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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

RAW MATERIALS

Waste generated in the Leather Goods division was 637 tonnes in 2017, down by 2.5%, despite an almost 10% increase in activity. Of this total, hazardous industrial waste decreased by five tonnes between 2016 and 2017. This was due to better sorting quality and to increased work upstreamwith our service providers who helped us identify the most appropriate channels in a more relevant way. Each type of waste is directed to a specially devised treatment or sorting chain.

increased significantly compared to 2016. After packaging removal and sorting, 75% of these waste materials are recycled on average, bettering the 2016 figure by 12 points. The remaining 25% is converted into energy. As indicated in section 2.1.5, recycling of non-marketed soap took place during the year with external partners, in order to remove packaging from, crush and re-form bars of soap, a significant quantity of which (approximately 12 tonnes) were donated to charitable organisations.

Perfumes Waste volumeherewas stable compared to2016. In2017, 67%of waste (OIWandHIW) was recycled and 27%converted to energy. The recycling/ re-use ratio remained stable. Of this waste, packaged alcoholic products, cosmetics, point-of-sale advertising and packaging items destined for destruction are reused by a specialist external partner. The percentage of this waste recycled

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

In tonnes

OIW waste 1 HIW waste 3

627 199

585 278

543 256

602 251

605 241

Watches All aqueous products, solvents, adhesives or dyes arepackaged inwaterproof containers anddisposedof by aprofessional chemical disposal network. Hazardous Industrial Waste increased in 2017 following the dismantling of equipment at Nateber and not reused on the Ateliers Hermès Horloger site.

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Unrecycled OIW 1 waste in tonnes Recycled OIW 2 waste in cubic metres

18.7 122

16.35

15

11

20

19

213

213

244

216

355

HIW 3 waste in kilograms

42

39

50

12,630

12,197

38,174

Porcelain and Enamel This division is studying every opportunity for waste reduction. Waste paper from manufacture of porcelain or enamel chromos is always reused as an interleaf during printing, and the rest is cut up to be used in the Research and Development lab. Most screens are reused in production. Porcelain supports used during the firing tests for decorations are cut up in order to maximise their use. CATE

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

In tonnes

OIWwaste 1 HIWwaste 3

82

81

88

104

105 11.1

95

8.8

34.2

30.1

8.9

14.1

The most significant measures undertaken in 2017 were the following:

Waste is monitored and employees are sent updates on waste produc- tion every month. Several actions carriedout in2017 resulted inadecline in the volumes of OIW generated compared to 2016, despite several obsolete packaging disposal operations. The portion of hazardous waste has increased, with much of this coming from the sludge from thewater treatment centre that handles the enamel waste. This was mainly due to the increase in the enamel activity and by greater product diversity, impacting on the frequency of cleaning opera- tions required between each colour change.

s modification of the water pre-treatment station in order to eliminate enamel sedimentation and therefore cleaning of the station; s establishment of a new collection and processing channel for paper;

s setting up a collection and treatment channel for WEEE;

s establishment of several recycling channels for used wood pallets in place of the material recovery sector.

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