HERMÈS - 2018 Registration document

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Corporate social responsibility

planet: environment

CHANGE IN INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION 2018 (ELECTRICITY, GAS)/MWH

Electricity Gas

160,662 161,531

154,094

137,870 133,795 133,303

119,446

121,322

117,451

112,467

56,489

111,218

54,767

104,820

54,645

47,818

51,678

50,398

38,804

41,893

37,365

37,643

39,571

34,643

70,177 80,642

73,575

80,086

72,896 79,429 90,052 83,397 81,625

99,449

105,895

105,042

2016

2017

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2018

Since 1 November 2015, Hermès has decided to participate actively in the energy transition process. All the French sites (production, services, stores) are now supplied with green electricity, mainly hydro, produced in France. This means that at Group level, 80% of the electricity consump- tion is supplied from green sources. Cristallerie The processes using the most energy at the production unit are melting the material and working with it while hot. During each investment pro- ject, research is carried out to ascertain the best available technology in terms of energy efficiency and production volumes, which is then imple- mented. The last two furnaces renovated (pot furnace and continuous casting furnace) as well as the reorganisation of the hot workshop are good examples of this. The initiatives implemented in 2018, particularly the optimisation of the operating settings for multipot furnaces and the gradual replacement of high-consumption equipment, notably identified in the energy audit car- ried out in 2016 (e.g. openings in the hot workshops and multipot units) are helping to improve the production unit’s energy efficiency.

In 2018, the production unit’s level of activity was up in terms of value and volume, despite major difficulties encountered in the melting pro- cess of the new gas melting furnace. The replacement of the main multipot furnace at the end of 2016 made it possible to change overall energy consumption. The various adjust- mentsmadeduring2018 to stabilise this new facility have hadan impact on the energy consumption profile. The 12-month use of the electric hea- ting equipment installed in the summer of 2017 on the new gas melting furnace led to a slight increase in electricity consumption. Natural gas consumption remained stable compared with last year. Rationalisation and the gradual replacement of the “openings” of the hot workshopswill help reduce theworkshop’s natural gas consumption. The replacement at end-2018 of a natural gas-fired cellular furnace by an electric energy facility is part of this strategy to optimise the site’s energy efficiency. The site’s fuel oil consumption corresponds to that of the generators. The replacement of the generators in 2016 and 2018, combined with the removal of the fuel oil-fired boilers (the latter was removed in 2017) led to a 60% reduction compared with last year.

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018 1

Electricity in MWh

8,584

8,578 27,020 189.5

7,534

6,599

6,927

31,296

27,303

35,193

35,243

Gas in MWh

142

95.6

70.9

27.4

Fuel oil in MWh

(1) The reference period is the 12-month period from 1 November 2017 to 31 October 2018.

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