KARL LAGERFELD's vision for a more sustainable future is an ongoing journey across all areas of its business. The KARL CARES strategy solidifies this culture of caring and its passion for a better future, with actionable and tangible objectives.
It further exemplifies how the brand approaches and tracks its corporate social responsibility across core pillars — from the people it works with, to the planet it takes resources from, to the products it creates.
KARL LAGERFELD's vision for a more sustainable future is an ongoing journey across all areas of its business. The KARL CARES strategy solidifies this culture of caring and its passion for a better future, with actionable and tangible objectives. It further exemplifies how the brand approaches and tracks its corporate social responsibility across core pillars — from the people it works with, to the planet it takes resources from, to the products it creates.
SINCE 2021, KARL LAGERFELD HAS PARTNERED WITH SUPERMODEL, ACTIVIST AND KARL’S CLOSE FRIEND,
AMBER VALLETTA, AS ITS SUSTAINABILITY AMBASSADOR. DRIVEN BY A SHARED COMMITMENT AND
PASSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, THIS COLLABORATIVE JOURNEY EXPLORES INVENTIVE AND
INNOVATIVE PROCESSES THAT CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL THINKING. FROM COLLECTION CONCEPT TO
DESIGN, PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION, AMBER’S VALUED EXPERTISE HELPS TO GUIDE THE
KARL LAGERFELD TEAM IN CREATING HOLISTIC, MORE SUSTAINABLE COLLECTIONS FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR JOURNEY
SINCE 2021, KARL LAGERFELD HAS PARTNERED WITH SUPERMODEL, ACTIVIST AND KARL’S CLOSE FRIEND, AMBER VALLETTA, AS ITS SUSTAINABILITY AMBASSADOR. DRIVEN BY A SHARED COMMITMENT AND PASSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, THIS COLLABORATIVE JOURNEY EXPLORES INVENTIVE AND INNOVATIVE PROCESSES THAT CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL THINKING. FROM COLLECTION CONCEPT TO DESIGN, PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION, AMBER’S VALUED EXPERTISE HELPS TO GUIDE THE KARL LAGERFELD TEAM IN CREATING HOLISTIC, MORE SUSTAINABLE COLLECTIONS FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR JOURNEY
CARING FOR THE PEOPLE
As outlined in a Code of Conduct, KARL LAGERFELD aims to offer safe, healthy and fair working conditions for all workers across its value chain. In 2019, KARL LAGERFELD became a member of amfori BSCI, to continuously monitor and improve its impact in this area. To further increase the scale of its efforts, as of 2023, KARL LAGERFELD is measuring and improving its supply chain through the standardized Higg Facilities Social & Labor Module (Higg FSLM) as part of our Sustainable Apparel Coalition membership, which promotes safe and fair labor conditions for value chain workers worldwide.
CARING FOR THE PEOPLE
As outlined in a Code of Conduct, KARL LAGERFELD aims to offer safe, healthy and fair working conditions for all workers across its value chain. In 2019, KARL LAGERFELD became a member of amfori BSCI, to continuously monitor and improve its impact in this area. To further increase the scale of its efforts, as of 2023, KARL LAGERFELD is measuring and improving its supply chain through the standardized Higg Facilities Social & Labor Module (Higg FSLM) as part of our Sustainable Apparel Coalition membership, which promotes safe and fair labor conditions for value chain workers worldwide.
CARING FOR THE PLANET
The Maison KARL LAGERFELD is committed to reducing its environmental impact to Net Zero by 2050 and is taking the necessary steps to drastically lower its energy consumption and Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. In 2022, the Maison worked to define its baseline for direct GHG emission reductions; in 2023, it’s continuing this assessment and expanding its scope to indirect reductions throughout the KARL LAGERFELD value chain, as well as logistics processes and other steps in the product life cycle.
Furthermore, KARL LAGERFELD tracks its environmental brand performance through the Higg Brand and Retail Module and asks its supply chain partners to measure and improve their environmental performance through the Higg Facilities Environmental Module (Higg FEM). KARL LAGERFELD is also committed to achieving its Fashion Pact goals (see more below).
The KARL LAGERFELD team is based at its Amsterdam headquarters, which has been renovated with innovative design elements to create the least environmental impact possible.
CARING FOR THE PLANET
The Maison KARL LAGERFELD is committed to reducing its environmental impact to Net Zero by 2050 and is taking the necessary steps to drastically lower its energy consumption and Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. In 2022, the Maison worked to define its baseline for direct GHG emission reductions; in 2023, it’s continuing this assessment and expanding its scope to indirect reductions throughout the KARL LAGERFELD value chain, as well as logistics processes and other steps in the product life cycle.
