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ENCOURAGING REUSE WITH DEDICATED RECYCLING STREAMS

With environmental management systems now widely

implemented at LVMH s stores and sites, the Group is able to

constantly improve the way it manages waste to both limit

production and increase recovery or recycling. In 2019, the

Group generated 95,000 metric tons less waste and reached

a recovery/recycling rate of 91%.

Berluti signed a framework agreement with Paprec to improve

the way waste is sorted and recycled at its headquarters,

stores and workshops in France. In 2019, Louis Vuitton pledged

to optimize the end-of-life of sets and props used in its global

events (runway shows and temporary exhibitions).

Its Environment, Events and Indirect Purchasing depart-

ments worked in close collaboration to fulfill this promise and found solutions for 96% of items: 58% were reused, 5% were donated and 33% were recycled. In September 2019, Hennessy s partner REVICO, a wastewater treatment

and recycling site, obtained ISO 14001v2015 certification. Throughout the year, other Maisons like Berluti, Fendi, Loewe

and Bvlgari cut their waste at source by deciding to make

their facilities plastic-free.

The Maisons are working towards a circular economy model

by encouraging selective waste collection and specific recy- cling streams. The Environmental Center for Eco-friendly

Packaging Breakdown and Recycling (CEDRE) is a crucial partner in helping them achieve this.

Obsolete products and waste are collected from the Maisons,

sorted or taken apart, and given a second life. For example,

glass from perfume bottles is recycled, and the ethanol is

reused to manufacture household cleaning products. Fabrics

are unraveled to make thread or wadding for building insula-

tion, or reused to decorate runways.

The Group s Maisons are developing new recycling solutions so they can reuse materials and finished products, while also protecting themselves against the dangers of counterfeiting and parallel markets.

TA K I N G A C T I O N O N R E C Y C L I N G

Ten years of partnership with CEDRE

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of their partnership, CEDRE and

LVMH produced a film that takes a look back at the origins of their

collaboration and showcases CEDRE s expertise in recovering and

recycling the Group s products. This video which can be watched

here allowed CEDRE to promote its services to LVMH suppliers

and co-contractors (markets for secondary raw materials), and is a

source of pride for its employees.