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The L'Oréal sustainability commitment - 2018 PROGRESS REPORT POLAND AND BALTICS - L'Oréal Polska
2018 PROGRESS REPORT
        POLAND AND BALTICS

The L’Oréal sustainability commitment

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Sharing Beauty With All
L’Oréal’s commitment to sustainability
As part of L’Oréal’s sustainability     producing sustainably, living         sustainability strategy and co-create
programme, Sharing Beauty With          sustainably and sharing growth        its initiatives. This sustainability
All, launched in 2013, the Group        with employees, suppliers and         programme, along with its strong
has set itself a series of tangible     the communities with which            commitment to ethics, its policy of
commitments towards 2020. They          L’Oréal interacts. Every year,        promoting diversity and inclusion,
address all its impacts and engage      L’Oréal measures its progress         and its philanthropic activities
its whole value chain – from product    quantitatively, making its results    (conducted with the support of the
design to distribution – including      available to everyone. By upholding   Fondation L’Oréal and by its brands),
the production process and the          its commitment to continuous          enable the Group to contribute to 14
sourcing of raw materials. These        improvement, L’Oréal maintains        of the 17 Sustainable Development
commitments are organised into          an ongoing dialogue with its          Goals defined by the United Nations
four pillars: innovating sustainably,   stakeholders, in order to share its   in 2015.

          L’ORÉAL’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED NATIONS’ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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Editorial
                                                          Beginning 2013, the L’Oréal Group
                                                     has been consistently striving to reach the
                                                     ambitious targets of its Sharing Beauty With All
                                                     sustainability commitment towards 2020. The
                                                     growing awareness of the climate change and its
                                                     consequences, supported by alarming data, shows
                                                     that we have taken a right step forward towards
                                                     a business model that integrates sustainable
Niels Westerbye Juhl
General Manager, L’Oréal Poland and Baltic HUB
                                                     development and responsibility.
                                                     We strongly believe that a                 responsible and sustainable business
                                                     company’s value should not be              model, taking into account digital
                                                     measured by its sole economic              and organizational culture changes.
                                                     performance, but also by its               In March 2017, L’Oréal Poland and
                                                     contribution to overcoming the most        Baltic Hub was established, allowing
                                                     crucial environmental and social           a more active contribution to
                                                     challenges that the world is facing        sustainability commitments at a local
                                                     today.                                     level - together with L’Oréal Warsaw
                                                                                                Plant - the Group’s largest factory in
                                                     Since 2014, L’Oréal has regularly          terms of volume. At the end of 2018,
                                                     reported on its progress in achieving      the headquarters of L’Oréal Poland
                                                     sustainability targets, with the           and Baltic Hub was moved to a new
                                                     results being verified by a team of        office in the center of Warsaw, which
                                                     independent experts. We are proud          was designed to reflect key aspects
                                                     of what we have achieved so far,           of our transformation.
                                                     taking into account global challenges
Beata Iwanienko                                      such as those related to air pollution.
Scientific, Regulatory and Public Affairs Director
L’Oreal Poland and Baltic HUB
                                                     In 2018, the L’Oréal Group reduced
                                                     carbon dioxide emissions in its
                                                                                                     In the first
                                                     factories and distribution centers by      half of 2020, the
                                                     77% (in absolute terms, compared to
                                                     2005) while increasing its production      construction of the
                                                     volume by 38% in the same period.
                                                     Undertaking this commitment in             Water Recycling
                                                     2013, we set the reduction target at
                                                     60%.
                                                                                                Station at the L’Oréal
                                                                                                Warsaw Plant, our
                                                     Being an active participant of
                                                     global corporate sustainability            key sustainability
                                                     initiatives and fully aware of the
                                                     need for further action to protect         investment in Poland -
                                                     the environment, the L’Oréal Group
                                                     is putting new commitments into
                                                                                                worth 4 million euros,
                                                     practice. One of L’Oréal’s key climate     will be completed.
                                                     ambitions is the achievement of
                                                     carbon neutrality in all its production,
                                                     administration and research facilities     These are just a few of the most
                                                     by 2025.                                   important examples of our activities
                                                                                                as L’Oréal Poland and Baltic Hub,
                                                     Aiming to reach such highly                thanks to which we consistently
                                                     ambitious goals, we are continuing         strive to implement the Group’s
                                                     the in-depth transformation of the         global commitments. And it makes
                                                     Group towards an increasingly more         us proud and happy whenever our

