BEING A CORPORATE CITIZEN
Because our goal of winning a billion new consumers is inseparable from a corporate model based on shared and sustainable growth, L’Oréal is constantly strengthening its commitments and initiatives in this area.
STRENGTHENING OUR COMMITMENT
TO RESPONSIBLE GROWTH
“Our goal is to give meaning to the beauty profession by building sustainable, responsible and inclusive growth”
Sara Ravella
Executive Vice-President Communication, Sustainability and Public Affairs
-50.2%
CO2 EMISSIONS IN FACTORIES AND DISTRIBUTION CENTRES(1)
67%
OF THE NEW PRODUCTS ASSESSED HAVE AN IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL OR SOCIAL IMPACT(2)
(1) In absolute value, 2005-2014. (2) Formulas produced in L’Oréal factories in 2014, excluding make-up and fragrances.
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What is your initial assessment of “Sharing Beauty With All”?
In 2013, we took a decisive step forward in social and environmental responsibility with the launch of our “Sharing Beauty With All” programme. 2014 was the first year of implementation. Considerable advances have already been made on the programme’s four pillars, particularly in sustainable production and innovation. The group is fully focused on achieving our sustainable and inclusive growth targets by 2020.
What were the highlights in terms of philanthropy?
We are convinced that beauty has a genuine social utility, and each year we continue to proactively roll out our philanthropy initiatives. An excellent example is the “Beauty for a Better Life” programme, which helps people from disadvantaged backgrounds reintegrate into society through training in beauty professions. In 2014, the programme was launched in China, Lebanon and Indonesia.
Has there been a new step forward for women in science?
Science has been at the heart of our company for more than 105 years. With “For Girls in Science”, we wanted to go even further in our commitment to women in science through initiatives in secondary schools, at the crucial moment when girls decide on their future. With this new programme, the L’Oréal Foundation continues to challenge misconceptions and inspire scientific vocations.
2014 “SHARING BEAUTY WITH ALL” ADVANCES
2014 was the first year in the roll-out of the “Sharing Beauty With All” programme. Convinced that sustainable development is a source of innovation and inspiration, L’Oréal’s teams have focused their efforts on meeting the group’s ambitious commitments in this field.
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The highlight of the year in terms of sustainable production was the Burgos factory in Spain. It inaugurated a biomass plant(1), which will enable the factory to reach carbon neutrality in 2015. On the innovation front, the group is re-evaluating some 1,400 ingredients to reduce the environmental footprint of its formulas and develop the use of renewable ingredients. The “L’Oréal Share & Care” programme meanwhile is an incredible accelerator in bringing about social advances in terms of welfare, health, parenthood and quality of life in the workplace.
(1) A plant that transforms wood waste from local forests and sawmills into energy.
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The global roll-out of the “L’Oréal Share & Care” programme
“Beauty for a Better Life”
ALL OVER THE WORLD
Since 2009, the international “Beauty for a Better Life” programme has been helping socially and economically disadvantaged people reintegrate into society by providing vocational training in the beauty professions.
(1) Duis mollis commodo
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Now up and running in 19 countries, “Beauty for a Better Life” helped some 1,400 people in 2014. Launched in the first half of 2014 in China, the programme – from which 150 young people are already benefiting – is the first to offer vocational make-up training. In France, “Beauty for a Better Life” was launched in 2012, in partnership with the Fondation d’Auteuil, and this year inaugurated new premises able to welcome 60 additional young people for training in hairdressing professions. In Indonesia, 100 mothers from disadvantaged backgrounds received support and the opportunity to develop their skills.
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Created to encourage girls in secondary schools to pursue scientific careers, “For Girls in Science” marks a new stage in the L’Oréal Foundation’s commitment to encouraging women scientists. The initiative is backed up by a digital campaign – #LesFillesAussi – and the active involvement of L’Oréal-UNESCO “For Women in Science” fellows and L’Oréal scientists, who give presentations in high schools. During the 2014-2015 school year, more than 16,000 students will have the opportunity to find out more about scientific careers.
Above: Ms Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research and Mr Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman and CEO of L’Oréal.