HERMÈS - 2018 Registration document

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Corporate social responsibility

planet: environment

At the Tanneries du Puy, in order to reduce odours, pilot tests began in 2018 to verify the new sludge treatment system. The final investments and construction will be completed in 2019. In both cases, the search for the causes and the compensatory mea- sures planned were communicated to the French State, the municipal government and the DREAL, and to local residents as well. Lastly, when required by the regulations, the tanneries may carry out noise measurements at property boundaries. The latest measurements did not bring to light any excessive noise. Silk Actions to reduce noise and olfactory emissions are quite specific to the activities and environment of the sites. The topic of noise was the main theme of the year for the ITH site. During a week dedicated to the subject, employees were invited to report all noise that could be a nuisance on the site and its periphery. The week resulted in many improvements, some of which have considerable impact: firstly, all of theblowguns on the sitewere replacedwithblowguns with noiseless nozzles. The blowguns are calibrated for maximum flow at the lowest setting. This change was implemented in June 2018 and resulted in noise reduction of 14dB or 15% for the operations affected. Several pieces of production equipment (iron press motors at SNC, fans for the engraving line at Gandit) were also converted to reduce ambient noise (August 2018). Finally, several smaller actions were performed by the teams, such as the placing of foam on picking carts, lowering the volume of the reversing alarm on trucks, adjusting the door closers and modifying the compressed air system for the packing machine. At SIEGL, the air conditioner for the Inkjet workshop was insulated to reduce noise emissions for local residents Similarly, at the ATBC site, obsolete compressors were replaced and sound filters were added to the compressors already in place to mini- mise our noise footprint. Cristallerie An environmental monitoring programme around the production unit was set up jointly with local authorities and put in place in 2018. The results obtained during these measurement campaigns reflect those observed at the various water and atmospheric emission points and thus under- scored the compliance of the production unit’s activity with respect to its direct environment. Beyrand At Beyrand, during the renovation of our air treatment plants, the relo- cation of one of our extractions led to an increase in noise pollution. The installation of a soundproofing chamber solved the problem. Perfumes The noise and olfactory pollution of the activity on the Vaudreuil site is very limited. Noise measurements are regularly carried out at the pro- perty boundaries.

AnagreementwassignedinNovember2018betweentheFrenchLeague for Bird Protection (LPO) and the production unit at l’Allan, with a view to establishing structures to accommodate and protect local bird species. The Aix-les-Bains leather goods site provides its employees with part of its available green spaces for vegetable gardens. Lastly, several leather goods sites have planted fruit trees, favouring tra- ditional and local varieties, and have planted green spaces as beautiful flower meadows. Five of them also have beehives. Silk The division lends maximum protection to existing biodiversity in and around its production facilities. At the ITH site, for example, the surroun- ding flora and fauna are left untouched, with very little human involve- ment. Moreover, it is not uncommon to find moorhens, mallard ducks, herons, coypus and frogs. Amphibians also thrive in the ATBC site’s fire extinction pool. Hermès Maison At CATE, the 2018 Sustainable Development Week was yet another opportunity to raise the teams’ awareness of the site’s biodiversity. The activities offered enabled participants to observe the CATE flora and fauna, in particular around the site’s pond. Some of the employees participated in a discovery workshop focusing on local plant varieties. The teams benefited from these interactive sessions to develop their knowledge of the biodiversity found at and around the production unit. Year after year, the flower meadows and insect hotel continue to bring new pollinating insects to the site and to offer shelter for secondary fauna. No plant protection products are used in maintaining the green space, andmost plots aremaintained using mulching techniques, which protect soil from drought and serve as a natural fertiliser. Noise and olfactory emissions A large amount of equipment is replaced each year to improve systems used for the treatment of wastedischarged intowater and into theatmos- phere in order to meet all applicable regulations. Similarly, noise mea- surements are regularly taken around a small number of sites that may be affected to check that they comply with the standards applicable to them. Tanneries In connectionwith the current productionactivities, aswell as any one-off operations (such as maintenance or civil engineering operations), the sites seek to avoid and/or reduce noise and olfactory pollution as much as possible. Major investments and construction continued in 2018 to improve the odour capturing and treatment system. The installation, which has been in operation since July 2018, has eliminated the malfu- nctions that caused the odours.

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