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CELEBRATE PRIDE WITH US: REFLECT, EMPOWER, UNITE.   This Pride Month, we celebrate the vibrant LGBTQIA+ community and its journey towards equality. Our theme this year is inspired by the New York Pride Parade: reflect on progress made and current challenges, empower ourselves to overcome them, and unite the whole community and its allies for greater impact. At Kering, we believe everyone deserves to be their authentic selves. For this reason, we have established:  🏳️🌈 High Standards: our Standards of Conduct tackle discrimination against LGBTQIA+ employees. 🏳️🌈 Inclusive Networks: ALL connects LGBTQIA+ employees and allies across our Houses. 🏳️🌈 Equal Parental Leave: Baby Leave supports all parents, dismantling gender stereotypes. Our Houses are getting ready to participate in several Pride parades around the world: New York City, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Milan, London… bringing together the LGBTQIA+ community. #KeringPeople #Pride #InclusionandDiversity

The 2024 Kering X HEC Paris Certificate of Influential Luxury, in partnership with Saint Laurent for the luxury management consulting challenge, has successfully concluded, with students graduating with honors and accolades. This year, anticipation for the competitive consulting challenge jury pitch reached new heights as students from HEC Paris stepped up to present their forward-thinking ideas in response to a sustainable challenge focused on developing new business streams and sources of revenue with minimal carbon impact. After six weeks of immersive experiences, including visits to Saint Laurent stores, a comprehensive curriculum set by Kering experts, and intensive teamworking sessions, the stage was set for the finalists to present their ideas to a panel of leaders from Saint Laurent and Kering. In a highly competitive final round, four teams went head-to-head, keen to demonstrate their strategic insights, their business acumen, and their vision for sustainable luxury. Congratulations to all the finalists, especially the winning team, whose proposal subtly captured the essence of Saint Laurent and successfully met the challenge's objectives. Are you ready to embark on your career in luxury management? Join us and thrive within our influential Group. https://lnkd.in/eGT8AWfg #KeringPeople Photos by Philippe Dureuil.

Kering unveils the new Labirinti Gucci High Jewelry collection, an ode to the Italian garden and its enchanting labyrinths, which inspired the name. The 140 one-of-a-kind masterpieces center around three themes: symmetry and ordered beauty, geometric splendor, and blooming nature, revealing a refined sense of balance through a delicate blend of exquisite and extraordinary colored gemstones and diamonds. The meticulous landscapes of the Maison’s latest High Jewelry collection showcase exquisite gemstones and the highest levels of craftsmanship. #LabirintiGucci #GucciHighJewelry #GucciMaestria

Kering unveils brand ambassador Nicole Kidman and model Adut Akech posing for the BALENCIAGA Crush Bag Campaign, which was lensed by the photographer Mario Sorrenti.  The Crush line is known for its distinctive quilted soft leather, curved and pointed edges, and heavy looped chain. The classic handbag iterates on the signature Hourglass silhouette of the Maison. #Balenciaga

Kering unveils Brioni and Accademia Costume & Moda's new Master’s Program dedicated to menswear design. Launching in November 2024, Brioni and ACM will co-create the program, which will take place at the new ACM campus in Rome, to drive menswear design expertise and open new horizons for talented designers. 10 scholarships will be offered by Brioni, demonstrating the House’s long-standing commitment to nurturing talent and shaping the future of design. “This Master is the culmination of our partnership. The practical experience at Brioni is combined with academic education, preparing students to actively participate in building the fashion of the future.” - Brioni Chief Master Tailor, Angelo Petrucci. Discover the program supported by Brioni: https://lnkd.in/eihgpyaG

On June 8, Kering Chairman and CEO François-Henri Pinault, an HEC Paris alumnus (H.85), delivered the commencement address for the MBA, Executive MBA and Executive Masters Class of 2024. In front of a marquee packed with over 2,600 people, his first words were for the families who, through their support and affection, have made the graduates' achievements possible. "One never succeeds alone," he asserted. To the executive programs graduates who had "the courage to get out of their comfort zone" and “put themselves at risk”, he saluted this act of willpower. François-Henri Pinault's speech focused on humility and conviction. “Never take anything for granted”, he declared, as this allows one to "chart your own course," to dare transformations. "We always decided to swim against the tide," he said, drawing on the history of the Pinault group and his own journey and strategic decisions that led to his father's company being morphed into Kering in 2013 and becoming a leading global luxury group. While celebrating the achievements of the 2024 graduates, he reminded them that in success as in difficulty, “you cannot lead a fulfilling career as a solitary hero”. #KeringForTalent #HECGrad24

