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OUR ETHICS

WHILE HONORING CASHMERE’S LEGACY OF ELEGANCE, GUEST IN RESIDENCE AIMS TO TRANSFORM THE INDUSTRY WITH A STRATEGIC, ECO-CONSCIOUS APPROACH. GUEST IN RESIDENCE IS A MEMBER OF THE SUSTAINABLE FIBER ALLIANCE (SFA), AN INDUSTRY BENCHMARK AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO SAFEGUARD HERDER LIVELIHOODS AND WELL-BEING, IMPROVE ANIMAL WELFARE, AND MINIMIZE CASHMERE’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. SFA HAS COLLABORATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL WELFARE (ICCAW) TO DEVELOP A CASHMERE GOAT WELFARE CODE OF PRACTICE IN INNER MONGOLIA, WHERE MOST OF GUEST IN RESIDENCE’S CASHMERE IS SOURCED. THE BRAND ALSO CONDUCTS THIRD-PARTY AUDITS AND FOLLOWS STRICT DUE DILIGENCE FOR SUPPLIERS TO BE CERTIFIED UNDER
THE RELEVANT SCHEME.

MOST OF GUEST IN RESIDENCE’S PRODUCTS ARE MANUFACTURED IN CHINA BY DRAPER HK AT ITS DONGGUAN CASON KNITTED COMPANY LIMITED FACTORY. DRAPER HK IS A MEMBER OF SEDEX, THE WORLD’S LARGEST PLATFORM FOR SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN ASSESSMENT, WHICH HAS STRICT RULES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND COMPLETES ANNUAL AUDITS. DRAPER HK IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE GLOBAL RECYCLE STANDARD, THE RESPONSIBLE WOOL STANDARD, THE GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE STANDARD AND THE ORGANIC CONTENT STANDARD. GUEST IN RESIDENCE FURTHER SEEKS TO SHIFT THE PARADIGM OF CASHMERE ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH MORE DEMOCRATIZED PRICING OF PIECES THAT ARE LUXURIOUS YET APPROACHABLE. THIS “BUY LESS, BUY BETTER” MINDSET EVOKES A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR TIMELESS, QUALITY DESIGN.

GLOBAL AVAILABILITY & WHOLESALE EXPANSION

IN ADDITION TO ITS GLOBAL FLAGSHIP STORE AT GUESTINRESIDENCE.COM, THE BRAND HAS FREESTANDING STORES IN NEW YORK CITY (21 BOND STREET, NEW YORK) AND LOS ANGELES (433 NORTH BEVERLY DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS). AROUND THE WORLD, COLLECTIONS ARE ALSO SHOWCASED IN AN EXPANDING RETAIL NETWORK OF ONLINE PLATFORMS AND TOP-TIER WHOLESALE PARTNERS, LIKE NET-A-PORTER (US), SELFRIDGES AND HARROD’S (UK), TOM GREYHOUND (KOREA), LUISAVIAROMA (ITALY) AND MERCI (FRANCE).

TAKE BACK PROGRAM

BOTH THE NEW YORK CITY AND LOS ANGELES STORES FEATURE A TAKE-BACK PROGRAM, WHICH ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO RETURN GENTLY WORN GUEST IN RESIDENCE ITEMS TO BE RECYCLED, IN EXCHANGE FOR 10% OFF THEIR NEXT PURCHASE. THE RETURNED ITEMS ARE SENT TO ITALY’S RE.VERSO, A FACILITY THAT REENGINEERS RECOVERED MATERIALS AND TRANSFORMS THEM INTO REGENERATED 100% WOOL AND 100% CASHMERE. THE CONCEPT PROMOTES A CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND REDUCES TEXTILE WASTE BY KEEPING YARNS IN USE INSTEAD OF SENDING THEM TO A LANDFILL. IN TURN, IT LOWERS IMPACT, SAVES RESOURCES AND COSTS, FOSTERS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND ENCOURAGES CUSTOMERS TO USE (AND RECYCLE) THEIR CLOTHES IN A MORE SUSTAINABLE WAY.