Hermès - Registration Document 2016

Corporate social responsability

Environment

Control of water consumption (industrial)

Over the last decade, water consumption has increased by 2.1 times at real scope despite business volumes having risen by 3.2 times. At constant scope (without Les Tanneries du Puy), the figure falls to just +20% with a decline of nearly 10% between 2015 and 2016. Since the launch of the group’s environmental program in 2002, des- pite a four-fold increase in manufacturing output, water consumption has only risen by 35%, reflecting the effectiveness of the program and water-saving actions.

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While none of its production sites are located in regions where water resources are scarce, Hermès is convinced of the vital importance of water resources, and in 2002 it launched a program to reduce water consumption. This program is based on a wide range of initiatives invol- ving almost all our production sites. In 2016, Les Tanneries du Puy was included in the reporting scope, fol- lowing their acquisitionat theendof 2015. The inclusionof Les Tanneries du Puy significantly impacts the overall water consumption indicator.

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Change in water consumption (in m 3 )

768,163

559,000 568,567

510,314 493,252 502,632

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450,593

424,750

387,361

376,938

370,906

354,079 354,930 345,473

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