4.1.1. A Group with a longstanding commitment
1968
- 1st profit sharing agreement
1979
•1st production of reconstructed skin
1988
• 1st incentive agreement
1989
• End of animal testing for finished products
1995
•1st environmental research laboratory
1996
• Creation of the Instance Européenne de Dialogue Social (European Works Council)
1998
•1st L’Oréal - UNESCO International prize for Women in Science
2000
- 1st Ethics Charter
2001
• Creation of the Worldwide Profit-Sharing Program-WPS
2002
•1st social audits of suppliers
2003
- ISO 14001 certification
- 1st participation in the CDP
- L’Oréal joins the United Nations Global Compact
2004
- 1st Diversity Leadership Awards
- 1st Diversity Charter
- 1st sustainable development report
2005
- Commitment to use plant-based raw materials in accordance with the Convention on Biological Diversity
2007
- Creation of the Fondation L’Oréal
- 1st recognition by the Ethisphere Institute as “one of the most ethical companies in the world”
2008
•1st Ethics Day
2009
- Commitment to a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions, waste generation and water consumption at industrial sites by 2015
- 1st participation in the CDP supply chain
- Launch of the Beauty for a Better Life programme by the Fondation L’Oréal
2010
- Creation of the Solidarity Sourcing programme
- 1st European label, the Gender Equality European International Standard (GEEIS), awarded to 8 entities
2013
- Launch of Sharing Beauty With All: 1st sustainable
development programme for 2020 - Launch of L’Oréal Share & Car
- “The Way We Prevent Corruption” guide
2014
- Signing of the UN’s Women’s Empowerment Principles
2015
- Carbon Balanced Programme
2017
- 2nd stage of the Share & Care Programme
- Science-Based Targets on Climate
- Human Rights policy published
2018
- Speak Up policy
- 1st employee shareholding plan
2019
- UN Global Compact: Business Ambition for 1.5 °C, signature of the pledge (Net Zero Emissions 2050)
- 1st United Nations GEEIS Trophy awarded to the Solidarity Sourcing Programme
- L’Oréal joins the One Planet Business for Biodiversity coalition
2020
- Launch of the L’Oréal for the Future programme: 2nd sustainable development programme for 2030
- Signing of the TCFD
- Signing of the UN Business Leaders’ Declaration for Renewed Global Cooperation
- Sense of purpose (raison d’être): Create the beauty that moves the world
2021
- Signing of the Better Business Through Better Wages call to action launched by IDH - The Sustainable Trade Initiative to promote the living wage
- Creation of the Fondation L’Oréal’s Women4Climate Programme
- 2nd United Nations GEEIS Trophy awarded to the Solidarity Sourcing Programme
2022
- The only company in the world to be awarded “AAA” by the CDP for the 7th consecutive year
- Platinum award from EcoVadis: top 1% of companies evaluated
- Participation in the Early Adopters Programme launched in 2022 by the UNGC to measure the contribution companies make to the 10 principles of the Global Compact
2025
- Reporting on our commitments to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation: New Plastics Economy
2030
- Completion date of the L’Oréal for the Future programme
2050
- Reporting on our Business Ambition for 1.5 °C –
Net-zero commitments