By John Glenday

Burberry is to cease its controversial practice of incinerating unsold goods with immediate effect while also pledging to phase out the use of real fur.

The new ethical approach follows a backlash after the fashion giant was found to have destroyed £28.6m worth of unsold stock in 2017, including clothes accessories and perfume, in order to protect the image of its brand.

Burberry justified incinerating its unwanted goods on the grounds that they could be stolen or sold on at discounted rates, arguing that the figures had also been skewed by the one-off disposal of £10m worth of perfume demanded Read full story ›

Source: The Drum