Abstract
The sixth and last chapter of this book offers readers some knowledge about the state of the art in sustainable luxury research. Since such a research stream is quite broad to be effectively investigated in a book chapter, we had to choose those topics that might be considered as particularly “hot” and relevant in today’s academic and managerial debate. In particular, we chose to shed light on research insights into the following areas: (1) sustainability and innovation, (2) CSR, (3) communication, and (4) cultural differences.
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Notes
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Source: Interview with Marie-Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of International Institutional Affairs of Kering, 2016.
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With +1200 participants the Copenhagen Fashion Summit is the world’s largest event on sustainability in fashion. It is a non-profit event organized by Danish Fashion Institute on behalf of Nordic Fashion Association (http://www.copenhagenfashionsummit.com/#about).
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Source: Interview with Brunello Cucinelli, Chairman and CEO of the Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A., 2016.
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Source: Interview with Giovanna Vitelli, Interview with Giovanna Vitelli, member of the Board of Azimut|Benetti Group, 2016.
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The Luxury Institute and Positive Luxury are two organizations that work with luxury brands. In particular, The Luxury Institute is a consulting company based in New York and founded by Milton Pedraza; this company helps international luxury companies in conducting studies with affluent customers. Positive Luxury is the award winning company behind the Trust Mark; founded by Diana Verde Nieto the company has awarded its “butterfly mark” to hundreds of high-quality brands that integrate sustainability in their whole strategy.
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Source: Interview with Brunello Cucinelli, Chairman and CEO of the Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A., 2016.
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Source: Interview with Brunello Cucinelli, Chairman and CEO of the Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A., 2016.
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Amatulli, C., Costabile, M., De Angelis, M., Guido, G. (2017). Insights from Key Topics in Sustainable Luxury Research. In: Sustainable Luxury Brands. Palgrave Advances in Luxury. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60159-9_6
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