HERMES_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

ENVIRONMENT

CONTROL OF WATER CONSUMPTION (INDUSTRIAL)

In 2017, total water consumption was down notably (-7.1%) compared to 2016. Initiatives implemented within the tanneries, particularly in the recently consolidated tanneries of Puy, enabled the division to decrease its water consumption significantly (-13%), TheeffortsoftheTextileteamsalsomade itpossibletogreatlyreduce the use of water in the process. This translated into a very limited increase in the division’s water consumption (+4.5%) due to the sharp increase in its revenue.

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Over the last decade, the Group has maintained its ambition of decou- pling with a X 1.7 increase in industrial water consumption compared to an X 3.1 increase in business volumes. Since the launch of the Group’s environmental program in 2002, des- pite a four-fold increase in manufacturing output, water consumption has only risen by 25.5%, reflecting the effectiveness of the program and water-saving actions.

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CHANGE IN WATER CONSUMPTION (IN M 3 )

Total Group consumption at constant scope between 2016 and 2017 (including Tanneries du Puy)

768,163

713,533

510,314

493,252 502,632

424,750

370,906

376,938

354,079 354,930 345,473

338,024

2016

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2017

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