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3 L'Oréal’s corporate social, environmental and societal responsibility* L’ORÉAL’S CORPORATE SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL POLICIES

FOCUS ON L’ORÉAL USA “ L’Oréal USA is very proud of the work we have accomplished and continue to do support Share & Care programme. We want L’Oréal USA to be a best-in-class company. That means we must continue to measure and to benchmark ourselves against other best-in-class companies to ensure that our benefit offerings are both advanced and competitive. ” Frédéric Rozé - CEO, L’Oréal USA. When the programme was launched in 2013, the main improvements for L’Oréal USA were within the "Balance" pillar. For instance, paternity or adoption leave were not offered. Since then, programmes of 10 days for each were instituted, and parental and adoption leave increased to 15 days in January 2018. Maternity leave was also increased from 13 to 14 weeks. Beginning 2016, recognizing the importance of work-life balance, L’Oréal USA enhanced the "Enjoy" pillar by increasing its flexible work offerings. A "Vacation Buy" programme was introduced, where employees can purchase up to 5 additional days of vacation, increasing to 10 in 2018. The flexibility of the "Work From Home" policy was also increased, shifting from two days per month to six non-consecutive days per quarter. In October 2017, L’Oréal USA was named by Working Mother Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies for working mothers. They were recognized for their progressive programmes in advancement of women, flexibility, childcare and paid parental leave. In addition to its core programmes, L’Oréal USA promotes Share & Care all along the year. 2017 initiatives include: RedBrick Health App, launched in January to make it s easier for employees to access their wellness information; Beauty of Mindfulness , a weekly on site meditation s programme introduced in February; Bring your Child to Work Day , the USA family day that s took place in March; The Virtual Therapy Sessions programme was s introduced in April, to help employees deal with stress. This is a companion programme to Virtual Doctor Visits launched in 2016, where employees and their dependents can receive routine medical treatment 24/7 virtually from a board certified doctor;

Save Our Skin (SOS), one of their most important s events, took place in May. Skin cancer screenings were offered on site with dermatologists. 1,372 employees received a free skin check; In October, the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, s L’Oréal USA HR launched its L’Oréal USA HR Gives Back year-round philanthropic " programme with Lash Out Against Breast Cancer event. Their facilities across the country participated with proceeds going to the Ralph Lauren Pink Pony Fund, for cancer care and prevention; In addition Ergonomic assessments took place in s June, Flu shots were offered to employees in September and onsite biometric screenings took place in November. When the wellness of so many employees was at risk due to hurricanes which began in September, L’Oréal USA employees pulled together to provide relief efforts to ravaged areas of Texas, the Gulf Coast and Puerto Rico. L’Oréal USA and IT Cosmetics founders pledged to match employee donations up to $50,000 with the proceeds going to the American Red Cross. Employees’ donation totalled $50,814. In addition, many L’Oreal USA locations held blood drives, thousands of cases of water were provided, as well as 85 portable generators, etc., and a great quantity of L’Oréal products. The assessment tools with regard to deployment of L’Oréal’s Share & Care programme In order to ensure transparency and reliability, the entire programme is regularly subject to measurement and assessment, in order to verify that it has been implemented in accordance with the objectives: Self-assessment and definition of the action plan through a s reporting tool: the Follow-up-Tool, completed by each country annually; Internal Audit: Internal Audit plans in the subsidiaries s contain detailed verification of the programme's implementation; External audit: certain key indicators are audited within the s scope of the external audit pursuant to Article 225 of French law No. 2010-788 of 12 July 2010.

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