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Social Goods | Peta Buys Shares in LVMH, Patagonia's Sustainability Initiatives

This week, Peta bought shares in LVMH so it could pressure the luxury conglomerate not to use exotic animal skins, and Patagonia received an award in Davos for its circular economy strategy.
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  • Edwin Jiang

"Animal Rights Activist Peta Buys Stake in Louis Vuitton(BBC)
"Animal rights pressure group Peta has bought shares in Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey (LVMH) in order to pressure it to stop selling bags and other products made from exotic animal skins."

"Patagonia's Circular Economy Strategy(The Business of Fashion)
"Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario explains the company's environmentally-responsible business model as it wins an award at the World Economic Forum in Davos."

"How These Los Angeles-Born Pink Hats Became a Worldwide Symbol of the Anti-Trump Women's March" (The Los Angeles Times)
"The women who are knitting the hats said they are a physical manifestation of their anger toward the president-elect's statements about women, minorities and the disabled."

"Gulf Between Richest And Poorest Is Wider Than Previously Thought, Oxfam Says" (NPR)
"Better data show that last year's report should have said that just nine billionaires possessed as much wealth as the poorest half of the planet in 2016."

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