The designer's mission has been to reduce the damage and waste created by her products, and encourage others in the industry (including those also owned by Kering, which includes Stella McCartney on its roster of brands) to do the same. "I don’t support [the use of leather and exotic animal fabrics], but [Kering] supports me and my beliefs, and I’m a firm believer in infiltrating from within," she said at the parent company's annual talk at the Center for Sustainable Fashion at London College of Fashion last year, according to Forbes . Let's see if any of the luxury conglomerate's other brands get the hint.