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efforts are recognized. In 2018,                 We encourage you to read the                            of current challenges. That’s why
L’Oréal Poland was awarded the                   detailed results of the first report                    we are forging external partnerships
White CSR Leaf and ranked 8th in                 summarizing the effects of 2018                         with multiple stakeholders and
the Responsible Business Ranking                 activities conducted by L’Oréal                         maintaining an ongoing dialogue to
in the „Consumer goods, pharmacy”                Poland and Baltic Hub within the                        address these challenges on a local
category - being the most highly                 Sharing Beauty With All programme.                      scale. In the face of the climate crisis,
recognised beauty company at the                                                                         it is imperative that we collaborate to
same time.                                       We are well aware that we cannot                        safeguard our planet. We are looking
                                                 act alone to address the magnitude                      forward to cooperating with you.

Niels Westerbye Juhl                             Beata Iwanienko
General Manager, L’Oréal Poland and Baltic HUB   Scientific, Regulatory and Public Affairs Director
                                                 L’Oreal Poland and Baltic HUB

Awards
WORLD’S MOST ETHICAL COMPANIES                                                    CDP

                      L’Oréal has been recognized by the                                                      L’Oréal has been highlighted as a global
                      Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in                                                leader in corporate sustainability by
                      defining and advancing the standards of                                                 environmental impact non-profit CDP,
                      ethical business practices, as one of the                                               achieving an ‘A’ score in all three of the
                      2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies.                          DISCLOSURE INSIGHT ACTION
                                                                                                              rankings conducted by the organisation,
                      L’Oréal has been recognized for the 9th                                                 for its efforts on climate protection,
                      time and is one of only 3 in the Health and                                             sustainable water management and
Beauty industry, underscoring their commitment to leading                         fighting against deforestation. L’Oréal is one of the two only
with integrity and prioritizing ethical business practices. The                   companies to score an A for all three of CDP’s themes. This
assessment is based upon Ethics Quotient® (EQ) framework,                         is in recognition of its impressive actions to mitigate climate
which offers a quantitative way to assess a company’s                             risks, tackle deforestation in its supply chain, enhance water
performance in an objective, consistent and standardized                          stewardship, and lead the new sustainable economy.
manner. Scores are generated in five key categories: ethics and
compliance program, corporate citizenship and responsibility,
culture of ethics, governance and leadership, innovation and
reputation.

CSR WHITE LEAF                                                                    RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES RANKING 2018

                     L’Oréal Poland was awarded the CSR                                                  L’Oréal Poland has been the only
                     White Leaf by the POLITYKA weekly                                                   beauty company to be listed in the 12th
                     magazine, Deloitte and Responsible                                                  Responsible Companies Ranking 2018 in
                     Business Forum. The CSR Leaves are                                                  Poland, taking 15th position. The ranking
                     awarded to most socially responsible and                                            is organized by Koźmiński Business Hub,
                     engaged companies. Moreover, L’Oréal                                                in partnership with Responsible Business
                     Poland has been recognized for its efforts                                          Forum. The ranking is verified by Deloitte.
on sustainable production and implementation of the dry
factory concept, which includes the construction of Water
Recycling Station, bringing the company closer towards a
circular economy.

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2020 commitments – L’Oréal Group’s global goals
2018 results – L’Oréal Poland and Baltic Hub
performance
Every year, L’Oréal reports the evolution of its sustainability performance in relation to its 2020 goals. The Group’s
global progress report can be found at: www.loreal.com/loreal-sharing-beauty-with-all. The table below provides a
concise, overall summary of L’Oréal Poland and Baltic Hub’s progress within the four major focus areas of the Group’s
Sharing Beauty With All programme.

Innovating sustainably
 2020 TARGETS                                                     2018 RESULTS

         100% of paper and non corrugated                                   of paper and non corrugated cardboard
         cardboard will have PEFC/FSC certificates                 79%       has PEFC/FSC certificates

         100% of maximization of non-permanent                              of non-permanent POS fully made of
         POS fully made of cardboard
                                                                  98%       cardboard has been maximized

         95% of POS will be folded                                94%       of POS is folded

         Zero use of lamination                                      Use of lamination reduced     to 2%

L’Oréal collaborates solely with those suppliers who comply with the standard principles of the Group. L’Oréal applies
very precise criteria for the selection of local suppliers, with whom it establishes long-term cooperation and works
together for sustainable innovation.

