Kering with global innovation platform, Plug and Play launched the Kering Sustainable Innovation Award in Beijing. The award aimed to fast-track sustainable innovation within the luxury and apparel sectors in Greater China. It offers a prize that included comprehensive mentorship and networking, travel to Europe and the US to meet fashion and innovation leaders, and a € 100,000grant to the top winner.
Inspired by Kering’s motto ‘Crafting Tomorrow’s Luxury’, the award identified promising change-making startups and technologies with a positive environmental and social impact on Greater China . In particular, Kering sought startups that address challenges in terms of alternative raw materials, green supply chain, retail & use and the circular economy.
The highlights of the event were the two panel discussions featuring experts in sustainability, fashion and innovation. The conversations brought forward enlightening thoughts concerning accelerating Chinese innovation for a more sustainable luxury and fashion industry.
