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Samsonite Marks 110th Anniversary With Commitment To A Sustainable Future


BOSTON, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on its heritage of innovation, quality and durability, Samsonite marks its 110th anniversary with the launch of "Our Responsible Journey," a global strategy and commitment to lead the industry in sustainability. Since it was founded in Denver, Colorado, in 1910, Samsonite has established itself as the world's best known and largest lifestyle bag and travel luggage company. Underscoring this leadership, "Our Responsible Journey" focuses on Samsonite's legacy of designing products that last; its commitment to reducing its impact on the planet; and how it engages its people, partners and communities in this progress.

Renowned for driving many industry firsts throughout its history, Samsonite will strengthen its efforts to make sustainability a key focus of its future innovation. This includes commitments by Samsonite's brands, including Samsonite®, Tumi®, American Tourister®, and Gregory®, to:

"Throughout Samsonite's 110-year history, our values of respecting our people, the planet and our impact on the world have endured. How we treat each other and how we care for the world we live in are guiding values that, together with our heritage of industry leadership, make it a natural step for Samsonite to take the lead on sustainability," said Kyle Gendreau, Samsonite International CEO. "While we've been focused on sustainability for several years, 'Our Responsible Journey' is how we will accelerate the implementation of sustainable business practices globally to meet our goals. This strategy will touch every aspect of our business to help us further our long-standing leadership in the industry."

Since 2018, Samsonite has launched more than 50 collections worldwide that include a sustainable material such as recycled PET, recycled nylon, post-industrial recycled polypropylene, wood waste and cork. And its Recyclextm fabric is made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled PET bottles, which have already diverted an estimated 52 million 500ml PET bottles from landfills.

"Our Responsible Journey" focuses on four areas most material to the business:

The global travel industry never stands still and throughout its 110-year lifespan, Samsonite has been resolutely focused on innovation, design, and has been an industry leader in the use of new materials.   The company is pioneering new solutions for the decades to come helping travelers' journey further, with ever lighter, stronger and more sustainable products.

About Samsonite
Samsonite International S.A. ("Samsonite" or the "Company", together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "the Group"), is the world's best-known and largest lifestyle bag and travel luggage company, with a heritage dating back 110 years. The Group is principally engaged in the design, manufacture, sourcing and distribution of luggage, business and computer bags, outdoor and casual bags, travel accessories and slim protective cases for personal electronic devices throughout the world, primarily under the Samsonite®, Tumi®, American Tourister®, Speck®, Gregory®, High Sierra®, Kamiliant®, eBags®, Lipault® and Hartmann® brand names as well as other owned and licensed brand names. The Company's ordinary shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("SEHK").

SOURCE Samsonite


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