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business activities may directly or indirectly have
on society in order to prevent or mitigate them.
Staying true to its values, LVMH has signed up
to a number of major national and international
initiatives. In 2003, the LVMH Group showed its
support for universal values by signing up to the
United Nations Global Compact, demonstrating
its commitment to corporate social respon-
sibility. The Group has also pledged to align its
operations and strategy with the 10 principles in
the areas of human rights, labor, environment and
anti-corruption.
Furthermore, LVMH supports the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, the guidelines of
the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD), the Fundamental
Conventions of the International Labor
Organisation, the United Nations Women s
Empowerment Principles, the United Nations
Standards of Conduct for Business on tackling
discrimination against LGBTI people and the
French Diversity Charter. The Group s social
responsibility strategy also contributes to
achieving the United Nations 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
THE FOUR PILLARS OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Conscious of the challenges facing people and
society (see p. 76), LVMH and its Maisons have
crafted a social responsibility policy that brings
their values to life and reflects their strong belief that it is people who make the difference.
Group-wide priorities shared by all the Maisons
provide a general framework for action while leav-
ing them free to identify other priorities specific to their business and individual situation, and to
adapt their own action plans.
These four priorities are as follows:
- Respecting the uniqueness of our employees
- Passing on and developing savoir-faire
- Supporting our employees by improving their
safety and well-being
- Empowering local communities
In addition, the Maisons respond to their customers
desire for meaningful engagement through their
heritage and social responsibility initiatives.
