Organizational Strategy - Sustainable Development - L'Oréal

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5 L’oréaL - GrI DaTa SHEETS 2011 In pursuit of the same accessibility objective, L’oréal promotes ever more local production which provides consumers with access to a product at the best possible price. Today, the group has 41 factories, 35 of which are certified - ISo 9001 (version 2000) or FDa (quality certification), oHSaS 18000 or VPP (safety), or even ISo 14000 (environment) - producing 86% of units sold. With this industrial policy, L’oréal products meet the same quality standards throughout the logistics chain, wherever they are produced in the world. > For more details, see the file “Products accessible to the vast majority of people” on pages 8 and 9 of the 2011 Sustainable Development report. THe GLObaL “sOLIDaRITY sOURCING” PROGRaMMe In mid-2010 the group created a global solidarity purchasing programme: “Solidarity Sourcing”. Its purpose is to assist people from economically vulnerable communities to find long-term access to work and income. This initiative gives them the opportunity to reintegrate socially. With “Solidarity Sourcing”, L’oréal fundamentally transforms its purchasing process by opening it up to new categories of supplier to build sustainable, fair-trade commercial partnerships with them, creating economic and societal value. It is intended to develop the programme in all countries where the group has locations. > For more details, see the article “Solidarity Sourcing” on pages 40 and 41 of the 2011 Sustainable Development report. THe bODY sHOP “COMMUNITY FaIR TRaDe” PROGRaMMe Several initiatives had already been developed by the group, in particular the Body Shop’s “Community Fair Trade” programme. With its fair trade programme, The Body Shop purchases from 25 suppliers spread across 21 countries to obtain quality ingredients with proven traceability. This programme directly benefits more than 300,000 people in marginalised communities throughout the world. Since its acquisition by the L’oréal group in 2006, it has introduced L’oréal buyers to “Community Fair Trade” suppliers. Today, the group uses four ingredients belonging to the Body Shop range of products: aloe, olive, sesame and sugar. > For more details, see the “Solidarity Sourcing” and “Community Fair Trade” programmes on the company sheet (indicator So1). 14/14
6 L’oréaL - GrI DaTa SHEETS 2011 MANAGEMENT APPROACH Environment To manufacture and distribute products while respecting the environment and people is an essential element of the vision of L’oréal’s sustainable development. The teams are committed daily to the reduction of L’oréal’s environmental footprint. The group’s environmental policy relies on strict compliance with regulations, internal standards applicable to all its sites, business processes based on prevention, reduction and reuse. Their policy is accompanied by a detailed monthly report of indicators which monitor the development of the results. In addition, the L’oréal managers are responsible for implementing environmental policy, practical activity and the achievement of objectives. L’oréal has 41 factories and 74 distribution centres across the world. In 2011, the group manufactured and distributed more than 5.78 billion products. The factories and distribution centres are committed to highly ambitious environmental targets: • 50% absolute reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (scope 1 and 2). • 50% reduction in waste generated per finished product. • 50% reduction in water consumption per finished product. reductions are calculated on a like-for-like basis for the 2005-2015 period. ENERGY AND GREENHOUSE GAS IN MANUFACTURING The cosmetics industry has a relatively low energy demand in comparison with other sectors. Thereby, L’oréal is exempt from the European regulations on carbon emission quotas. However, the group is committed to using energy efficiently and reducing dependency on fossil fuels. as far as possible, L’oréal purchases natural gas rather than fuel oil (which has a higher carbon content) and continues to develop their renewable energy strategy. The group values each initiative taken by its sites across the world. Each saving is important in reducing the global carbon footprint. • absolute reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 29.8% between 2005 and 2011. WATER USE Most of the water used in L’oréal factories is for cleaning production equipment and packaging lines aimed at maintaining our strict hygiene standards. This represents approximately 40% of all water consumption in the group’s industrial sites. To meet its targets, L’oréal strives to reduce the amount of water used in all areas (cleaning, sanitary, cooling…). a new method called optiCIP has been developed. It enables us to take into account site specifics such as equipment and type of product, and then apply the most efficient cleaning processes in the factories. In 2010 and 2011, several factories launched pilot projects, with initial findings showing significant reductions of 50% and more on certain types of equipment. Implementation programmes are now in place, with the aim of applying the optiCIP method in all manufacturing equipment. • Water consumption per finished product decreased by 22.6% between 2005 and 2011. WASTE L’oréal has followed a robust policy of waste management for many years. This goes beyond regulatory compliance, and consists of waste prevention, recycling and reuse as well as energy recovery in order to avoid sending waste to landfill. In 2011, in line with the goals set of reducing waste per finished product by 50% (2005-15), the group launched new initiatives that go further in reducing waste at source while reducing the overall environmental footprint. • 95.7% of the waste is reused, recycled or recovered for the production of energy. • More than 50% of the sites send no waste to the landfill. • Transportable waste generated per finished product decreased by 24.2% between 2005 and 2011 (excluding returnable packaging). TYPES OF WASTE Waste is defined as any materials, other than products, leaving the L’oréal sites, and the group distinguishes different types of waste in accordance with European regulations. These include transportable wastes (including cardboard, paper, plastic, dirty packaging, pallets, and manufacturing residues), returnable packaging for transport that circulates between the suppliers and the sites, and exceptional waste such as construction debris. CERTIFICATION 88% of the L’oréal’s plants have the ISo 9001 (2000 version) or FDa quality certification, 85% have the oHSaS 18000 or VPP safety certification and 90% have the ISo 14000 environment certification. 1/12
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