Employer Profile for Kering

Who we are

Kering is a growing Group of 20 high-profile, profitable brands that create apparel and accessories for the luxury and sport & lifestyle markets. 

• Luxury: Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Brioni, Christopher Kane, McQ, Stella McCartney, Tomas Maier, Boucheron, Dodo, Girard-Perregaux, JeanRichard, Pomellato, Qeelin and Ulysse Nardin.
• Sport & Lifestyle: Puma, Volcom and Cobra.

Our mission is vast, but it’s simple. We exist to help our customers look and feel good while making a positive contribution to people and the planet.

We empower imagination 

Imagination – the ability to conceive something that does not yet exist – keeps us going and growing at Kering. It fuels the creativity of our brands. It makes us more resourcefulness as a business. It invigorates our people and keeps us moving forward. That’s why we do all we can to empower imagination within − and outside − the Group.  

Our approach to empowering imagination takes many forms. It means providing back-end services to our brands, so that they are free to focus on product design and innovation. It means nurturing the next generation of design talent and raising the bar for sustainable industry practices. It also means combating violence against women in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Imagination is the beginning of a better tomorrow, for our business and the world. And empowering imagination is what Kering is all about.

We believe sustainable business is smart business

At Kering, sustainability is more than a buzzword; it’s a serious approach to business. Sustainability stimulates innovation, creates competitive advantage and often reduces costs. It’s an opportunity to grow while helping to protect and preserve our planet. 

While others give lip-service to sustainability, Kering has taken bold action, including:

• the development of a pioneering Group Environmental Profit & Loss account (EP&L), to monetise and monitor the environmental impact of 100% of the Group’s operations and supply chain
• the creation of a Materials Innovation Lab that identifies and inventories sustainable materials for use by Kering brands
• a five-year partnership with London College of Fashion-Centre for Sustainable Fashion, including a series of educational talks given by Kering’s own leaders.