Producing sustainably
                                         2018 RESULTS                               2018 RESULTS
 2020 TARGETS
                                         L’Oréal Warsaw Plant (Poland)              Distribution Centers (Poland and the Baltic States)

         L’Oréal will reduce the CO2     - 33% reduction in CO2 emission,           - 89.6% reduction in CO2 emission,
         emissions generated by its      compared to 2005                           compared to 2005
         plants and distribution
         centres by 60% in absolute
         terms, compared to 2005

         L’Oréal will lower its water    - 37% reduction in water                   - 20.6% reduction in water
         consumption by 60% per          consumption per finished product,           consumption per finished product,
         finished product, compared       compared to 2005                           compared to 2005
         to 2005

         L’Oréal will reduce its waste   - 40% reduction in waste                   - 49.7% reduction in waste
         generation by 60% per           generation per finished product,            generation per finished product,
         finished product, compared       compared to 2005                           compared to 2005
         to 2005
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         L’Oréal will send zero          ZERO industrial waste to landfill           ZERO industrial waste to landfill
The L'Oréal sustainability commitment - 2018 PROGRESS REPORT POLAND AND BALTICS - L'Oréal Polska
L’Oréal will lower its water     - 37% reduction in water                 - 20.6% reduction in water
         consumption by 60% per           consumption per finished product,         consumption per finished product,
         finished product, compared        compared to 2005                         compared to 2005
         to 2005

         L’Oréal will reduce its waste    - 40% reduction in waste                 - 49.7% reduction in waste
         generation by 60% per            generation per finished product,          generation per finished product,
         finished product, compared        compared to 2005                         compared to 2005
         to 2005

         L’Oréal will send zero           ZERO industrial waste to landfill         ZERO industrial waste to landfill
         industrial waste to landfill

Developing sustainably
L’Oréal puts people at the centre of its
commitments, taking care not only of its                                           disability, in accordance with the
                                                                                   local laws. The Group ensures
employees, but also are sharing growth with its                                    that people with disabilities are

communities, supporting educational efforts and                                    welcomed and valued thanks to
                                                                                   a voluntary policy that covers
promoting the concept of self-confidence through                                   accessibility, sourcing, recruitment
expression of beauty. By 2020, the L’Oréal Group                                   and training as well as awareness
                                                                                   seminars. Since 2015, the Group
has committed to enable more than 100,000                                          has been an active member of the
people from underprivileged communities to gain                                    ILO Global Business and Disability

access to employment.                                                              Network, the branch of the
                                                                                   International Labour Organization
                                                                                   dedicated to disability issues. In
To achieve this goal, the Group          As part of its global policy diversity,   September 2018, for the third time
has developed multiple initiatives:      introduced in 2005, L’Oréal is            in a row, the Group was recognised
vocational training, Solidarity          committed to supporting people            by Thomson Reuters as one of the
Sourcing projects and the inclusion      with disabilities. One of the             ten best-performing companies on
of people with disabilities within       Group’s priorities is to promote          Diversity and Inclusion, among more
its teams. These initiatives are         the employment of people with             than 7,000 businesses assessed.
implemented in cooperation
with local partners (non-profit
organizations and charity
foundations) who are recognized
experts in social issues and
vocational training.

The objective of Solidarity Sourcing
is to convert L’Oréal’s purchasing
power into a lever for social
inclusion. Introduced in 2010, it has
helped the Group build a worldwide
purchasing programme based on
social solidarity to aid people from
underprivileged communities to
gain access to employment. The
Solidarity Sourcing programme is
active across all the regions where
L’Oréal operates.

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Developing sustainably with suppliers
 2020 TARGETS                                                          2018 RESULTS

            L’Oréal will assess and select all strategic               All L’Oréal Poland and the Baltics local strategic
            suppliers* on the basis of their                           suppliers are assessed and selected on the basis
            environmental and social performance                       of their environmental and social performance
                                                                       and are obliged to comply with L’Oréal ethics

            All strategic suppliers will assess their own              L’Oréal Poland and the Baltics supports its
            sustainability policy, with L’Oréal’s support              suppliers by sharing sustainable development
                                                                       good practices

            20% of strategic suppliers will support the                2% of L’Oréal Poland and the Baltics strategic
            Solidarity Sourcing programme                              suppliers are supporting the Solidarity Sourcing
                                                                       programme by employing people from
                                                                       underprivileged communities

*Strategic suppliers are suppliers whose added value is significant for the Group through their weight, innovations, shared goals and
geographical representation.

