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3 L'Oréal’s corporate social, environmental and societal responsibility* L’ORÉAL’S CORPORATE SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL POLICIES

Certifications in Europe

equal pay practices, work-life balance, introduction of shared inclusive culture). In 2017, L’Oréal Corporate based in France and the European subsidiaries in 23 countries were awarded the GEEIS ; label and are audited regularly to measure their progress. France, the Netherlands, France (L’Oréal S.A.) the Czech Republic, Italy and Poland were among the L’Oréal

For its entities in Europe, L’Oréal has been awarded since 2010 the first European label, the Gender Equality European & International Standard (GEEIS). This label is awarded to companies meeting nine key criteria on gender equality (general policy, assessment of general policy, action plan, social dialogue, management training, gender balance,

subsidiaries that achieved re-certification in 2017.

L’ORÉAL CORPORATE AND 29 SUBSIDIARIES OBTAINED CERTIFICATION IN 2017

EDGE audit

GEEIS audit

USA, Australia, Brazil, Canada, India and Russia

Austria, Netherlands, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Romania, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Portugal, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland, L’Oréal SA Corporate, France, Italy, Spain and Belgium

For the other entities outside Europe, L’Oréal relies on the Canada, India, and Russia) which enabled countries from Asia Economic Dividend for Gender Equality (EDGE) certification and Latin America to be included for the first time. These 5 process. To obtain this certification, the audited subsidiaries subsidiaries were re-certified in 2017 ; .

must provide three sources of information on gender equality (gender statistics, policies & practices questionnaire and an employee survey). L’Oréal USA was the first subsidiary to obtain the label in 2014 and was re-certified in 2016. In 2015, five others finalised the certification process (Australia, Brazil,

In total, in 2017, 29 subsidiaries, together with L'Oréal Corporate based in France, continue to be EDGE or GEEIS certified, representing 63% of the total workforce.

; The Statutory Auditors have expressed a reasonable assurance with regard to this indicator.

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