Burberry has announced that it will put an end to burning its unsold goods and will also stop selling real fur, starting today, joining a group of luxury brands that have made the shift towards sustainability.
In an interview with Business of Fashion, Burberry CEO Marco Gobbetti shared more on the luxury house's new commitment to ethical fashion, after it was revealed earlier in July that Burberry destroyed $28 million worth of unsold goods in order to protect the brand.
Burberry explained that the choice to stop burning unsaleable merchandise is part of a five-year initiative the brand launched last year to adopt a more sustainable fashion approach and added that they've already started to "reuse, repair, donate or recycle unsaleable products and we will continue to expand these efforts."
The practice of burning unsold goods is commonplace in the fashion world, as many brands take this approach to prevent the goods from being sold at a discounted price. Cheaper prices also mean clothes will be easily available, which takes away from the exclusivity many designers build their brand around, but Burberry is eager to introduce a new kind of luxury.
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