2005 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT

In € millions
14,533
Net sales
4,347
Cost of goods, materials
and services purchased
2,852
Total payroll and benefits
406
Total taxes
(1) At parent company’s level.
Sustainable Development Report_L’ORÉAL 2005
64
Interest on debt
659
Distribution to shareholders
17
Donations to community,
charity and civil society
931
Retained profits (1)
The Annual General Meeting of the L’Oréal shareholders.
L’ORÉAL’S COMMITMENT:
TO CREATE VALUE
Over the last year L’Oréal has
injected €8.3 billion into the
global economy in the form of
goods purchased, employee
salaries, tax paid, interest to
banks, dividends to shareholders
and community giving.