Education must clarify the principles on which sustainability is based, breaking down the description into the 17 points defined by the UN
CM: [Laughs] This is too big a question! Considering this in terms of sustainability alone… the problem is huge. At the moment, we have no accounting rules for sustainability, so there needs to be a study to develop a universal method in order to ‘measure’ sustainability. I don’t know how to do this, but it is the starting point in order to change the approach to sustainability. This will then translate to the daily behaviour of people.
AMW: Carlo, if we look at the luxury goods sector, in recent years it has grown significantly in Japan and now China. How optimistic are you about the growth of the luxury goods market beyond Covid-19, in a world of inequality?
In this direction, I think the prospect for this kind of product is very wide. Throughout the history of humanity, we can see that beauty has always been a natural aspiration. Beauty will save the world [laughs]. The point is to create beautiful products of high quality. If this is the task of the industry, it will continue to develop and be successful.
CM: I like to speak about high- quality products for people [rather than ‘luxury’ products].
Carlo Mazzi has been the Chairman of the Board of Prada since 2014, having been appointed to the board in 2004. He has served a number or roles at the company, including Vice Chairman befroe becoming Chairman. His previous roles include Managing Director of the large corporate department of IMI and San Paolo IMI Bank from 1994 to 2000. Mazzi obtained a degree cum laude in mechanical engineering from the Bologna University of Italy in 1971, and a master’s degree in business administration from Bocconi University of Milan in 1976. Antonella Moretto is Associate Dean for Open Programmes at MIP Graduate School of Business. She is Senior Assistant Professor at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, and has been an Associate Professor at the School since 2017. She teaches supplier relationship management at the MSc of management engineering and is part of the core faculty at the School in the area of purchasing and supply management.
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