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or through the organizations listed
above in which the Group is active.
The champagne and cognac companies
put their environmental expertise to
work for the local community by parti-
cipating in the technical commissions
of the professional sector or by cons-
ciousness-raising actions: in November
2003, Hennessy’s environmental mana-
ger spoke on the topic “The environ-
ment, a challenge for the wine-making
sector” to 200 professionals and elec-
ted officials from the Charente region.
Interested by the initiative of the
champagne bottle “carbon balance”
that the Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin com-
pany did in 2002, the Comité Interpro-
fessionnel des Vins de Champagne
(CIVC) conducted a study covering the
entire Champagne region in 2003.
The Group is a publicly traded company
and, throughout the year, receives ques-
tionnaires from shareholders, investors
or rating agencies to which it must
respond: accordingly, 11 questionnaires
with a significant environmental com-
ponent were handled in 2003.
In addition to these forms of interaction
with stakeholders, anyone can query the
Group about environmental issues over the
Internet at environnement@ lvmh.fr.
EVOLUTION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
IN THE GROUP’S COMPANI ES
IMPROVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
The companies must produce their
own environmental policy specific to
their activity and set goals for them-
selves. Those that so desire can choose
to have their management system cer-
tified by a third party, such as Jas Hen-
nessy & Co, which in 1998 was the first
company in the world to receive ISO
14001 certification in the Wines & Spi-
rits sector; this has been renewed twice
since and is valid for all its sites.
In December 2003, the Louis Vuitton
Malletier workshop in Barbera, Spain,
received ISO 14001 certification, as did
all sites of the Krug and Veuve Clicquot
Ponsardin companies in February 2004.
(2) Calculation of greenhouse gas emissions at
each stage of the product’s life.
The companies have one or more cor-
respondents who come together in the
“LVMH Environment Commission,”
which is run by the environment depart-
ment, who exchange information and
good practices through quarterly mee-
tings and a Group Environment Intra-
net, which everyone can access. The
environment department also partici-
pates regularly in the executive com-
mittees of the companies.
Each company is responsible locally
and provides its own environmental
management system, which sets forth
the principles of the LMVH Environ-
ment Charter, according to its activity
and with a view toward ongoing impro-
vement. It can choose whether or not
to orient itself toward ISO 14001 or
EMAS environmental certification.
THE GROUP AND THE STAKEHOLDERS
Since 2003, LVMH has chaired the
OREE association, which it has been a
member of for 10 years. OREE brings
together companies, local govern-
ments and associations to brainstorm
together and create tools to improve
environmental awareness.
The Group is also part of the environ-
ment committees of many national pro-
fessional associations (Institut de
Liaison des Entreprises de la Consom-
mation [ ILEC] , Organisation pour la
Responsabilité Sociale des Entreprises
[ORSE], Association pour le Manage-
ment des Risques et des Assurances de
l’Entreprise [AMRAE] , Association
Française des Entreprises Privées
[AFEP]), and European associations
(Association des Industries de Marques
[AIM]). Moët Hennessy also sits on the
Board of Directors of the Adelphe orga-
nization, and LVMH is a shareholder
of ECOPAR (Eco-Emballages), two enti-
ties that help local governments to sort
and recycle household packaging waste.
The Group’s environment department
has regular relationships with consu-
mer and environmental protection
associations, either directly through
formal or informal one-time meetings,
With its environmental
awareness workshops,
the Jardin d’Acclimatation
offers young city dwellers
real access to nature: getting
to know what gardeners do,
medicinal herbs, the rhythm
of the seasons, how natural
pigments are made, etc.
All these workshops enable
children to draw a connection
between the plant world and
everyday use, introducing them
little by little to the importance
of having respect for nature.
In 2003, 4,600 children
in nursery and elementary
school participated in those
workshops.
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PASSIONATE ABOUT
CREATIVITY