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‘Sustainability is no longer economic madness’ - Prince Charles addresses Luxury Conference

03/12/2014
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has told 500 delegates at The New York Times Luxury Conference, under way in Miami (December 1 to 3), that as representatives of companies that often depend on artisanal skills and craftsmanship, their leadership is needed to make sure the skills are not lost, but nurtured and cherished.

Charles was asked to speak by ‘green’ fashion campaigner Livia Firth, with whom he worked on the Green Carpet Challenge two years ago.

“You have the power to engage with your supply chains to ensure minimum impact on our stressed planet, while also ensuring your commercial viability is guaranteed for future generations,” he said. “The two really can be compatible.

“I am encouraged to see that embedding natural and social impacts within decision-making is no longer seen as complete economic madness, but instead as increasingly the norm for businesses and their investors, to think beyond the next financial quarter, but instead have in mind the next quarter of a century.”

Speakers also included François-Henri Pinault, CEO of luxury group Kering, Frida Giannini, Gucci’s creative director, and Diego Della Valle, chairman of Italian footwear brand Tod’s.

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