Developing sustainably with employees
 2020 TARGETS                                                          2018 RESULTS

            Employees will benefit from health cover                    Every L’Oréal employee in Poland and the Baltics
            that reflects best practice in their country                benefits from health cover that reflects best practice
            of residence                                               in their country of residence

            Employees will benefit from financial                        Every L’Oréal employee in Poland and the Baltics
            protection in the event of a life-changing                 benefits from financial protection in the event of a
            accident                                                   life-changing accident

            Every L’Oréal employee will be able to                     98% of L’Oréal employees in Poland and the Baltics
            attend at least one training session per                   is able to attend at least one training session per year,
            year, wherever they are in the world                       wherever they are in the world

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Living sustainably
The L’Oréal Group has committed to helping consumers live sustainably by empowering them to make more
sustainable choices. Sharing information on the environmental and social impact of its products, evaluating the
footprint of each brand, raising awareness among consumers and making sustainability desirable – constitute the key
goals of Sharing Beauty With All programme.

2020 Targets

L’Oréal will evaluate the               All L’Oréal brands will assess their     Every brand will report on its
environmental and social profile of     environmental and social impact          sustainability progress and
all its products using an assessment    and make commitments to improve          raise consumer awareness of its
tool. All brands will make this         it.                                      commitments.
information publicly available
to allow consumers to make
sustainable choices.

SPOT: A UNIQUE EVALUATION TOOL                                ENGAGED AND ENGAGING CAMPAIGNS

In order to further reduce its carbon footprint and           Conscious of the influential capacity of its brands,
empower its consumers to make sustainable choices,            L’Oréal encourages them to raise awareness and
the Group developed and implemented in 2017 an                encourage action among its consumers on today’s
innovative tool, known as the Sustainable Product             major social and environmental issues. To achieve
Optimisation Tool (SPOT), across all its brands for           this, L’Oréal committed to understanding consumer
evaluation of their environmental footprint. 100% of          expectations regarding sustainable development,
new or renovated products in 2018 were evaluated              evaluating the footprint of each brand and conducting
using the product evaluation tool.                            consumer awareness initiatives.

A total of 2,195 products were evaluated using SPOT,          More than 50% of L’Oréal brands are engaged in
which is now completely integrated into the design            awareness efforts including brands in Poland and the
and launch process for new products.                          Baltics.

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Key achievements
Living sustainably
SKIN CHECKER                                                    LIPIKAR FAMILIES

                  An international social campaign                                 The all-Poland social programme
                  aimed at increasing awareness of                                 aiming at improving the quality of
                  the problem of skin cancer and what                              life of the children suffering from
                  damage unreasonable exposure to                                  atopic dermatitis and helping their
                  sunlight might cause. Since 2015,                                families. In 2018, 1650 families
                  La Roche-Posay has encouraged                                    enrolled in the programme. Based
individuals to examine their moles under the Skin               on questionnaires completed by the candidates,
Checker campaign and to use appropriate sunscreens.             the jury comprising of dermatologists selected 100
In 2018, La Roche-Posay distributed 16,000 free                 families who received from La Roche-Posay a range
interactive UV Patches, measuring the amount of UV              of products for all-year care of the atopic skin. One
radiation reaching the user’s skin.                             family has been awarded with a three-week stay at La
                                                                Roche-Posay.

EUROMELANOMA DAY – THE WORLD                                    “SHARE YOUR CHILDHOOD”
MELANOMA PREVENTION DAY
                                                                                     An initiative aiming at obtaining hair
                  A pan-European campaign for the                                    for the children remaining in the care
                  prevention of skin cancer, aimed at                                of the Herosi (Heroes) foundation,
                  broadening the knowledge about                                     from which wigs and other systems
                  malignant melanoma and other skin                                  of non-surgical hair replenishment
                  cancers, as well as encouraging                                    will be provided for children with
                  ongoing prevention. In 2018, 120              cancer and skin diseases (e.g. spot baldness). L’Oréal
dermatologists joined the action in Poland and 1904             Professionnel is the strategic partner of this action. In
patients used the opportunity to have their moles               2018, 143 Expert L’Oréal Professionnel salons joined the
diagnosed free of charge.                                       initiative. That allowed us to help 15 children.

