HERMÈS - 2018 Registration document

Corporate social responsibility

planet: raw materials

In our productionmodels, we always try tomaximise the use of materials. For example, that is the case with certain silk accessories for men and women, produced from wide swathes of silk to reduce the amount of silk waste and limit the energy and water required throughout the process. In the same way, the lengthening of printing tables at Ateliers AS enabled substantial savings in dye and silk (offcuts). In addition to these major areas coordinated by the division, each site also suggests initiatives for the responsible use of its materials and consumables. The fixing and rinsing workshop has equipped its washing machines with an automatic dosage system. In addition to reducing the teams’ exposure, this system helps to optimise the consumption of soap and related products. For its packaging, the HTH logistics centre uses only boxes derived from recycling facilities that are then reused or recycled by our PAPREC service provider. Porcelain Each “blank” or piece of porcelain before decoration has been applied and fired, is different. A process has gradually been implemented via which the blanks are positioned based on their own characteristics, so that they receive the decoration that is best adapted to them. Using this method to position the blanks has enabled us to prevent a significant number of pieces from being rejected each year. Cristallerie Thanks to the technology adopted for the new gasmelting furnace, which came into operation in the last quarter of 2016, more cullet can be recy- cled compared with the previous facility, thereby reducing the consump- tion of rawmaterials, the waste transportation flows and also the energy required for operation of this furnace. Waste reduction is a major economic and ecological challenge for the Cristallerie, which monitors this very closely in its operations. Cullet recy- clingwas kept at 65% in 2018 (comparedwith 2017) despite the difficul- Silk marbling by Kyoto Marble craftsmen SilkisoneofHermès’specialitymaterials,anditssilkscarvesareworld renowned. Hermès thus constantly strives to find new techniques worldwide to sublimate this noble material. Over a period of ten years, Hermès has tracked down a traditional silk marbling technique all the way to Japan from cloth samples kept in a library of textile techniques in Lyon. In Kyoto, it found theNose family, whose small business called Kyoto Marble still masters this process based on rolls of solid starch which are through-coloured then compressed. This gives fine, glowing

ties encountered in using the newgasmelting furnace. This recycling rate is an area for work and improvement in the coming months. Petit h (see section 1.4.7.7) and internal reuse of materials In addition, petit h’s and the artistic department efforts have made it possible to create exceptional products and temporary collections from unused materials from the House’s various métiers (leather, silk, porce- lain, textiles, etc.). Petit h offers a unique creation process by providing creators and craftsmen and women, working together in the same workshop with materials and objects discarded by the production workshops of the Hermès Group and its brands. These materials are offered a new life. Drawing inspirationfrompetith,the métiers departments(leathergoods, fashionaccessories) have also designedproducts that canbemadewith the aim of improving the utilisation rate of available leathers, reducing waste and reusing offcuts of materials from production. Collections of accessories have been on offer for several seasons to stores around the world, made from stocks of discarded materials or offcuts. In 2018, several thousand products were made in this way. The sustainability of Hermès products has been at the heart of its success since 1837. Our objects are created and manufactured to last and often to be passed on from generation to generation. The use of the finest natural materials and artisanal craftsmanship also make it possible to repair them. A luxury product is one that can be repaired. This durability is an important point in the assessment of the ecological impact of our manufacturing at every stage, from design to production. By its nature, a Hermès object is made to be passed on. Hermès after-sales servicemobilises in-house workshops in our main distribution markets in France. Outside France, leather craftsmen from France supervise local teams to ensure quality and fidelity to the House’s manufacturing methods.

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motifs, each of which is unique. After three years of collaboration between Hermès and the family business, some 200 silk scarves have been produced, breathing new life into a craft that we thought had been lost.

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