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Make sustainable construction widespread For several decades, LVMH has acted to build and renovate its buildings with respect for the envi- ronment. The Group s objective today is to roll this policy out groupwide in order to have sites in compliance with the major international stand- ards, such as BBC® (Energy-Efficient Building), HQE® (High Environmental Quality), BREEAM®

(Building Research Establishment s Environmental Assessment Method) or LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). By relying on these standards, LVMH ensures that all environ- mental parameters are taken into consideration at every step of its real estate projects, from the con- struction site to the quality of the architecture, the use of natural materials, the search for the great- est energy performance possible or waste man- agement and the maintenance of the premises. This policy is relayed by the Houses: for example, in 2018, Louis Vuitton decided to incorporate envi- ronmental criteria into the renovation of the show- rooms at its Paris headquarters and in the design of all its workshop projects. This increase in sus- tainable construction allows the Group to expand its list of eco-friendly sites every year. Several are remarkable for their pioneering or particularly green character. This is the case of the Guerlain plants in Chartres and those of Hennessy at Pont Neuf, both of which are HQE® certified; it is also true for the Bvlgari factory in Valenza, LEED® cer- tified at the Gold level; for Eole, the Louis Vuitton warehouse in Cergy-Pontoise, which has earned LEED® EBOM certification, also at the Gold level; and also, for two new European corporate offices of Sephora, certified HQE® at the level of Excellent. In 2018, the list of LVMH sites built or renovated in an exemplary way grew even longer. The extension of the Moët-Hennessy cellars and fermenting room at Montaigu earned HQE® cer- tification as a result. And the new boutique of Parfums Christian Dior on the Champs-Élysées in Paris was certified LEED® at the Silver level. The House continues to forge ahead. In 2018, it com- pleted an LCA on its point of sale at Le Printemps Haussmann, with the goal of using the results

obtained to support its teams in moving toward a systematic approach of eco-design for the boutiques.

The sustainable construction process of LVMH includes growing attention to the interior decor of the sites. As part of the renovation of its Sèvres boutique, scheduled in 2019, Guerlain for example planned the installation of furnishings manufac- tured from recycled materials. The new display furniture for Benefit products at Sephora is also made from recycled materials. Eco-designed according to the ReNew system, it is lighter and more modular, which means that it can be trans- ported, installed and changed in an eco-friendlier manner. The management of the end of life of furniture items is also optimized, as each element can be dismantled to facilitate reuse. Integration of the buildings within their natural environment is another major challenge for the Houses. Extremely vigilant in this area, they create flowery fallow land and green spaces managed sustaina- bly, reforest and protect certain areas, install bee hives and establish eco-pastures. An illustration of this policy is the fact that, since 2018, between May and October, sheep graze around the Moët- Hennessy storage site in Recy. This prevents pol- lution and the noise that mechanical garden tools could generate. The herd also offers a bucolic appearance to the location that is appreciated by the employees.

Promote the eco-design of the boutiques The strong commitment shown by the Houses allowed LVMH to reach one of the initial objectives of LIFE 2020 ahead of schedule the 15% improve- ment in the average energy efficiency of the exist- ing boutiques. Antonio Belloni, Group General Manager, thus announced the Group is doubling the target rate to 30%. This rapid progress is par- ticularly driven by LVMH LIFE in Stores, a new pro- gram intended to support the teams. Launched in 2016 as an extension of LVMH Lighting, it is designed to encourage the inclusion of the envi- ronmental challenges upstream of projects for bou- tiques, starting at the design phase. It is based on internal guidelines, developed on the basis of the best known global standards, including LEED®, HQE® and the WELL Building Standard®. The pur- pose of LVMH LIFE in Stores is to inform, educate and train key audiences about the environmental excellence of the sales floor areas. Since its roll- out, the program has given birth to a guide, a