Kering Discloses Product Use and End-of-Life Environmental Impacts
Luxury group Kering has released initial data on the environmental impacts of its products during use and at end-of-life. These phases account for 8% of the total life cycle impact, predominantly greenhouse gas emissions.
Luxury group Kering has reported the first results measuring the environmental impacts of its products during their use and disposal phases, completing a "cradle-to-grave" life cycle assessment. The company expanded its Environmental Profit & Loss (EP&L) account to encompass these previously unmeasured impacts.*
The assessment involved an international survey of over 3,000 luxury product consumers across France, the UK, Italy, China, the USA, and Japan. Participants provided details on their usage habits, product longevity, and care practices for representative items.
Based on this survey data, Kering estimates that the use and end-of-life phases contribute 8% to the total life cycle environmental impacts. The majority of this impact, 98%, stems from the use phase, with greenhouse gas emissions being the primary contributor.
Kering intends to further analyze these findings to identify specific areas for intervention that could reduce the overall EP&L. For categories like ready-to-wear, these later-stage impacts represent a larger share (23%) of the total life cycle. Potential actions include customer outreach programs and improved product care labels to raise consumer awareness about how their choices influence a product's environmental footprint.