France’s Sustainability Policies

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Case Study: Business of Fashion
Case Study: Business of Fashion
France Seeks to Stop Fashion Brands From Destroying Unsold Goods

PARIS, France — France is taking aim at the fashion industry’s heavy environmental footprint with a
plan to stop companies from destroying unsold items, a government official said.
While mass-market apparel brands often mark down goods until their shelves are cleared, luxury
labels have long preferred to burn some unsold items or bury them in landfills rather than risk
damage to their image that might come from having them spotted in discount bins.
“Too many companies feel OK with just throwing away or destroying the shoes or the clothing that
haven’t been sold,” French Deputy Ecology Minister Brune Poirson said at a conference on fashion
and sustainability in Copenhagen. “You can’t do this anymore. It’s shocking.”
Poirson called on brands to tackle the matter at the industry level but said the government would
pursue a ban. The pledge comes after Burberry Group Plc said last year that it would end the
practice after the disclosure that the UK trenchcoat maker destroyed almost £29 million ($37
million) worth of unsold goods in 2017.
Finding other ways to dispose of $2,500 jackets or $1,000 shoes will be challenging for luxury
brands that don’t want to give away unsold items, since the array of materials in them could make
recycling difficult.
Sustainable Fashion Trend: Clothes Rental

Pros Cons
• Able to wear clothes we cannot • Paying a lot for one time use
afford
• Hygiene issues
• One time use for a one-time special
• Environmental evil in the form of dry
occasion
cleaning and packaging
• Easier than buying, no long term
• No memory or meaning factor in
commitment
rentals
• Guilt free as it eases the burden of
extra clothing on environment
Sustainable Fashion Trend: Clothes Rental