
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.
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.