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Although health and safety is covered by a comprehensive
investment program, as well as a number of certifications and training courses, LVMH Maisons are each responsible for
rolling out the initiatives intended to improve working condi-
tions as much as possible. The total amount of spending and
investment in health and safety equaled 38.4 million in 2019.
ESSENTIAL FOR EVERYONE
Safety concerns are paramount in all business segments,
but tailored responses are required for each situation. The
Group raised awareness among its Maisons regarding the
importance of employee health and safety. In June 2019,
the majority of them took part in the 16th Quality of Life in
the Workplace Week, the theme of which was Did you say performance(s)? .
INCREASING CERTIFICATION
The Maisons are committed to improving health and safety
conditions for their employees, especially by earning OHSAS
18001 and ISO 45001 certification (see p. 74), in order to reduce risk and create safer working conditions.
WORKING CONDITIONS FOR MODELS
In 2017, LVMH drew up the Charter on Working Relations
with Fashion Models and their Well-Being, spearheaded
by Antoine Arnault in consultation with Kering and other
industry professionals. Among the measures set out in the
charter, the two luxury groups committed to ensuring their
Maisons exclude US size 2 models from their castings and only work with models whose agencies provide access to
a psychologist or therapist and, more generally, treat them
with respect and professionalism. In 2018, Elle and Version
Femina magazines also signed up to the charter.
Building on these efforts, the Group also launched the website
wecareformodels.com in February 2018, which details the
Group s commitments on working conditions, well-being
and underage models and provides models with advice from
experts (including nutritionists, psychologists and coaches).
On July 11th, 2019, a meeting held to review the impact of
the Fashion Charter acknowledged its exceptionally positive
outcome.
I M P R O V I N G H E A LT H A N D S A F E T Y AT W O R K
49,095 people throughout the world received health and safety training, up 2.6% from 2018
129.1 m invested in 2019 to improve workplace conditions, including 38.4 million invested in health and safety
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK IN 2019
LVMH IS COMMITTED TO GUARANTEEING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL ITS
EMPLOYEES, ENSURING THAT ALL ITS OPERATIONS COMPLY WITH THE LAWS AND
REGULATIONS IN FORCE IN THE COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT OPERATES. THE GROUP
INVESTS TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS BY TAKING INTO
ACCOUNT THE SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS OF EACH PROFESSION.