K7LA 2035 - Sustainable Luxury

 Understand the fundamentals of sustainability and key stakes for luxury companies/brands: environmental impacts, social externalities.  Investigate the main sustainability levers that brands can activate to significantly reduce their environmental footprint and improve their social impact. And analyse how it matters to their consumers.  Learn how to design a sustainability strategy for a luxury brand through analysis of concrete examples from existing brands and through case study.
Alexandre DINGREVILLE
Cours magistral seul
English
- Pre-readings before classes: 20% of workload - Individual assignment: 40% - Groupe Case Study: 40%
Spring 2023-2024
Class participation 20% Individual assignments: 40% Group assignment 40%
12x2-hour seminars in English: Typical format (may vary depending on agenda)  10-min icebreaker on main topic of the day  2 to 3 learning cycles: - Introductory Questions (~5min) - Lecture (~20min) - Activity (5 to 30min)  20-min: Main takeaways, Q&A, and assignment for next class
How to SHIFT consumer Behaviours to be more sustainable, A literature review and guiding framework, Article by the American Association of Marketing.
Planetary Boundaries definition by the Stockholm Resilience Centre: https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetary-boundaries/the-nine-planetary-boundaries.html
Climate change is becoming less a battle of nations than rich vs poor, Financial Times, May 2021 https://www.ft.com/content/4788beae-9035-4449-b5cd-200dc7b6ea9d
HBR Articles: o The Elusive Green Consumer https://hbr.org/2019/07/the-elusive-green-consumer /
The sustainable development goals (SDG): https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
The circular economy concept: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/
2022 IPCC Report Working Group II, Summary for policy makers. - The Elusive Green Consumer (hbr.org)