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LVMH partners with Bertrand Piccard s Solar Impulse Foundation
The two partners decided to work together to step up the pace of the energy transition. In practice, LVMH agreed to share the technology it uses throughout the Group with the
Solar Impulse Foundation so it may be certified. In turn, the
foundation will assist LVMH and its Maisons to identify new
solutions to control their carbon emissions and develop clean
energy. The initial contact led in particular to improvements in
energy consumption monitoring.
Groundbreaking use of carbon accounting
Before LVMH developed carbon accounting, it measured its greenhouse gas emissions in order to minimize them. Between 2002 and 2019, LVMH carried out a carbon accounting
assessment on its main Maisons and integrated the approach
into the management of their separate environmental policies.
For example in 2019, LVMH Fragrance Brands conducted its own
carbon accounting assessment for 2018, taking better account
of upstream and downstream transportation. The volume of
emissions was estimated at 80,550 metric tons of CO 2 , 58% of
which was due to transportation.
CHRISTELLE CAPDUPUY, GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AT LOUIS VUITTON
At the end of 2018, Louis Vuitton conducted its carbon accounting review for year just ended (the previous review was carried out in 2015) across its entire value chain throughout the world. CO2 emissions totaled 1.2 million metric tons, primarily due to purchases of raw materials and services, transportation of goods and energy consumption. As a result, we put in place a responsible sourcing policy, bolstered our green supply chain, which was already ISO 14001 certified,
ramped up the process to replace standard lighting with LED lighting in our stores and increased the use of renewable energy in our workshops and logistics centers with the help of the LVMH carbon fund.