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G O V E R N A N C E O F T H E LV M H G R O U P E N V I R O N M E N TA L P O L I C Y
A UNIFYING STRUCTURE
The Group Environmental Development Department is structured to unify without standardizing the environmental
policies put in place by the Maisons, whose challenges differ
depending on the business group (Wines & Spirits, Fashion &
Leather Goods, Perfumes & Cosmetics, Watches & Jewelry, Selective Retailing and Other Activities). The Department is charged with formulating the Group s environmental strat-
egy, setting the frame of action (LIFE program), overseeing
the implementation of commitments, managing global envi-
ronmental reporting and coordinating Group-wide initiatives.
The Group Environmental Development Department acts as an intermediary between the Executive Committee and
the Maison s senior management. It also seeks to enhance
collaboration with other departments throughout the Group
on environmental issues.
The Group Environmental Development Department is made up of a dozen specialists who harness their expertise to support
the Maisons by developing foresight tools, impact measures
and stakeholder dialogue as well as providing tailored support.
It is backed up by a network of environment managers, who
are responsible for promoting, relaying and implementing
the LIFE program within their Maison. The network includes
around 60 people from a variety of backgrounds who all
have in common their considerable environmental expertise.
The Environmental Development Department meets in an Environment Committee three times a year.
The Group s executive management team coordinates the
action of the Environment, Audit, Internal Control, Operations, Purchasing, Social Development, Ethics & Compliance and Financial Communication Departments, which work together to raise awareness and drive progress within the Maisons,
especially in risk management and supplier relations regard-
ing the environment, social matters and integrity.
Within the Board of Directors, the Ethics and Sustainable Development Committee structures the approach to ethics and social, societal and environmental responsibility. In
particular, it analyzed the Group s non-financial risk map drawn up in 2018.
MAISONS STEP UP
The Maisons have incorporated the LIFE objectives into their road maps. Over recent years, they have put in place or
bolstered their own environment or sustainable development
departments. A number of Maisons have also set up bodies to specifically discuss environmental policy. For example, Guerlain established its Bee Committee, bringing together
Group employees and third party experts, to oversee and
challenge the initiatives implemented by the Maison as part
of its journey as a responsible luxury brand.
Certain Maisons have put in place a structure specifically designed to champion their environmental policy through-
out the world. This is the case at Louis Vuitton, which has
approximately 100 correspondents, often structured into
local Green Teams representing the key positions for envi-
ronmental performance, to relay its action at all sites and in
everything it does. In countries such as Japan, China, Italy and Switzerland, Louis Vuitton has also appointed CSR
ambassadors and in-store correspondents, known as Green
Advisors. This structure, among other things, earned Louis Vuitton the Butterfly Mark, awarded by Positive Luxury in 2018 for excellence in innovation, social and environmental responsibility, governance, and philanthropy. In order to
act more effectively, the Maisons often seek to gain insight
by setting up specific steering or working groups on issues