“WE REWARD RECYCLING”                                           LESSONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

                  By returning empty packaging from                              Local initiative run by L’Oréal
                  Kiehl’s products the customers                                 Warsaw Plant consisting in running
                  collect stamps which can then be                               2 environmental projects, one
                  exchanged for products from this                               for teenagers and one for pre-
                  brand. In 2018, 6000 empty bottles                             schoolers. In 2018, there were 14
                  were collected under the program-                              lessons in environmental protection
me in Poland (126 kg of waste which would otherwise             attended by 275 children. In addition, a training on
potentially end up in a landfill), and 2900 bottles (60         CO2 emissions was conducted for 92 employees of the
kg of waste) in the Baltic countries.                           plant.

CITIZEN DAY

                   Since 2010, L’Oréal Group has organized the annual Citizen Day; currently the initiative takes place
                   in 70 countries. On that special day, the L’Oréal employees around the world engage hand in hand
                   in the improvement of the situation of those in need and in environment protection. More and more
                   volunteers participate in volunteering actions, using their energy and skills to help hundreds of
                   non-profit organizations. In 2018 only, 27,600 volunteers spent 170 thousand hours working for 855
                   organizations. Last year, 225 employees of L’Oréal Polska and L’Oréal Warsaw Plant participated
in the Citizen Day, helping more than 830 beneficiaries. In the Baltics, 87 employees engaged in Citizen Day 2018 to
support 105 disadvantaged people.

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Key achievements
Producing sustainably
The Group’s 2020 target is to reduce the environmental footprint of its plants and distribution centres by 60%,
compared to 2005. This includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions in absolute terms, water consumption and waste
generation per finished product, and improving product transportation impacts.

Water recycling station                  Giving waste a second                    Bobbin recycling
– the first step towards                 life
                                                                                  In 2018, a new waste recycling
a dry factory                                                                     process was implemented in
                                         Since 2001, all manufacturing waste
                                         has been processed in the L’Oréal        the L’Oréal Warsaw Plant – the
The water recycling station in
                                         Warsaw Plant, which means nothing        recycling of label backing paper. The
L’Oréal’s factory located in Kanie is
                                         has been disposed of in a landfill.      innovative recycling method makes
L’Oréal’s major investment project
                                         The company operates according to        it possible to process the bobbin,
based on the concept of circular
                                         three key principles: avoid genera-      i.e. the label backing paper created
economy. The station will allow
                                         ting waste, reduce the amount of         in the confectioning process, into
for the treatment of waste water
                                         waste, and finally, process the waste.   paper pulp and newspaper paper.
produced in the factory, and then
                                         This course of action follows the        The entire process includes: sorting,
recycle the high quality water which
                                         concept of circular economy, which       accumulation and collection of the
will be reused in the factory for
                                         permeates the daily practice of the      backing paper as well as bobbin
manufacturing-related processes.
                                         company.                                 collection and processing. All colours
Thanks to the water recycling
                                                                                  of backing paper are suitable for
station, L’Oréal will recover up to
                                         Factory waste is used for producing      processing. Thanks to the solution
8000 cubic meters of pure water
                                         bricks, toothpaste, heavy-duty hand      used, the degree of paper recycling
a month (volume corresponding
                                         cleaning paste, windshield washer        in the factory has increased by 8 per
to 16 million 0.5-litre bottles). The
                                         fluid or even car window cleaners.       cent. Bobbin processing allows for
investment of EUR 4 million will
                                         In 2018, the L’Oréal Warsaw Plant        the reduction of CO2 emissions by
have become fully operational in
                                         limited the volume of waste genera-      up to 40% as compared to disposing
the first half of 2020. In 2018, water
                                         ted by 40% (per single end product       of paper in a landfill.
consumption in the factory was
reduced by 37%, with the objective       in comparison to the reference year
                                         of 2005) with the simultaneous           The recovery of paper through
set at 35%, compared to 2005.
                                         production increase by 250%. The         bobbin recycling is an example of
The target for 2019 assumes the
                                         target for 2020 assumes waste ge-        circular economy. UPM Raflatac,
consumption reduction by 41%.
                                         neration reduction by 60%.               the company that processes the
                                                                                  factory waste is at the same time the
                                                                                  supplier of the label backing paper
                                                                                  to the printing house L’Oréal buys
                                                                                  new labels from.

