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Alerted by its external stakeholders, the
LVMH Group donated €150,000 to the
Robert Debré hospital for research and
care for children with sickle-cell anemia in
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primarily aects children from sub-Saha-
ran Africa.
In France the LVMH Group also sup-
ports disadvantaged students studying at
one of France’s most prestigious schools,
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enabling young people coming out of this
program to be sponsored by company
managers.
SUPPORTING
EMPLOYABILITY AND ACCESS
TO EMPLOYMENT
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the Group endeavors to support access to
employment for the disadvantaged by
drawing on the image of excellence exem-
plified by its Maisons.
When students from deprived areas are
introduced to a company’s broad array of
professions, their eyes are opened to a
future of possibilities. To this end, the
Group partners with local municipalities
to conduct presentations of its businesses
to local schoolchildren and provide guid-
ance on how to successfully enter the
workforce.
In the same spirit, more than 500 young
people completed work-study contracts in
2011 at one of the Group’s prestigious
Maisons, again enhancing their future
employability.
Lastly, some one hundred managers
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higher-education qualifications under the
partnership with “Nos Quartiers ont des
Talents,” a non-profit association that
helps young graduates from disadvantaged
neighborhoods.
COMBATING EXCLUSION
In 2010 the LVMH Group entered into a
partnership with the town of Montfermeil,
a disadvantaged but multicultural and
ambitious town located in the suburbs of
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this partnership between two seemingly
disparate players aims to improve links to
the town, provide career guidance to young
residents and promote social cohesion. The
Group supports the town in showcasing the
wealth of its cultures and the talent of its
residents, who have a chance to demon-
strate what they have to offer during the
“Cultures and Creation” fashion show.
Thanks to LVMH, the show’s winner was
able to exhibit her designs at the 2011
Ethical Fashion Show at the Carrousel du
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in the show’s ocial opening.
RESPONSIBLE
PARTNERSHIPS
LVMH strives to maintain and promote
responsible cooperation among its partners,
suppliers, distributors, sub-contractors,
etc. Since 2008, all the Group’s brands
have adopted and implemented the
Supplier Code of Conduct (available on
www.lvmh.com) which lays down the
Group’s guidelines for Social Responsibility,
Environment and the fight against corrup-
tion. Any collaboration with a partner
requires their commitment to all the
ethical principles in this code.
The working groups composed of experts
from the Group’s brands presented, as
they do each year, their progress and
achievements at an annual meeting to
exchange best practices, set up common
tools and standards and define new
vectors for improvement.
For the second consecutive year,
Parfums Christian Dior has been helping
people on welfare return to work.
The program is run in partnership
with the return-to-work program
P.A.R.E. (Programme d’accompagnement
de retour vers l’emploi) and provides
unemployed individuals with a training
contract at the Saint-Jean de Braye
production facility, leading to a professional
diploma. The program enables these
vulnerable individuals to receive extra
support throughout their training.
In January 2011 six diplomas were awarded
and ve people were hired. In November
a second program resulted in 8 people
gaining a diploma and 6 being hired.