4.3.3.6. Community measures
As part of the L’Oréal for the Future programme, the Group reiterated its commitment to help 100,000 more beneficiaries to access employment by 2030.
L’Oréal helped 37,284 additional people from disadvantaged communities gain access to employment compared to 2020.
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By 2030, we will have helped 100,000 people from disadvantaged communities(1)“Disadvantaged communities” are designated as people whose economic and social circumstances are very insecure. An impact study was conducted in 2022 by an external third party. The result was that 94% of those trained were employed within one year of obtaining their diploma and five years later, 81% of those people are still working, which reflects/highlights our contribution to providing access to employment. “People from very difficult social or economic situations trained in beauty professions” are included in the figures for people from disadvantaged communities helped to gain access to employment. gain access to employment: |
Since 2020, 37,284 additional people from disadvantaged communities have gained access to employment. |
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Inclusive Sourcing programme; |
In 2023, 93,165 people accessed work through the Inclusive Sourcing programme, 12,027 more people than in 2020. |
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Vocational learning about beauty professions(2)This commitment is supported by the Inclusive Sourcing and Beauty for a Better Life (BFBL) programmes, which take different approaches. BFBL enables people in vulnerable situations to learn about beauty professions. As this is vocational learning, L’Oréal believes that it promotes and contributes to access to employment. Inclusive Sourcing is a programme that encourages L’Oréal suppliers to directly employ workers from socially or economically vulnerable communities. |
In 2023, 11,836 people from vulnerable environments were trained in beauty professions, bringing the total to 25,257 people since 2020. |
(1)“Disadvantaged communities” are designated as people whose economic and social circumstances are very insecure. An impact study was conducted in 2022 by an external third party. The result was that 94% of those trained were employed within one year of obtaining their diploma and five years later, 81% of those people are still working, which reflects/highlights our contribution to providing access to employment. “People from very difficult social or economic situations trained in beauty professions” are included in the figures for people from disadvantaged communities helped to gain access to employment.
(2)This commitment is supported by the Inclusive Sourcing and Beauty for a Better Life (BFBL) programmes, which take different approaches. BFBL enables people in vulnerable situations to learn about beauty professions. As this is vocational learning, L’Oréal believes that it promotes and contributes to access to employment. Inclusive Sourcing is a programme that encourages L’Oréal suppliers to directly employ workers from socially or economically vulnerable communities.
Initiatives taken in favour of communities
Throughout the production chain: the environmental risks related to L’Oréal’s sites and activities may potentially have an impact on the local communities in which the Group operates. In this area, L’Oréal has a long-standing commitment to managing risks and reducing its environmental footprint, and is implementing an ambitious policy described in detail in subsection 4.3.1.
A responsible approach to property assets: for prospective acquisitions of premises or building land, L’Oréal ensures that the former owners and/or occupiers have not been unfairly removed and/or that any expropriation by the authorities was conducted in accordance with international law, namely with the free agreement and compensation of the previous owners and/or occupants.
Responsible sourcing: See paragraph 4.3.1.3.
Inclusive Sourcing – using the Group’s purchasing power to serve social inclusion: launched in 2010, L’Oréal’s Inclusive Sourcing programme supports numerous local projects in support of local communities. It aims to use the Group’s purchasing power to serve social inclusion. A proportion of its purchases are dedicated to suppliers providing access to work and a sustainable income for people who are generally excluded from the labour market, economically vulnerable communities, including small businesses and those that struggle to access major contractors. The programme concerns all the Group’s suppliers and values their commitment to DE&I issues. It involves, for example, fair trade producers, companies which employ people with a disability, social inclusion companies, or companies owned by minorities(1), where national legislation permits. Due to its global, holistic nature, the Inclusive Sourcing programme proposes a novel approach to sourcing. Rolled out in all Zones, it concerns all fields of purchasing(2). Its ambition is to associate economic performance with a positive corporate social responsibility footprint. 3,225 people with a disability in 36 countries benefited from the programme in 2023, an increase of 30% over the last three years. The programme now has 429 projects up and running in 1,069 local initiatives (including an additional 240 nitiatives launched in 2023) in 67 countries, with the support of 86 third parties.
Focus on the Group’s Inclusive sourcing in France
100 projects in the worldwide Inclusive Sourcing programme support employment in France. They are rolled out under 176 local initiatives. In 2023, Inclusive Sourcing in France represented 3,300 full-time jobs, an increase of 33% compared to 2020, representing 825 jobs.
These projects cover a wide range of purchases, including: cardboard, glass and plastic packaging, POS advertising materials, services, filling and packing, and logistics.
- 18% of the beneficiaries are people with a disability (602 jobs);
- Nearly half of the beneficiaries are in zones classified as vulnerable (1,511 jobs). These are areas classified as “Rural Revitalisation Zones” and “Sensitive Urban Zones”. These jobs cover production needs (glass bottles, tubes, cardboard boxes, subcontracting) or services related to L’Oréal’s business.
(1) As part of the Inclusive Sourcing programme, L’Oréal supports suppliers who give access to employment to minorities recognised by the government benchmarks of the country.
(2) It concerns all areas of purchases (raw materials, packaging, subcontracting, logistics, promotional items and point-of-sale advertising, services etc.)