Sustainability: Is It Redefining The Notion Of Luxury? (environmental Footprints And Eco-design Of Products And Processes)

This book presents and analyzes aspects that, within the framework of luxury, have been or are currently being redefined by sustainability considerations. It also presents and reviews cases from industry and entrepreneurs in connection with this ongoing redefinition process. Preface 6 Introduction to the Book 6 Appendix: Questions 8 Exclusivity 8 Quality and Savoir Fair 9 Innovation 9 Price 9 Sense of Belonging, Culture and Legacy 10 References 10 Contents 11 1 Luxury and Sustainable Development 13 1.1 Introduction 13 1.2 Luxury 14 1.2.1 Luxury and Its Industry: An Introduction 14 1.3 Sustainable Development 17 1.3.1 Sustainable Development, Sustainability and Corporate Sustainability 17 1.3.2 Corporate Sustainability 19 1.4 Luxury and Sustainability: History; Drivers 20 References 25 2 The Basic Aspects of Luxury and Its Relations with Sustainability 28 2.1 Introduction 28 2.2 Scarcity, Uniqueness and Exclusivity 29 2.2.1 Scarcity, Uniqueness, Exclusivity and Sustainability 29 2.2.2 OSKLEN: A Special Raw Material 32 2.3 Excellent Quality and Savoir Fair 35 2.3.1 Excellent Quality, Savoir Fair and Sustainability 36 2.3.2 SOLANTU and Craftsmanship 38 2.4 Innovation 40 2.4.1 Innovation and Sustainability 41 2.4.2 Bottletop: Product and Business Model Innovation 42 2.5 Very High Price 44 2.5.1 Very High Price and Sustainability 45 2.5.2 To’ak: The World’s Most Expensive Chocolate 47 2.6 Belongings, Culture and Legacy 52 2.6.1 Belongings, Culture, Legacy and Sustainability 53 2.6.2 Sonu Shivdasani and Soneva’s Legacy: To Change the Hotel Industry 55 Appendix 1—Scarcity, Uniqueness and Exclusivity 59 Appendix 2—Excellent Quality and Savoir Fair 63 Appendix 3—Innovation 66 Appendix 4—Very High Price 67 Appendix 5—Belongings, Culture and Legacy 69 References 75 3 Fonderie 47 Case 76 3.1 The Company 76 3.1.1 New Life for Old Guns 76 3.1.2 The Founder 76 3.1.3 “The Phoenix” Collection 80 3.1.4 About the Aspects of Luxury 83 4 Conclusions 88 4.1 Integrating Sustainability into the Basic Aspects of Luxury 88 Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Luxury and Sustainable Development (Miguel Angel Gardetti)....Pages 1-15 The Basic Aspects of Luxury and Its Relations with Sustainability (Miguel Angel Gardetti)....Pages 17-64 Fonderie 47 Case (Miguel Angel Gardetti)....Pages 65-76 Conclusions (Miguel Angel Gardetti)....Pages 77-78