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":"e9ba38b1ae5989df94d3642e5ddf2123","s":"b25249ccea2887a8"}
Share your thoughts. Click here