Hélène Valade (LVMH): “Training is essential to driving the environmental transition”

On 2 October, French luxury goods giant LVMH, which has 214,000 employees, announced its goal of training 100% of its workforce on environmental issues until 2026. The group has developed both general and specialist training courses, to strengthen the role of eco-design and the circular economy in its production methods. mind RH has spoken to Hélène Valade, the group's CSR director, about the aims of the initiative.

By Antoine Piel. Published on 07 November 2024 à 13h43 - Update on 13 November 2024 à 18h02

Why are you providing staff training on the transition?

In 2021, we announced LIFE 360, an extremely robust environmental strategy based on four action plans. These plans aim to drive the environmental transition on the issues that are relevant for LVMH. The first involves moving from old models to the circular economy in luxury goods. The second concerns traceability and transparency. Next, and this is a key issue for us, is biodiversity, to give back to nature what we borrow from it to manufacture our products. Finally, the fourth action plan naturally concerns the climate. The strategy is based on quantified targets for 2023, which we have already reported on, 2026 and 2030.

When it comes to driving this kind of change, training is absolutely essential, because it’s really no longer a question of raising awareness but of giving our employees the skills they need to drive this transition.…

Antoine Piel

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