Italian luxury company Gucci has reduced its environmental impact year-over-year by 21 percent. As part of its 10-year Culture of Purpose strategy, spanning 2015 to 2025, the company plans to reduce its total environmental impact by 40 percent within its direct operations and across the entire supply chain. It has also pledged to reduce by 50 percent its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.

The company has extended sustainable processes and manufacturing efficiencies, such as the Gucci Scrap-less for leather, a program that runs in association with eight tanneries to significantly reduce the quantity of leather that is treated during the manufacturing process, leading to energy, water and chemical use savings, and Gucci-Up, a circular economy initiative focused on the upcycling of waste leather and textiles generated during the production process.

Gucci has switched to green energy, reaching 83 percent renewable energy for its stores, offices, warehouses and factories, with a 100 percent target by the end of 2020.