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programs. The fourth annual fair, held in January, attracted

over 600 visitors.

The Group has been sponsoring the Montfermeil Défilé

Cultures et Création show since 2011, which shines a spotlight

on creative talent outside the fashion industry. At the end of

the 14th show, Tëena Franchi, a first-year fashion student, was presented with the LVMH CSR Young Talent Award, which also gives the winner the opportunity to carry out an intern-

ship at Christian Dior Couture. Since the program began,

several young people have joined Maisons within the Group

on long-term work-study contracts in collaboration with

the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. Through

the LIVE - L Institut des Vocations pour l Emploi, headed

by Brigitte Macron, the Group is offering a second chance

to unemployed people over 25 years old. The first center, opened in Clichy-sous-Bois, helped upskill 50 students in core areas such as writing and oral presentations, math and

general knowledge. Students also received personal skills

development training and tailored support to help them put

together a career plan.

The Maisons have also deployed initiatives to promote equal

opportunities. For example, Guerlain took on pupils from

priority education zones for an eight-week period as part of

its collaboration with the non-profit ViensVoirMonTaf, which helps middle school students get internships they would

not otherwise be able to access. For one week, under the

supervision of mentors, the school children learned about the

production facilities, the retail network and the professions

practiced in the Maisons.

SUPPORTING PEOPLE IN NEED

Many of the Group s Maisons around the world support

initiatives to help people in need. For example, Moët &

Chandon and Ruinart have partnered with local authori-

ties and a number of training bodies and charities. In 2019,

people struggling to find work were invited to take part in the Group s shared grape harvest event. Similarly, Hennessy is involved in the 100 opportunities for 100 jobs drive, which supports young people looking for work.

In Spain, Parfums Christian Dior has developed a

300,000 program supporting organizations like the Randstad Foundation and the Adecco Foundation, which

help disabled people find work, the Stanpa Foundation

through the Look Good, Feel Better program, the A LA PAR Foundation, which helps integrate people with mental

disabilities into society and the ADELA Foundation (the

Spanish national association for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

patients).

These efforts have helped 1,015 people, put together 476 social and occupational pathways and facilitated the integration of 464 people into work.

In Japan, Parfums Christian Dior has set up a partnership with

the specialist agency Startline and recruited a team of seven

people with mental disabilities to tend to the plants in the

Ibuki greenhouse.

The Group also supports the professional integration of

artisans who have sought refuge in France by working in

particular with the charity La Fabrique NOMADE, which gives

talented refugees the opportunity to use their skills in France,

adapt to a new economic and cultural context, and build up

a network. Throughout the various LVMH business groups,

a number of initiatives have been put in place to integrate

migrants and refugees and provide healthcare to their chil-

dren, for example through the HOPE project, supported by

Christian Dior Couture or others set up by Fendi, Tanneries

Roux, Make Up For Ever and Parfums Christian Dior.