMPLIANCE BREACH IS ADDRESSED BY A DEDICATED SAINT LAURENT TEAM THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE PARTICULAR PRODUCT CATEGORY.

A GLOBAL NETWORK. AS OF MAY 2021, THE HOUSE WORKED WITH APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MANUFACTURING (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) AND RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIERS (DIRECT), WITH 94% LOCATED IN ITALY, 3% IN FRANCE OR SPAIN, AND 2% IN EASTERN EUROPE. THEY HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 50 EMPLOYEES, 51% OF WHICH ARE WOMEN. THE REMAINING 1% OF SUPPLIERS ARE LOCATED PRIMARILY IN INDIA, FOR HAND EMBROIDERY, AND IN CHINA, FOR PACKAGING.