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“ Because of our presence and brand awareness , we have the opportunity to bring about big changes with regard to sustainability ,” says Ardene ’ s representative . “ We already have programs we ’ re proud of , like community engagement , our garden , the end of single use plastic and Styrofoam , store hanger re-use programs and more . But we ’ re ready to make an even bigger impact .” These changes range from small-scale steps , like replacing plastic water bottles with boxed water in stores and offices , to large-scale operations like analysing the company ’ s entire supply
chain to be more sustainable and efficient .
“ In the past it was very easy , especially in the fashion world : you need it , you ship it . Today , one of our first thoughts is : ‘ How can we do this better ? How can we create fewer emissions from our transportation ?’” explains Ardene ’ s representative . “ We ’ ve already scaled back and consolidated all our shipments in order to optimize the movement of merchandise . Now our products move as directly as possible from the source to the end store , and we have dedicated weekly shipping
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