Yesterday, Kering Chief Sustainability and Institutional Affairs Officer Marie-Claire Daveu took the stage across WWD Editor in Chief, Miles Socha at the WWD Global Fashion Summit in Riyadh, in partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Fashion Commission. The conference which explored the theme of the ‘Next Fashion Frontiers’ dived into the growing importance of sustainability and circularity among the new generations of luxury consumers. For her panel discussion on ‘How Kering is Navigating the Sustainability Imperative’, Marie-Claire Daveu highlighted the relevance of innovation and disruptive solutions when crafting tomorrow’s Luxury. “Innovation is crucial to reach Kering's sustainability targets – and above all, we need disruptive solutions. And we have concrete examples: last April, in celebration of Earth Day, BALENCIAGA launched its LUNAFORM™ Maxi Bathrobe. Specifically designed for Balenciaga by GOZEN, this lower‐impact leather alternative called LUNAFORM™ is an animal and plastic‐free biomaterial derived from nanocellulose and produced by microorganisms. Notably, this innovation was awarded 'Best Luxury Product' by PETA last year.” - Marie-Claire Daveu. #KeringForSustainability

Kering announces the appointment of Laurent CLAQUIN as Group Chief Brand Officer. Starting July 1st, 2024, Laurent Claquin will join the Executive Committee and will report to Jean-Marc Duplaix, Deputy CEO of Kering in charge of Operations and Finance. The creation of this role aims to enhance the appeal of Kering’s corporate brand as well as increase its visibility and influence. Achieving this requires consistent messaging across all touchpoints, and Laurent Claquin's responsibility will be to define and coordinate Kering’s communications, both externally and internally, across all regions, following a unified editorial calendar and strategy. Additionally, Laurent Claquin will support the Houses by amplifying their communications efforts when appropriate, and by developing high-profile events that bolster their initiatives. https://lnkd.in/ejfq4TkQ

Kering unveils BALENCIAGA Spring 25 Collection in Shanghai. Balenciaga’s Spring 25 show occurred at nightfall at the Museum of Art Pudong. The runway was held outdoors in a twilightscape with a view to the bund and Shanghai’s iconic skyline. Spring 25 introduced super-elongated, vertical silhouettes inspired by Shanghai Pudong high-rises and deconstructed new hourglass shapes. It also featured experimental semi-couture and couture dresses. Accessories such as platform metalhead boots and layered platform sneakers were also inspired by Shanghai Pudong skyscrapers. Pieces from the Balenciaga | Under Armour collaboration and a limited-edition Balenciaga I Alipay T-shirt were presented and are now available in exclusive release format. See all the looks on https://lnkd.in/e_D3JJ84

Celebrating World Environment Day by shining a light on regenerative agriculture. From cotton to wool, or leather to cashmere, most clothing begins life as a raw material on a farm. Therefore, the future of the fashion industry is inextricably linked with the future of agriculture. Though agriculture is currently a major driver of biodiversity loss and climate change, it can become a powerful nature-based solution. To achieve this transformation, Kering and Conservation International launched the Regenerative Fund for Nature in 2021, with the aim of transforming 1,000,000 hectares of rangelands in fashion’s supply chains into regenerative agricultural spaces by 2026.   Discover some of the projects supported by Kering through its Regenerative Fund for Nature. In order of appearance: Epiterre | France | The Epiterre project seeks to restore ecological balance and to safeguard producer livelihoods by implementing a resilient agro-ecological model that promotes the growth of quality, nature-friendly fodder.   The Good Growth Company | Mongolia |The Good Growth Company aims to identify and restore ecosystems that produce raw materials while involving the herders who work on-site. The Good Growth Company brings together ecosystem science and community partnerships to create value for key places and people. Organic Cotton Accelerator | India | The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has a twofold objective: helping conventional farmers in their transition to organic agriculture through training and active involvement as well as maximizing the adoption of regenerative practices by organic producers.   Wildlife Conservation Society & The Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network | Argentina | This unique project in Patagonia brings the power of regenerative approaches together with wildlife-friendly practices for livestock management that coexists with nature.   Conservation South Africa | South Africa | Conservation South Africa offers a two-year partnership to integrate small stock farmers into existing grazing associations, improving producers’ market access and enhances their livelihood opportunities. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dg2xmYA #WorldEnvironmentDay #KeringForSustainability