Research
April 22, 2020
Gucci's acetate sunglasses featured in and image from the #OfCourseAHorse #GucciSS20 advertising campaign. Image credit: Gucci
By Dianna Dilworth
Gucci is the most transparent luxury brand ranked by a respected index. But luxury labels lag behind high street chains when it comes to pulling back the curtain on their supply chain and fair trade procedures.
{"ct":"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","iv":"48381d50cbb02cdc2d246f43adb17bad","s":"de9cbc9ab5acbe80"}
Share your thoughts. Click here