Hermès // CSR Extract 2023

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

Affected communities

Inform

Dialogue

Collaborate

Governmental, supranational and regulatory bodies Customers, consumers and their representatives

Dialogue at Global Compact France events (United Nations)

Participation in SBTN (Science Based Targets Network) initiatives

Empreintes sur le Monde (“Footsteps across the World”) films Social Networks (LinkedIn) Websites

Open days Site visits Hermès in the Making

Fondation d’entreprise projects

Concessionaires and distribution partners

Monthly meeting with all concessionaires

Raising awareness of the Group’s regulations and commitments

Participation in internal purchasing days (Podiums) Integration of activities into our production capacities Co‑development of projects (Water Risk Filter, WWF, GBS) Project financing (Livelihoods) Donations & local sponsorship of projects related to the arts, culture, sports, environmental preservation and biodiversity Projects with local stakeholders (e.g. recovery of condensation water from neighbouring cane sugar farms in Australia, see § 2.5.3.1.1)

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

Internal WWF conference

NGO surveys Real estate location projects

Investors, shareholders (financial community) & Media

Press releases and letters to shareholders Investors section of the Hermès Finance website Non‑financial publications and Group policies on the Hermès institutional website Publications on the websites of the AMF, in the Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires (BALO), as well as on infogreffe.fr

Dialogue with shareholders Roadshows Investor meetings Store events and meetings with institutions

Participation in Euronext Committees, studies and working groups (AFEP‑MEDEF, AMF)

2.7.3.2 RESPONSIBLE COMMUNICATION

particular the section relating to environmental labelling, Hermès has undertaken several pieces of work in anticipation of expected changes. Customers will be able to access the ecological footprint of their item either through a QR Code printed on the label or directly on the website. The information will also be included in a link printed on the invoice. It will include the environmental characteristics of the product and the sorting instructions for its end of life. Traceability is also documented. The Company also participates in the Supporting Studies of the Product Environmental Footprint with two of its emblematic products and in discussions on methodologies via the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, with a final version expected in 2027‑2028. In France, the House took part in discussions on an alternative methodology as part of an ADEME call for projects, with a timetable expected to be adapted to that of the European Union.

Hermès’ unique communication is based on building an authentic relationship with its various stakeholders. Hermès traditionally favours the design and production of events, both private and open to the public, to a space‑buying approach. The Group is committed to responsible, sincere, non‑misleading, accurate and balanced communication, with an important focus on multi‑local expression. Through its communication, the Group also undertakes not to make unfounded allegations. This founding commitment is enshrined in the Group’s ethics charter . In addition, the Group is making progress in providing transparent information on the environmental impact of its products. Thus, and driven by the French regulatory context of the AGEC law and in (1)

Ethics charter published on the Hermès finance website: https://finance.hermes.com/en/ethics‑human‑rights‑and‑diversities. 1.

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