Hermès // 2022 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND NON ટ FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE COMMUNITIES: STAKEHOLDERS AND TRANSPARENCY

2.7 COMMUNITIES: STAKEHOLDERS AND TRANSPARENCY

Hermès’ sustainable development is rooted in harmonious long‑term relationships with its stakeholders. Hermès acts as a socially responsible company wherever it operates, contributing to the economic, social and cultural vitality of the regions. Hermès communicates its sustainable development ambitions and achievements with its stakeholders. More broadly, Hermès contributes to the public dialogue by sharing the specificities of its responsible and sustainable model.

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Introduction Aware of its responsibility in terms of contribution to regional development, Hermès locates its production activities in France. With 68 own production and training sites worldwide, including 54 in France, Hermès contributes to the sustainable development of the regions through employment (6,203 new employees over the past five years) and promotes the creation of sustainable value (recruitment in the local area, employee training, etc.). Diverse initiatives enable Hermès to express its uniqueness, as well as extend its outreach into numerous regions, and create constructive ties with local economic players. These harmonious relationships with stakeholders contribute to its local integration and its contribution to

having a positive impact. They reinforce employees’ pride in belonging. Moreover, the House’s subsidiaries and sites organise local charitable operations. They encourage employees to become more involved in the various issues, each in their own way. Giving time, sharing one’s skills, opening oneself up to others, giving back to the world part of what they have received. Throughout the world, numerous local interest projects are alive and active thanks to Hermès. The founding values of Hermès are also expressed through the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, created in 2008, which sets up the necessary conditions for the creation of works of art, transmission of savoir‑faire , protection of the environment and encouragement of solidarity actions . (1)

In 2022, the Group made progress on the main issues relating to local integration and relations with stakeholders, with the aim of making a long‑term difference through steady improvements with a significant impact. Among these, the selected elements below are particularly illustrative of 2022 for this section: nearly 380 solidarity and social actions around the world; s 26% of the added value redistributed to the public authorities and 22% redistributed to employees, on average over the last three years; s increase in the scores of non‑financial assessments, entry to the “A list” of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), winner of the 2022 Grand Prix de la Transparence All Categories; s alignment of information on the Group’s non‑financial performance with the main ESG (environmental, social and governance) standards: TCFD (Task Force on Climate‑related Financial Disclosures), TNFD (Task Force on Nature‑related Financial Disclosures) standards; SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board); GRI (Global Reporting Initiative); PAI indicators (principal adverse impacts) of the SFDR (European Sustainable Finance Discloure Regulation); s Reasonable assurance report on a selection of CSR information published in this document. s

1. https://www.fondationdentreprisehermes.org/en

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