HERMES_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

RAW MATERIALS

2012

2013 1

2014

2015

2016 2

2017

In tonnes

Non-hazardous waste

781 159 140

1,876 1,022 1,070

2,247 1,230

2,113 2,065 1,285

4,044 3,129 2,919

3,509 5,229 2,954

Hazardous waste

including recycled waste including reused waste

957 225

85

267

161

209

148

(1) The reporting scope has included the tannerie d’Annonay since 2013 (acquired in December 2012). (2) The reporting scope includes Les Tanneries du Puy, bought in November 2015.

2

Textiles The division is working with a number of different service providers to recycle a portion of the textile waste and offcuts from production. 28% of our waste is sorted, recycled and 71% converted to energy.

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

In tonnes

OIWwaste 1 HIWwaste 3

448 546

457 696

507 973

536 643

505 639

531 755

Since 2015, non-hazardous non-textile waste has been processed by a single service provider who systematically promotes recycling and reuse. Our hazardous waste, mainly composed of recovered dyes (86%), is always used in energy recovery. The sector is constantly looking for the best waste recovery solutions and participates in the think tanks initiated by Techtera - the competitiveness cluster for textiles and soft materials in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Crystal The production of crystal, which uses mainly silica (sand) as its raw material, is an artisanal activity that involves creating objects (glasses, carafes, and so on) out of molten paste. These operations involving melting and shaping crystal inevitably generate crystal waste that is called “cullet”. The new gas melting furnace technology resulted in 65% of cullet being recycled in 2017 vs. 55% in 2016, which is a significant improvement. Waste reduction , that is the recycling of cullet, is a major economic and technical issue for Cristallerie. It is monitored operationally with the greatest care and is a major work item, to be improved in the coming months.

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

In tonnes

OIW waste (T) 1

92

92

81

80.5

135.3 1,128 953.4

96.2 849

SIW 2 + OIW waste (T) 3

1,032

1,180

1,586

1,163 651.7

Of which Recycled and Re-used (T)

807

860

947

713.7

The increase in the amount of OIW 1 in 2017 (compared to 2015) is entirely due to the scrapping of certain storage items made of wood and pallets in the shipping store. Measures to manage OIW implemented since 2015 enabled almost all this waste to be recycled. The volume of HIW 3 /SIW 2 (special industrial waste) has been decreasing regularly since 2015, reflecting in particular, the efforts in cullet recycling. Leather Goods All leather offcuts from manufacturing facilities are resold to special processors and recycled, to then become new raw material for other types of products.

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

In tonnes

OIW waste 1 HIW waste 3

670

584

496

433

588

577

49

69

72

80

65

60

Level of activity

126

138

147

162

175

192

1. OIW: Ordinary Industrial Waste. 2. SIW: Special Industrial Waste. 3. HIW: Hazardous Industrial Waste.

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