                                      L’Oréal Warsaw Plant is the Group’s largest factory
                                 in terms of the number of products manufactured as
                                 well as in terms of large-volume products. The capacity
                                 and profile of the Polish factory’s production affects the
                                 operation of the entire L’Oréal Group, hence projects
                                 such as Water Recycling Station and “dry factory” are so
Ewa Urbaniak
L’Oréal Warsaw Plant Director    important to the global strategy.

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L’ORÉAL HOUSE
                             WARSAW
Towards the end of 2018, L’Oréal      strategy of sustainable development.    of remote teams and support
Poland and Baltic HUB changed its     In order to adapt the office space to   communication between teams
head office. The new headquarters –   the different needs of its employees,   located in different countries. The
L’Oréal House Warsaw – located in     L’Oréal implemented a modern work       building of the new head office was
the centre of Warsaw was designed     model based on the Activity Based       designed so as to minimize the use
so as to reflect the important        Working (ABW) concept. Cutting          of energy and maximise its recovery.
aspects of digital transformation,    edge technological solutions were
company culture as well as its        used to ensure better management

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Key achievements
Sustainability
One of the L’Oréal Group’s priorities is to share its success and profit with internal and external stakeholders. To that
end, the company runs a number of projects aiming at supporting and educating the community and promoting its
key values, such as diversity and integration.

L’Oréal Poland For                        representation and contribution           UNESCO (from the very beginning
                                          to the full development of science.       of the initiative), the Ministry of
Women in Science                          Besides grants, the programme             Science and Higher Education (since
                                          offers women researchers the              2013) and the Polish Academy of
One of the company’s oldest
                                          possibility to promote their              Sciences (2016).
initiatives of that kind is the For
                                          scientific achievements. By 2018,
Women in Science programme
                                          the programme allowed 3020                The total of 93 Polish women
which has been run by L’Oréal for 21
                                          women from 117 countries to be            scientists were awarded in the 18
years in cooperation with the United
                                          distinguished. The For Women in           editions of the programme. The
Nations Educational, Scientific and
                                          Science programme originates from         researchers awarded represent
Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
                                          France. Poland was the first country      different scientific disciplines,
The aim of the programme is to
                                          to host a local edition of this global    however, they are linked by the
support the scientific work of
                                          initiative. Partners of the L’Oréal-      high level of the projects and
women and to encourage them to
                                          UNESCO For Women in Science               the publications based on those
continue their research, and through
                                          programme initiated in 2001 are           projects. These projects also have an
this work to increase women’s
                                          the Polish National Commission for        enormous development potential.

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Dr Urte Neniskyte
                                                                                    Doctor Urte Neniskyte, the
                                                                                    Lithuanian grant recipient of the
                                                                                    2018 For Women In Science Week
                                                                                    in Paris (March 2019), received the
                                                                                    International Rising Talents award.
                                                                                    Doctor Neniskyte was born to the
                                                                                    family of chemists and since her
                                                                                    earliest childhood, she has perceived
                                                                                    life from the angle of science. The
                                                                                    research she is conducting now
                                                                                    includes the development of the
                                                                                    human brain in early childhood
                                                                                    (from 6 months to 6 years of age)
                                                                                    with particular attention paid to
                                                                                    anomalies which may lead to serious
                                                                                    psychological disorders. At present,
                                                                                    she is dealing with the phenomenon
                                                                                    of the excess of synapses and trying
                                                                                    to explain why they are not always
                                                                                    removed or “cut” by the human
                                                                                    system to guarantee the highest
                                                                                    possible productivity. The goal of her
                                                                                    research is to explain which factor
                                                                                    is decisive in the matter of keeping
                                                                                    or removing synapses and how this
                                                                                    process can be modified to correct
                                                                                    the faults before disease develops.

