Burberry to Stop Burning Unsold Goods, Removes Real Fur From Collections

Burberry to Stop Burning Unsold Goods, Removes Real Fur From Collections
Shoppers walk past a Burberry store in central London, on Nov. 3, 2017. Reuters/Toby Melville
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LONDON—Britain’s Burberry will no longer burn millions of pounds worth of unsold luxury goods or use real fur in its collections following a furor over it environmental record.

It admitted in July to destroying 28.6 million pounds ($37 million) of unwanted items in a single year to prevent them being sold at below market prices and devaluing the brand.