Asos suspends sale of silk cashmere and other products in response to animal protectionism

British fashion e-commerce ASOS decided to abandon sales of silk, mohair, and cashmere products to respond to the growing tide of animal protectionism.

Asos停售丝绸羊绒等产品 以回应动物保护主义风潮

At the same time, ASOS announced that its sales of leather and wool products will use only the by-products of the meat industry.

The British company stated that any injury to animals in the name of fashion or cosmetics is unacceptable. No animal should be slaughtered because of ASOS products. The company is committed to working with industry experts and groups to support ongoing animals. Research, development and implementation of welfare standards and transparency of the leather supply chain.

Due to aggressive animal protectionism, such as PETA, and the emergence of new fashion protest and cramped animals as a result of shareholders becoming a shareholder in the production of leather products, the luxury industry has faced constant public pressure. In recent years, as the younger generation has gradually become the main consumer of the fashion industry, and the group's requirements for corporate ethical standards are higher, the fashion industry has finally begun to change and abandoning fur products.

Previously, Gucci Gucci and the US luxury goods group Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: KORS) announced that they would gradually give up production of fur products. Among them, Michael Kors, founder and designer of the American Light Luxury Group, said that due to advances in fabric technology, the company now has the ability to use non-animal fur to create luxury aesthetic products, and the brand showcased these new products at the February fashion show. technology.

In October of last year, Marco Bizzarri, star CEO of Kering SA (KER.PA) in France, attended the Group's Sustainable Development Lecture at the London Fashion Institute. Gucci promised to stop using the 2018 spring-summer series.

As for ASOS, which mainly sells affordable apparel products, it is believed that the suspension of selling animal fur products will not have a material impact on the company's business. Non-fashion Chinese Network data show that as of the end of February the first half of the fiscal year, ASOS revenue of 1.1581 billion pounds, compared with 911.5 million pounds in the same period in 2017 fiscal year growth of 27.1%, fixed exchange rate increase of 25%.

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