HERMÈS - 2018 Registration document

Corporate social responsibility

communities: suppliers & partners

Through internal awareness-raising campaigns and using socially sup- ported organisations, Saint-Louis exceeds its requirement to employ disabled workers with a rate of 9.41% in 2018. Silk The various entities of the silk industry collaborate with socially sup- ported organisations for various types of operations: s s purchases from sheltered work establishments (ESATs) for mechani- cal, carpentry and packaging items, cleaning services and mainte- nance of green spaces (ATBC). Purchases from the Artisanerie ESAT for small cleaning supplies (rubbish bags, brooms, etc.); s s uniform cleaning service (AEI and AS); s s partnership established for more than 10 years for the maintenance of all green spaces around and outside SIEGL; s s pastry caterer (SIEGL and ITH); s s sample assembly (HTH Bucol, Créations Métaphores), partnership for over 10 years; s s recycling of printing frames (Gandit). Hermès Maison At Beyrand, we conduct awareness-raising actions every year during the European week for the employment of people with disabilities. We work with an ESAT for catering services. 2.6.2.1 Policy The Group policy on supplier guidance and support is based on four fundamentals axes: s s Ensure long-term relationships with suppliers by preserving key skills, securing supplies and services, and establishing balanced and sus- tainable relationships. s s Seek the best quality and enrich Hermès’ creation with concrete pro- positions resulting from our partners’ innovation. s s Guarantee ethics throughout our supply chains (including labour rights). s s Contribute to the economic performance of the House by controlling costs, as a whole, and by providing value to customers. Operationally, each métier is responsible for the management of its suppliers and subcontractors. The métier-based approach guarantees proximity, understanding of issues and pragmatism of its mechanisms, while complying with the House’s rules. The Group coordinates and monitors the policies, tools and achieve- ments with respect to two departments: direct and indirect purchasing. The current purchasing policy was formally issued in May 2013. It is regularly updated and shared with all employees via the intranet. 2.6.2 CHALLENGE: SUPPORTING SUPPLIERS Accompanying and supporting, métier by métier, suppliers while exerci- sing our duty of care (responsible sourcing).

Within the Maroquinerie de Fitilieu , an approach was also implemented to integrate people with disabilities in the Leather Goods craftsman métier. This began with the class of January 2018, followed by that of August 2018, when two and then three people respectively were accom- modated by way of the “Recognition of the Status of Disabled Worker” (RQTH) system. The main principles governing this approach are based on: s s respect for others: “Diversity, a key factor in success, requires a res- pectful ear”; s s specific and individualised support; s s maintaining the high standards expected, “see the skill of the disabled worker”. Each situation is naturally subject to a unique approach to provide the assistance necessary for successful training. Tanneries The Tanneries du Puy, Montereau and Vivoin, use their partnerships with sheltered work establishments (ESATs) to undertake maintenance of green spaces. Until 2017, the Montereau site hired two people from the same ESAT to perform in-house production operations. One of those people was taken on by the tannery at the beginning of the year. The Tannerie d’Annonay also works with an ESAT on an occasional basis for commercial brochure packaging and leather sampling assignments. The Compagnie des Cuirs Précieux continued the partnership it entered into in 2017 for catering and meal tray services at seminars and meetings in their head office in 2018. Perfumes Several actions were undertaken by CNP with respect to the Group’s policy for the disabled: s s provision of the Handeco platform with awareness-raising and com- munication initiatives targeting all employees; s s systematic consulting with a local ESAT (ADAPEI 27) for 100%manual packaging/packaging removal work; s s work entrusted to the Val deReuil ESAT in2018: Travel kits, Fragrance stone kits, 2 ml kits, Discovery kits and soap packaging removal; s s services such as breakfast and meal trays provided in Pantin. Cristallerie The maintenance of landscaped areas has been entrusted to the asso- ciation APAEIIE Ingwiller for several years. A partnership was concluded with the Goetzenbrück branch of this ESAT to manage the secondment of an employee from the sheltered sector to the Cristallerie’s shipping department. Within this partnership, a ser- vice was also set up for storage and the preparation of finished product packaging. As part of Disability Week and the “1 jour, 1 métier ®” (1 day, 1 métier ) project, a disabled employee was hosted to discover one of the produc- tion unit’s métiers.

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