HERMÈS - 2019 Universal Registration Document

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PLANET: ENVIRONMENT

At SIEGL, a technical study was launched to improve the performance of the existing treatment plant. After several tests involving various possible processes, the construction of a new plant started in October and is due for completion at the end of 2020. The specifications include clear targets for reusing the water effluents generated by the processes, with a first target of 5% recycling as from 2020 (year in which the facility will be started up and developed). Furthermore, the process for washing digital printing machines has been changed. Maintaining or launching these various local initiatives has delivered practical results, since the sector’s overall consumption has been declining for several years in relation to its activity. Over a period of five years, the sector has managed to reduce its water consumption by 22.7% in its production of silk scarves and other textile products, despite the activity’s growth.

The ITH and AEI sites have conducted campaigns to identify and treat leakages in water used for sanitary installations. These actions helped reduce the consumption of municipal water by 2,000 m 3 (i.e. 30%) at both sites. The Gandit facilities engraving line, the main water consumer at the site, was reconfigured this year to operate at 57% in a closed circuit. Since 2017, the site’s green space has been watered using a rainwater harvesting system. At Ateliers AS, the total decline in water consumption (domestic and borehole) was 4.6%. These results were achieved thanks to the continued implementation of the daily water consumption monitoring plan, and the full-year effect of the investment made in 2018 on the washing machine for several printing lines, allowing water to be recycled by decantation, which is much more effective than the previous system. The commissioning this year of a new printing line that incorporates the latest water recycling improvements should make it possible to continue these positive results in the long term. Leather The production units of the Leather Goods division have a low environmental impact in terms of water, which is used only for sanitary purposes. No water is used in production processes. With consumption of 28,802 m 3 in 2019, the Leather division’s water consumption declined by 4,005 m 3 compared with 2018. The ratio measuring water consumption (at constant activity scope) improved by 21% compared with 2018. There are three main reasons for these results: the implementation of management tools enabling more precise s management and earlier identification of any leakages; TEXTILE (FROM NOVEMBER 1 ST N-1 TO OCTOBER 31 ST N) Water in m 3

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2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

256,534

210,577

219,968

219,458

198,300

water-saving actions. The Sayat production unit, for example, has s introduced flow rate restrictors in the sanitary facilities; the implementation of communication and operational control actions s among employees. The “Water” environmental impact is taken into account when designing new production units: in the most recent Leather Goods division's units built (Tardoire, Iséroise & L’Allan), a rainwater harvesting system has been installed to supply the sanitary facilities with water (main source of water consumption in our production units).

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

LEATHER (FROM NOVEMBER 1 ST N-1 TO OCTOBER 31 ST N)

Water in m 3

27 929

24 590

27 274

32 810

28 802

processes, with new installations enabling water recycling, together with

Cristallerie

Water consumption totalled 11,358 m 3 in 2019. In comparison to organisational efforts to reduce water consumption. previous years and with respect to the activity level, this consumption is stable. The savings made with respect to the previous year were mainly due to technical optimisations applied to the melting and finalisation

Moreover, a study was carried out to identify a solution to recycle the wastewater treated by the neutralisation station.

CRISTALLERIE (FROM NOVEMBER 1 ST N-1 TO OCTOBER 31 ST N)

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Water in m 3

11,662

10,578

12,275

11,088

11,358

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