Retail
August 30, 2018
Galeries Lafayette's sustainable rooftop garden. Image credit: Galeries Lafayette
By Brielle Jaekel
As the fashion business is simultaneously responsible for environmentally damaging practices as well as advocating for sustainability, French department store chain Galeries Lafayette is working to highlight those that only do the latter.
{"ct":"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","iv":"27a397faab395a602f71890a9ef23acf","s":"84a934f05f53a2e8"}
Share your thoughts. Click here