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The majority of the Group s Maisons in France (Hennessy,
Moët Hennessy Diageo, Celine, Louis Vuitton, Guerlain,
Make Up For Ever, Parfums Christian Dior, Chaumet, Fred
and Groupe Les Echos-Le Parisien) have developed special
initiatives including purchasing services from the sheltered
employment sector, developing a platform that enables
purchasing teams to contact vocational rehabilitation
centers and sheltered workshops directly and organizing
innovative challenges and collaborations within a variety of
purchasing and sub-contracting categories.
Internationally, Bvlgari has identified collaboration oppor- tunities across the board from among the 42 social coopera- tives operating in the sheltered employment sector listed in
the LVMH directory and is considering the potential partner-
ships in facilities management, marketing communication,
manual labor and catering.
MULTIPLE PARTNERSHIPS
In 2008, LVMH cofounded the non-profit ARPEJEH (acronym for the French name, meaning supporting young disabled students through education ) and has been sitting on its
Board of Directors since 2012. This structure rallies over
80 companies to get involved in training young people living with disabilities.
Certain Maisons within the Group, such as Berluti, Christian
Dior Couture and Louis Vuitton, and numerous employees,
are involved. In 2019, 31 employees took part in a workshop giving 384 young people in the Greater Paris region an insight into a variety of professions to inform and orient their
career choices. In addition, 21 young people received support to prepare for job interviews at a workshop to help them
prepare for their professional future.
Through the Institut des Métiers d Excellence (IME), LVMH
took part in a number of job dating events and forums as
a partner of HANDIPASS, a specialist branch of the French
unemployment agency Pôle Emploi. LVMH collaborates
with Réseau Cap Emploi, an employment network that
brings together specialized recruitment agencies carrying
out a public service to prepare, support and keep disabled
people in employment, as well as SAMETH, an organization
pursuing these same objectives. The Group has joined forces
with TH Conseil, a consulting firm specialized in managing
disabilities in the workplace, in particular through the working
group Cercle des Équi tables to consider ways to improve
quality of life at work.
PROGRAMS THAT UNITE
In fall 2018, LVMH launched the third EXCELLhanCE program,
in collaboration with AGEFIPH and developed in partnership
with Pôle Emploi. Initially set up in 2014, this program enables
people with disabilities to obtain a qualification and exper- tise specifically required in the luxury industry while gaining significant experience at the Group s Maisons. It follows a work-study format of between 12 and 24 months in three professional fields sales, logistics and HR management. Candidates are selected via the Handi-Talents process, which
makes it possible to identify the aptitudes and skills of each
individual objectively through work-related role plays.
A total of 50 people have benefited from the program since it was first rolled out, and 35 of whom are still working as apprentices or have successfully moved on to employment
or training (including 24 within the Group).
*The figures published in the Universal Registration Document reflect an
estimate at end-2019. Using actual consolidated data from March 2020, the
rate was found to be 4.5%.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
The Fondation Louis Vuitton has been designed to be accessible to all people. Entrance is free of charge and priority is given to people with disabilities and those accompanying them. It is also taking action to make its work accessible by putting in place tactile maps for the visually impaired and training its guides to offer tours adapted to disabled visitors.
The Champagne Maison Mercier chose to train two members of its visitor reception team in sign language.
Bvlgari, Fendi and Loro Piana in Italy are supporting disabled people to stay in work, in particular by adapting workstations.
Guerlain in Canada inaugurated a spa accessible to all in early November.
To mark this day on December 3rd, 2019, the Group sought to raise awareness about accessibility among its Maisons by highlighting the following initiatives:
