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

A Group supporting Human Rights L’Oréal, signatory of the United Nations Global Compact L’Oréal has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact since 2003 and is committed to respecting and promoting Human Rights. This includes, in particular, the Fundamental Conventions of the International Labour Organization even though these conventions have not all been ratified by all the countries where L’Oréal is present. This commitment is supported at the highest level of the Company by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer who renews L’Oréal’s commitment to the United Nations Global Compact every year. In 2014, L’Oréal signed the Women's Empowerment Principles , a UN Women and UN Global Compact initiative then, in 2015, L’Oréal joined the UN Global Compact LEAD Group that brings together the companies most committed to sustainability. Lastly, L’Oréal supports and contributes to the Sustainable Development goals of the United Nations. Commitment of all employees to respect for Human Rights The Senior Vice-President and Chief Ethics Officer is in s charge of overseeing the respect of Human Rights in the Group. This mission has been entrusted to him by L’Oréal’s

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to whom he reports regularly. He informs the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee; The Human Rights Steering Committee, chaired by the s Senior Vice-President and Chief Ethics Officer, and comprising representatives of different activities, functions and geographical zones is in the process of being formed; Country Managers are in charge of implementing the s Human Rights policy in their country. The Group’s Senior Vice-President and Chief Ethics Officer meets systematically with each new Country Manager and Country Human Resources Director in order to raise their awareness on Human Rights issues; The Human Resources teams are responsible for s employees' respect for Human Rights; The Purchasing teams are responsible for respect for s Human Rights at the sites of suppliers and subcontractors; Employees may contact their management, their Human s Resources Director, their Legal Director, their Purchasing Director, their Ethics Correspondent and, ultimately, the Senior Vice-President and Chief Ethics Officer if they have any questions about compliance with this commitment.

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L’Oréal’s Code of Ethics and other policies supporting Human Rights

Main commitments with regard to employees (health, hygiene, safety and security, diversity, sexual and moral harassment, privacy). The Group’s commitments to the abolition of child labour and forced labour, the selection of suppliers and the contribution to the community. L’Oréal’s commitments to respecting and promoting Human Rights, with reference in particular to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

The L’Oréal Spirit

Code of Ethics

L’Oréal's commitments to its stakeholders, particularly its consumers and civil society, and which describes the way in which these commitments are fulfilled in practice.

Human Rights Policy

A practical guide intended to specify the Group’s standards and to help employees handle situations that they could encounter in the performance of their duties in relationships with suppliers.

“The Way We Buy”

Suppliers and subcontractors are asked to comply with the ethical commitment letter that refers to compliance with the Fundamental Conventions of the International Labour Organization as well as local laws.

Ethical Commitment Letter

“Suppliers/Subcontractors and Child Labour”

Description of the main commitments concerning child labour by suppliers/subcontractors.

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