Hermès // CSR Extract 2023

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

The Group’s interactions with its stakeholders are rich, diversified and take many forms. In order to represent the different existing discussion methods, the Group uses the matrix below, working around three types

of relations (information, two‑party dialogue, collaboration) with a typology of contacts as follows : (1)

Governmental, supranational and regulatory bodies

Local communities (local residents, environmentalists, sports & cultural associations, indigenous peoples, etc.) and NGOs

Suppliers & production partners, ESAT/EA & integration companies

Local elected representatives & public services (firefighters, police, gendarmerie, health sector)

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Educational environment, savoir-faire (schools, universities, etc.) and talents (France Travail)

Investors, shareholders (financial community) & media

Employees and their representatives

Customers, consumers and their representatives

Professional associations, coalitions and other companies

Concessionaires and distribution partners

Inform

Dialogue

Collaborate

The table below summarises the main forms of exchange and dialogue undertaken with each of these stakeholders:

Affected communities Employees and their representatives

Inform

Dialogue

Collaborate

HermèSphère internal social network Internal training

Employee representation bodies Quality of life at work surveys

Working groups and committees (see governance in § 2.1)

Education/Savoir‑faire (schools, universities, etc.) and employment (France Travail)

Information conferences

Participation in student fairs and events

Creation of professional training courses in craftsmanship métiers Funding of scholarships Funding of university chairs Academic research projects (Sciences Po) Collaborative projects to promote local employment (École des Savoir‑Faire/Pôle Emploi) Interventions and participation in professional and university training courses

Suppliers & production partners and EAs/ESATs & integration companies

Communication of the Group’s commitments Internal network of Disability Ambassadors

Supplier assessment and audits Quality support, product co‑development Discussions with stock market groups and sector initiatives Joint contracting agreements with EAs/ESATs, off‑site assignments CSR training actions Support in measuring their carbon footprint Social and environmental value‑added purchases from SMEs (ESS, EA/ESAT, ZRR, QPR)

Local elected representatives & public services (firefighters, police, gendarmerie, health sector)

Meeting and welcoming of elected representatives

Local integration projects

Local biodiversity (tree planting in the regions in conjunction with the communities of

municipalities) Blood donation

Local projects (such as the reuse of water from the municipal wastewater treatment plant in Annonay, see § 2.5.3.1.1) Participation in studies, surveys and working groups (Afep, Medef, Interprofession des métiers, etc.)

Professional associations, Coalitions and other companies

Detailing our sector specificities Monitoring of market discussions

List not exhaustive. 1.

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