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QUANTIFIABLE MANAGEMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
Assessing the impact on the environ-
ment, health and safety in a quantifiable
manner requires a two-pronged approach:
first it requires managing sites and the
production cycle, and second, designing
products and managing their life cycle.
Since 2011 the Group has implemented
comprehensive measures aimed at incor-
porating key environmental indicators in
Maison and Group strategy.
INITIATIVES TO SAVE RESOURCES
ENERGY SAVINGS
AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES
Following the completion of the Carbon
Footprints and energy audits, the Maisons
have implemented a number of initiatives
pertaining to store lighting and tempera-
ture control – one of the main causes of
the Group’s greenhouse gas emissions –
and to transportation, energy efficiency
and the promotion of renewable energies.
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the installation by Louis Vuitton of 1,218
solar panels on the roof of the San Dimas
workshop in California, for a total installed
capacity of 286.2 kW, meeting 31% of the
site’s electricity requirements.
PROTECTING WATER RESOURCES
Water is a critical element in the busi-
nesses of the LVMH Group, particularly
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Cosmetics. There are two very distinct
types of water requirements: one for agri-
cultural use and one for industrial use. that
the issue of water has given rise to a broad
array of initiatives, such as implementing
measurement standards, improving the
management and monitoring of consump-
tion, recovering rainwater and streamlin-
ing the irrigation of wine-growing areas
and green spaces. As well as reducing or
eliminating treatments relating to green
area maintenance, all of the Maisons in
question support sustainable viticulture,
which substantially reduces the need for
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impact on the environment.
WASTE RECOVERY
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Sephora and, at present, Louis Vuitton have
used the CEDRE (Center for Documentation,
Research and Experimention on Accidental
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recover their waste. For Wines & Spirits,
MHCS is focusing on recovering energy from
viticulture-related biomass.
PRODUCTS THAT
INCORPORATE CREATIVITY
AND RESPONSIBILITY
SAFEGUARDING RAW MATERIALS
The choice of components and raw
materials used in product manufacture is
also a principal force behind protecting
the environment and precious resources
(exotic leathers, fur, wood, plants, etc).
The LVMH Group applies the Convention
on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
The Group also has an ongoing commit-
ment to Business for Social Responsibility
primarily with its involvement in a work-
ing group to observe best practices in the
sourcing of exotic leathers.
AN UPSTREAM
DECISIONMAKING TOOL
The “Eco-Material Handbook,” which is
distributed in-house and updated annually,
identies about forty materials that oer
the kind of environmental performance
required for the Group’s products
and explains how each business can use
them. The materials are categorized
by application: packaging, textiles
and leathers, communications and
store design.
Site management and less use
of resources
Product design and life-cycle
management
Emission and discharge prevention
and reduction Reduced impact