L’Oréal Baltic                                                                      before the beginning of the school

For Women in Science                      Share&Care                                year, the L’Oréal Warsaw Plant
                                                                                    implements the proprietary My
                                          With versatile needs of its               First School Bag programme. The
Since 2005, the L’Oréal Baltic For
                                          employees in mind, L’Oréal has run        parents of six- and seven-year-olds
Women in Science programme is
                                          the Share&Care programme since            receive a school starter allowance.
hosted in Latvia and since 2017 also
                                          2013. Share&Care is addressed to all      In the Baltics, moms returning from
in Lithuania and Estonia. Programme
                                          permanent employees and provides          maternity leave have 2 extra smart
partners in the respective countries
                                          a number of benefits.                     work days per month.
include: The Latvian National
Commission for UNESCO and the
                                          An important aspect of the                Moreover, the Share&Care
Latvian Academy of Sciences, the
                                          Polish edition of Share&Care is           programme supports skill-sharing
Estonian National Commission for
                                          the life insurance and accident           between employees of different
UNESCO and the Estonian Academy
                                          insurance policy offered to the           age. It is fostered by the rich offer
of Sciences as well as the Lithuanian
                                          entire workforce. At the same             adapted to diverse needs, as well
National Commission for UNESCO and
                                          time, professional healthcare             as by specific activities which may
the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.
                                          is provided to all employees of           include time for skill-sharing, e.g.
So far, a total of 50 grants have been
                                          L’Oréal Poland and their children.        joint workshops promoting healthy
awarded in the Baltic Countries under
                                          In the Baltics, every employee has        lifestyle, etc.
the programme: 46 to women scientists
from Latvia, 2 to Lithuanian women        health coverage card including
and 2 to Estonian women. The jury         covered sports, recreation, optics
is nominated by the Academies of          and dentistry. A special social fund
Sciences separately for each country.     was created for parents working
The organizers of the For Women in        for L’Oréal Poland. It encompasses
Science programmes in all the four        recreation for children, subsidizing
countries cooperate with one another      of care in nurseries, children’s clubs,
within L’Oréal Poland and Baltic HUB,     kindergardens, including also day-
exchanging experience and inspirations.   care providers and nannies. Just

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Strategic partnerships and dialogue
Being aware of the enormous                in the implementation of Sustainable    of cosmetic industry. L’Oréal’s
workload and challenges, L’Oréal           Development Goals set out in the UN     commitments are also associated
Group opts for cooperation with            Resolution “Transforming our world:     with the continued partnership
all stakeholders involved in the           the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable         and dialogue for sustainable
environmental activities. L’Oréal          Development”. Since 2018, L’Oréal       development. The company actively
takes an active part both in the           Warsaw Plant has been a partner of      participates in global initiatives and
initiatives aiming at transforming         the Water Management programme          discussions on the most important
the cosmetics industry as well as          in Poland, implemented by the           environmental threats, such as the
establishes external partnerships          Global Compact Network Poland.          last year’s Climate Summit COP 24.
with groups of stakeholders, such
as non-governmental organizations,         L’Oréal Poland is also a strategic      L’Oréal Poland organizes the For
start-ups and suppliers. It is L’Oréal’s   partner of the Responsible Business     Women in Science programme in
deep conviction that the more              Forum and one of the initiators of      Poland together with the Polish
entities or individuals undertake          the Diversity Charter in Poland. In     National Commission for UNESCO,
actions promoting sustainability, the      2012, it became a Signatory of this     the Polish Academy of Sciences and
greater and more visible the effect        document. In conjunction with this,     the Ministry of Science and Higher
of all initiatives will be.                the company implements good             Education. Programme partners of
                                           practices in the areas of gender        the L’Oréal Baltic For Women in
For many years, L’Oréal Group              equality and is committed to the        Science programme include: The
has supported and implemented              prevention of discrimination in the     Latvian National Commission for
the Ten Principles of the United           workplace as well as promotes           UNESCO and the Latvian Academy
Nations Global Compact and is              activities supporting diversity.        of Sciences, the Estonian National
recognized as Global Compact               L’Oréal Poland is also a member         Commission for UNESCO and the
LEAD company. L’Oréal Poland is            of the French-Polish Chamber of         Estonian Academy of Sciences
a partner of the Global Compact            Commerce (CCIFP) and the Polish         as well as the Lithuanian National
Network Poland and since 2017, it          Association of Cosmetic Industry,       Commission for UNESCO and the
has also partnered with the Ministry       the largest organization representing   Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
of Entrepreneurship and Technology         the interests of the entrepreneurs      (see page 12 and 13).

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Karin Laar
Corporate Communication
and Media Manager Baltic
karin.laar@loreal.com

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