Business Chief April 2019

company continues to grow its selection
of sustainable products under the name
Ardene Collective.
Ardene recently launched a donation
box program in select stores, where
customers can ensure gently used
clothing and shoes avoid landfills. The
business also continues its policy of
refusing to incinerate post-season
clothing and continually donates used
products to charities at home and
abroad. According to a CSR representative,
the company’s next steps are to
partner with upcycling organizations
that turn used merchandise into raw
material to be re-used, further decreasing
waste.
Looking back over the past decade,
Ardene has made great strides along
its sustainability journey. Looking
forward to the future, the company is
hitting the ground running. Ardene’s
representative concludes: “Our
sustainability and CSR efforts are an
ongoing journey. In the short term, we
will continue with our new and existing
initiatives, the largest being our
greenhouse gas emissions mapping
and reduction, and our efforts in supply
chain accountability, product innovation
and education. In the future, we
foresee more sustainable raw materials
in our products, a closed loop through
increased upcycling initiatives, sustainable
building initiatives and more. We
are optimistic about the future.”
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