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immediately very well received. Leather goods had several highlights, with the launch of the Serpenti Through The Eyes of Alexander Wang bag in New York and the Fujiwara capsule collection in Tokyo. An exhibition held at Castel Sant Angelo in Rome presented a remarkable retrospective of the Maison s jewelry creations alongside Haute Couture dresses. Plans to improve the store network continued, with renovations in Monaco, Macao, Melbourne, Taipei and Toronto, and openings in Ibiza, Copenhagen and Le Bon Marché in Paris. A number of pop-up stores rounded out and energized the network. Already a certified member of the Responsible Jewellery Council, Bvlgari drew up a due diligence program in 2019 for responsible diamond sourcing. The Maison aims to share these criteria with its diamond suppliers, in line with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict- Affected and High-Risk Areas. TAG Heuer continued expanding its flagship Carrera, Aquaracer and Formula 1 lines with new models and special series. New pieces included the Carrera Calibre TAG Heuer 02T Nanograph, which features a carbon spiral, one of the Maison s cutting-edge innovations. A Golf version rounded out its range of smartwatches. TAG Heuer celebrated the 50th anniversary of the iconic Monaco with limited editions and the creation of 50 exclusive box sets reserved for the brand s most
Bvlgari reduces its Swiss workshop s carbon footprint
Bvlgari replaced the old oil-fired boiler with a biomass- fired heating system at its Saignelégier workshop in Switzerland. The site is now heated with renewable energy (wood pellets). The project, which was supported by the LVMH Carbon Fund, will considerably reduce the site s carbon footprint, cutting its CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions by 9.63 metric tons and over 63% respectively.
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