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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FUNCTIONING OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) ROLE AND TRAINING OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD

3.5.6

In 2022, the Director of Legal Compliance provided the Audit and Risk Committee with an update on the corruption prevention programme, and in particular: an update on the program to prevent and fight against corruption; s the context in terms of corruption prevention, including the European Commission sanctions against Russia, as well as the main actions implemented in 2022. s

3.5.6.1

The duties of the Supervisory Board in terms of CSR are as follows (Article 1.1.3.2 of the rules of procedure): the Board is informed, in particular through the CAG‑CSR Committee, of the main issues faced by the Company in the area of corporate social responsibility and non‑financial performance; s the Board regularly reviews, via the Audit and Risk Committee, the social and environmental opportunities and risks, as well as the measures taken as a result. s A presentation of CSR challenges has been made to the Board regularly since 2015. As part of its management control role, the multi‑year strategic guidelines in terms of CSR and their implementation methods were presented to the Supervisory Board. The results obtained are presented each year to the CAG‑CSR Committee, which reports to the Supervisory Board. Several Board members attended the IFA “The Board and CSR” training, at their request. In early 2023, the members of the Supervisory Board were invited to take part in a presentation by WWF France on biodiversity. WWF France presented: biodiversity issues and in particular the conclusions of their latest “Living Planet” report on the state of biodiversity; s the global framework for action and in particular the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), international sectoral conventions and European directives; s the decisions taken during the COP15 on biodiversity held from 7 to 19December 2022 in Montreal. s

A presentation of the vigilance plan to the Audit and Risk Committee is scheduled for 2023 (see §2.8.4).

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION – ROLE AND TRAINING OF THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES

3.5.5.2

A presentation to the Supervisory Board on the personal data protection system, in accordance with the GDPR (EU Regulation no. 2016/679 of 27April 2016), implemented in the Group, was made in 2019. In 2022, the Data Protection Officer presented to the Audit and Risk Committee: the global GDPR compliance system, by situating it in terms of issues in the Group’s risk mapping: it is covered by both “compliance with current legislation” and “information systems and cyberattack” risks; s the conclusions of the audit of the system carried out by an independent third party and which enabled the evaluation of the central system, its deployment, and the formulation of recommendations; s the action plan decided following the audit and the implementation schedule. s

On this occasion, the sustainable development department:

A presentation to the Audit and Risk Committee on the progress of the action plan presented in 2022 is scheduled for 2023.

summarised the Hermès biodiversity strategy; s linked the elements presented by WWF France and the Group’s activities. s

A multi‑year training programme on environmental and climate issues will be offered to Board members by the sustainable development department in 2023.

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