Gucci owner invests in snakeskin research
25/11/2013
The Python Conservation Partnership will focus on transparency, animal welfare and local livelihoods and the findings will contribute to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) process, which supports a framework for countries to manage their trade in endangered species.
The research will cover five areas: monitoring wild capture to improve sustainable sourcing; differentiating between captive-bred and wild animals through technology; developing and promoting high standards of animal health and welfare; exploring ways to improve captive breeding; and better understanding the impacts of the trade on local livelihoods.
“Collaboration between the private sector, NGOs, IGOs and governmental agencies is an important step forward for stakeholders to explore different ways of overcoming the various challenges the python trade faces,” said Marie-Claire Daveu, chief sustainability at Kering.
The programme will be managed by a steering committee comprising experts from Kering and Gucci, the IUCN SSC Boa & Python Specialist Group and ITC, together with external advisors.
The Gucci and Botega Veneta owner has upped its focus on exotic skin supply recently, purchasing Normandy-based France Croco alligator tannery in March.
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