L'Oréal - 2018 Registration Document

L’Oréal’s corporate social, environmental and societal responsibility POLICIES, PERFOR MANCE INDICATORS AND RESULTS

The Group’s EHS policy is based on a set of stringent standards, compiled in an EHS manual which is a reference manual for all with the key regulatory requirements, the proper application of the sites all over the world. While knowledge of and compliance the Group’s standards and the degree to which the EHS culture with these procedures are fundamental, the lasting improvement is spread. “culture” evaluation serves to assess the compliance of activities

of the safety results and environmental performance essentially requires the dissemination of a sustainable EHS culture to each and every employee and large programmes of actions aimed at improving the security and environmental impact of its activities. A dedicated training programme has been established for this purpose with the aim of passing on this EHS culture at every level of the organisation. Lastly, in a manner consistent with this entire approach, an audit system combining both a “risks” and a

A global organisation and a reference manual The EHS organisation, under the responsibility of the Operations Direction, has been structured to match the Group’s global organisation: it consists of a central Corporate Department, similar organisations in each geographic zone and managers at each site.

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GLOBAL EHS ORGANISATION

Group EHS Management

ASIA, PACIFIC

EUROPE EMEA

AMERICAS

Zone management

Zone management

Zone management

Site management

Site management

Site management

Corporate department responsible for this field at global level

Similar organisation in each Zone/Division

Managers on each site

In support of this organisation, the EHS manual is the reference tool for the Group’s sites. It is an essential means of improving their performance and respecting the key EHS commitments: to aim for zero accidents for the Group and to reduce the sites’ environmental footprint (see under the heading “A continuous improvement process”). It defines the EHS management system and the responsibilities shared at all levels of the organisation, up to the operational responsibilities:

General Management

The Executive Vice-President Operations, who reports to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for the Group Environment, Health and Safety policy. They are responsible for the deployment and effective implementation of the policies defined. Their remuneration is partly linked to their performances in the areas of the Environment, Health and Safety.

Site managers (plants, distribution centres, administrative sites, research centres)

EHS managers

Managers dedicated to compliance with the EHS policy ensure compliance with local regulations and the implementation of the rules, Group procedures and associated performance objectives in all the Group’s entities.

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