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SAINT LAURENT Saint Laurent — also known as Yves Saint Laurent or YSL — is a luxury fashion brand owned by French company Kering , which also owns several other major labels , such as Alexander McQueen , Gucci , Balenciaga , and Bottega Veneta . Kering is the only luxury corporation to make it on SG Analytics ’ recent ‘ Top 10 sustainable companies ’ list , covered on our website .
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SAINT LAURENT Saint Laurent — also known as Yves Saint Laurent or YSL — is a luxury fashion brand owned by French company Kering , which also owns several other major labels , such as Alexander McQueen , Gucci , Balenciaga , and Bottega Veneta . Kering is the only luxury corporation to make it on SG Analytics ’ recent ‘ Top 10 sustainable companies ’ list , covered on our website .

Its parent company adopts SBTi and is the initiator of the Fashion Pact , a programme that aims to limit global warming , restore biodiversity , and protect the oceans via a coalition of companies across the fashion and textile industry . As such , YSL has introduced several green approaches to its manufacturing process , including sustainably sourcing many of its raw materials and encouraging circularity — starting with how the company reuses its leather offcuts .
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