Our employees

• 15,500 people trained through the Digital Upskilling programme
• 96% of the group's permanent employees have healthcare insurance in line with best practices in their country of residence
• 33% of Executive Committee members are women

Our research

• 498 patents filed in 2017
• €877M invested in Research & Innovation
• 16 evaluation centres
• 3 global centres in France
• 20research centres grouped into six regional hubs (United States, Japan, China, India, Brazil and South Africa)

Our production

• 41production sites
• 24carbon-neutral sites in 2017, including 9 factories
• 100quality verifications on average for each product
• 3 "A"ratings from CDP¹

Our commitments

• 91of our brands have already assessed their social or environmental impact
• 30,000employees volunteered during the Citizen Day in 2017
• 76%of new products launched in 2017 boast an improved social or environmental profile
• -73%reduction in absolute CO2 emissions at our factories and distribution centres compared to 2005
• +53,500people from communities facing social and financial hardship were able to find employment through L'Oréal's solidarity initiatives

Digital

• 1Bvisits to our websites
• 250Mfollowers on social networks
• 38%of media investments in digital
• +33.6%growth of e-commerce sales²
• 8%of consolidated sales in e-commerce²

Source : 2017 Annual Report, click here to discover the full version online