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Are Luxury’s Biggest Brands Inflating Away Their Emissions?

Soaring luxury goods prices have boosted turnover at companies like LVMH and Kering, helping them to report reductions in their ‘emissions intensity’ — the volume of planet-warming gases released relative to revenue.
A demonstrator holds a banner saying "Overconsumption = Extinction" as models present creations by Louis Vuitton during the Women's Spring-Summer 2022 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show as part of Paris Fashion Week at the Louvre in Paris, on October 5, 2021.
A protester crashes the S/S 2022 Louis Vuitton runway. (Getty Images)

In 2019, the emissions associated with making Louis Vuitton handbags, Moët champagne, Guerlain perfumes and other

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Sarah Kent
Sarah Kent

Sarah Kent is Chief Sustainability Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and drives BoF's coverage of critical environmental and labour issues.

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