Furthermore, KARL LAGERFELD tracks its environmental brand performance through the Higg Brand and Retail Module and asks its supply chain partners to measure and improve their environmental performance through the Higg Facilities Environmental Module (Higg FEM). KARL LAGERFELD is also committed to achieving its Fashion Pact goals (see more below).
The KARL LAGERFELD team is based at its Amsterdam headquarters, which has been renovated with innovative design elements to create the least environmental impact possible.
CARING FOR PARTNERS
KARL LAGERFELD drives positive impact by engaging and empowering its employees, communities, customers and partners to make more sustainable decisions and implement better practices. The Maison is committed to collaboration and believes that to make meaningful change at scale, it must establish long-lasting relationships with factories and industry peers like amfori BSCI, the Fashion Pact, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and the Open Supply Hub.
CARING FOR PARTNERS
KARL LAGERFELD drives positive impact by engaging and empowering its employees, communities, customers and partners to make more sustainable decisions and implement better practices. The Maison is committed to collaboration and believes that to make meaningful change at scale, it must establish long-lasting relationships with factories and industry peers like amfori BSCI, the Fashion Pact, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and the Open Supply Hub.
COMMITMENTS
FASHION PACT
In 2019, KARL LAGERFELD was proud to be one of the first signatories to join the Fashion Pact, a global coalition of companies in the fashion and textile industry that are dedicated to specific environmental goals. With this, KARL LAGERFELD committed to achieving science-based targets in three core areas — stopping global warming, restoring biodiversity and protecting the oceans — with an overall aim to reach Net Zero by 2050.
FASHION PACT
In 2019, KARL LAGERFELD was proud to be one of the first signatories to join the Fashion Pact, a global coalition of companies in the fashion and textile industry that are dedicated to specific environmental goals. With this, KARL LAGERFELD committed to achieving science-based targets in three core areas — stopping global warming, restoring biodiversity and protecting the oceans — with an overall aim to reach Net Zero by 2050.
OPEN SUPPLY HUB
KARL LAGERFELD has started working with the Open Supply Hub to demonstrate its commitment to transparency. The Open Supply Hub exists to improve human rights and environmental conditions in and around factories by opening up social chain data as free, public good. When everyone working in global supply chains enjoys equal access to quality, open-licensed data, it leads to more sustainable and equitable outcomes for the most vulnerable communities affected by the retail sector. KARL LAGERFELD has published the first suppliers list in March 2023.
OPEN SUPPLY HUB
KARL LAGERFELD has started working with the Open Supply Hub to demonstrate its commitment to transparency. The Open Supply Hub exists to improve human rights and environmental conditions in and around factories by opening up social chain data as free, public good. When everyone working in global supply chains enjoys equal access to quality, open-licensed data, it leads to more sustainable and equitable outcomes for the most vulnerable communities affected by the retail sector. KARL LAGERFELD has published the first suppliers list in March 2023.
SUSTAINABLE APPAREL COALITION
In 2022, KARL LAGERFELD joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), together with KARL LAGERFELD’s parent company, G-III Apparel Group. KARL LAGERFELD uses the SAC’s Higg Index suite of measurement tools to track and improve its own impact — plus the impact of its supply chain partners — on the planet and people involved.
SUSTAINABLE APPAREL COALITION
In 2022, KARL LAGERFELD joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), together with KARL LAGERFELD’s parent company, G-III Apparel Group. KARL LAGERFELD uses the SAC’s Higg Index suite of measurement tools to track and improve its own impact — plus the impact of its supply chain partners — on the planet and people involved.
GREEN HANGTAGS
The green KARL CARES hangtag was introduced to help customers identify products made with a minimum of 50% more sustainable materials, including recycled, organic, responsible, Leather Working Group medal rate, regenerative, in-conversion and bio-based materials. In 2022, the Maison also created a sustainable material benchmark to define and share what it considers as sustainable materials, which is accessible here.
GREEN HANGTAGS
The green KARL CARES hangtag was introduced to help customers identify products made with a minimum of 50% more sustainable materials, including recycled, organic, responsible, Leather Working Group medal rate, regenerative, in-conversion and bio-based materials. In 2022, the Maison also created a sustainable material benchmark to define and share what it considers as sustainable materials, which is accessible here.
