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K E Y DAT E S O F T H E LV M H E N V I R O N M E N TA L P O L I C Y
1992 LVMH set up a pioneering body, the Environment Department. The same year, Hennessy launched the first analysis of a product s lifecycle.
2006 In Cergy-Pontoise, northwest of Paris, Louis Vuitton inaugurated Eole, the first warehouse in France built in accordance with the High Environmental Quality (HQE®) approach.
19 95 The Perfumes & Cosmetics Maisons set up an ethno- botany department to protect species of plants used in cosmetics.
19 98 Hennessy was the first Maison in the Group, and the first wine and spirits producer in the world, to obtain ISO 14001 environmental certification. LVMH also deployed Cascade, a tool to assess the environmental footprint of the Maisons and prioritize action.
2001 LVMH blazed a trail in the luxury goods industry by producing the first ever environmental report. Bernard Arnault went one step further by signing an Environmental Charter on behalf of all Group employees, underpinning the Group s ecological goals.
2002 While the French environment and energy management agency (Ademe) was still reviewing carbon accounting, which measures CO2 emissions, most of the LVMH Maisons had already begun trialing the new process.
2003 LVMH joined the Global Compact, a United Nations initiative that aims to encourage companies to adopt a socially responsible attitude.
2004 Two tools were developed to help the Group s Maisons ecodesign outstanding products: an environmental trend handbook , and an online materials library that lists environmentally-friendly components and materials.
2005 At the Aichi World Expo in Japan, Louis Vuitton demonstrated it environmental commitment and its drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating a house built entirely of salt, a natural and high-quality material. After the event, the temporary structure was dissolved and the salt was thrown into the sea.
