Jochen Zeitz

Businessman

1963-04-06

Quotes by Jochen Zeitz

• We should bring in an environmental attitude, and I think luxury should automatically be about sustainability and quality.

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• Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It's about doing more good.

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• I call upon governments to start supporting companies to use more sustainable materials in their products instead of continuing with antiquated incentives, such as import duties on synthetic materials that are in principle much higher compared with those placed on leather goods regardless of the environmental footprint.

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• Look at timber prices in the late '90s, at around $50. If you count the true damage of cutting down forests, the resultant flooding, insurance claims, and so on, then the timber price should have been $100.

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• In Africa, you can make three acres sustainable relatively easily, but 50,000 acres? It's not about picking up towels or sleeping in a tent.

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