4 4.1.1. A Group with a longstanding commitment 1968 1979 1988 1989 1995 1996 • Signing of the profit sharing agreement for French employees • First pr oduction of reconstructed skin • Signing of the incentive agreement for French employees • End of anima l testing for finished products • Cr eation of the environmental research laboratory • Cr eation of the Instance Européenne de Dialogue Social (European Works Council) 2004 2003 2002 2001 1998 • L’Or éal receives 1 st Diversity Leadership Award from the Diversity Best Practices organisation • Publication of the first Diversity Charter and the first sustainable development report of the Group • Launch of the ISO 14001 certification programme • First participation in the CDP • L’Or éal joins the United Nations Global Compact • Completion of the first social audits of suppliers • Implementation of the Worldwide Profit Sharing Program (WPS) • Publication of the Gr oup’s 1 st Ethics Charter • Launch of the inter national programme “L’Oréal - UNESCO For Women in Science” 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 • The Gr oup’s commitment to use plant-based raw materials in accordance with the principles of the Convention on Biological Diversity • Globa l Business Coalition against HIV award given to L’Oréal • Cr eation of the L’Oréal Foundation • First r ecognition as “One of the most ethical companies in the world” by the Ethisphère Institute • First edition of Ethics Day • L’Or éal commits to a 50% reduction in CO 2 emissions, waste generation and water consumption at its production sites and plants by 2015 • First participation in the CDP supply chain for the year 2008 • Cr eation of a global “Solidarity Sourcing” programme • 1 st European label, the Gender Equality European International Standard (GEEIS), awarded to 8 Group entities 2017 2016 2014 • Dissemination of the Speak Up policy • 1 st employee shareholding plan • Act4Nature Biodiversity Commitment • Founding partner of Women4Climate with C40 • Launch of the 2 nd stage of the Share & Care program • V alidation of the S cience Based Targets • Human Rights Policy • 1 st Palm Oil Progress Report • Launch of the C arbon Balanced programme • Signing of the Globa l Disability Charter • Pr esentation of the Best Performer in Climate Change Leadership • Signing of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, a United Nations initiative to promote gender equality • L’Or éal becomes a member of Transparency International France • Launch of the S haring Beauty With All programme • Launch of the L ’Oréal Share & Care programme • Inclusion in the United Nations GlobalCompact 100 stock index • “The W ay We Prevent Corruption” guide • UN Global Compact: “Business Ambition for 1.5°C”, signing of the pledge (Net Zero Emissions 2050) • UN GEEIS Trophy for L’Oréal’s Solidarity Sourcing Programme • Joining the “One Planet Business for Biodiversity” coalition • Launch of the L’Oréal for the Future programme • Signing of the TCFD • Signing of the UN Business Leaders’ Declaration for Renewed Global Cooperation • The only company in the wor ld to be awarded “AAA” by CDP for the sixth consecutive year • L’Or éal recognised for the 7th consecutive year as a Global Compact LEAD company by the United Nations • Signing of the Better Business Through Better Wages call to action launched by IDH - The Sustainable Trade Initiative to promote the living wage • Renewal of the Share & Care programme 2009 2013 2015 2018 2019 2020 2021 2000 L ’ ORÉAL I UNIVERS AL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2021 173 L’ORÉAL’S SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY Introduction