Hermès // CSR Extract 2023

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND NON ‑ FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE PEOPLE: SAVOIR‑FAIRE

Enhancing the employee experience An integral part of Hermès’ social model, networking is a unique activity. Its purpose is to make the Company a place of respect for differences, to enrich employees through strong and meaningful human experiences and thus create something in common. Since 2001, more than 4,000 employees have taken part in at least one networking programme, whether professional or philanthropic. Permanent professional programmes such as the “Parcours d’adresse” offer the discovery of savoir‑faire, by exploring all stages of the life of a product, from the raw material to the object. In 2023, 100 employees from all production sites in France, Switzerland and Italy set off on a five‑day discovery of the leather, crystal, silk, perfumes, porcelain and ready‑to‑wear métiers. The philanthropic programmes open to all Group employees promote openness to the world, cultivate curiosity, encourage encounters and the building of relationships. In 2022, Hermès offered a third major philanthropic networking programme: “Sur les ailes d’Hermès”, which attracted more than 8,200 registrations. This new programme, which will last until July 2024, allows many employees from all Group entities to take action by making themselves useful. Based on different themes: environment, culture and savoir‑faire, 23 projects were proposed, giving employees the opportunity to make concrete contributions to the projects of associations or organisations supported locally by the Group’s subsidiaries. To make these contributions tangible, each project requiring between two and six groups, a draw took place to select 11 employees each time from different entities. These groups spend five days of their working time on their project in order to understand its meaning and the issues and to work towards concrete achievements. 17 groups in 2022 and 39 in 2023 headed off with missions as varied as carrying out masonry work to save castles in Occitanie, working alongside the keepers at the Taronga Zoo in Australia for the preservation of fauna and flora or learning about the preservation of frescoes in Italy to become ambassadors of this heritage which needs to be protected. Since September 2022, more than 600 employees, with multiple profiles, have thus set out to discover another reality, contributing to the realisation of a tangible project for the benefit of the host entity. They live human experiences in this way that are rich in meaning, in line with their deepest aspirations. Bringing family values and spirit to life Preserving the family spirit in a House that is expanding is reflected in numerous rituals that make it possible to energise various groups: the laying of the first stones, the inaugurations and the anniversaries of the production sites are an opportunity to create energy by involving employees in inspirational highlights. All forms of celebration place employees at the heart of a unique experience.

2.3.2.3 All these rituals, which are numerous within the Group’s various entities, nurture employees’ pride in belonging to a family House. OFFERING EVERYONE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE On 7 April 2023, 500 employees were invited to the inauguration of the Maroquinerie de Louviers, in Normandy, in the presence of certain members of the Executive Committee and local stakeholders. The same attention was paid to our employees during the inaugurations of the Maroquinerie de la Sormonne in the Ardennes on 13 May 2023 as well as the Maroquinerie‑Ganterie de Saint‑Junien, in Haute‑Vienne on 7 June 2023, bringing together 570 and 360 employees respectively. On 13 July 2023, the Textile division was in the spotlight for the inauguration of the “Passerelles” project, a real transformation and expansion of its historic site in Pierre‑Bénite, in the Rhône. A day of astonishment for the 1,200 employees of the sector, gathered that day on the theme of a village festival: a choreography performed by professional dancers and employees of HTH, a fresco retracing the highlights of the four years of work and various activities to celebrate the event to the sound of a brass band. On 13 November 2023, around 600 employees from Hong Kong and Macau celebrated the 50th anniversary of the subsidiary. In order to embody its commitment as a socially responsible employer and to “Give back to the world what it gives us”, Hermès encourages its employees to be involved in the social and solidarity economy, with the aim of strengthening its local anchorage in the areas where it operates, according to the public interest needs expressed locally. To do this, skills‑based sponsorship with partner associations identified in conjunction with the sustainable development teams, the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès and the Group Disability Agreement team, as well as with local structures in the context of long‑term partnerships, is regularly proposed to employees. This approach enables the Group to nurture its values by supporting projects related to its identity, to strengthen pride in belonging, but also to leave employees free to choose the cause in which they wish to get involved. It also addresses an increasingly expressed desire to contribute to the common good. The projects supported must naturally be aligned with the values and priorities defined by Hermès, which relate to education and the transmission of savoir‑faire, solidarity, environmental protection and cultural development. They are generally long‑term. Employees involved in these projects, in areas of activity that are often little known, show real personal satisfaction, motivation and increased skills. Operations carried out by several people also reinforce cohesion within the teams and unite the group. ACTION INTERNALLY AND ACT AS A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN

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