11/17/2023 | News release | Distributed by Public on 11/17/2023 09:09
LVMH is pleased to announce the second edition of its "Voices of Inclusion Week" from November 13th to 17th, a global momentum to showcase its collective commitment to fostering an ever more inclusive culture. The Group and its Maisons are putting the spotlight on their actions and initiatives to Diversity & Inclusion, taking place all year round, to amplify the voices of its talents around the world.
Spearheaded by the Group's Human Resources Department, for over 15 years LVMH has maintained its momentum, ambitions and high standards for Diversity and Inclusion.
"An inclusive culture cannot be decreed - it's something that we build together every day, through our acts and behavior. This culture of respect and inclusion is a source of strength for us and we should work to protect, nourish and enrich it. This is a day-to-day commitment, upheld by our drive and renewed areas of action because diversity and inclusion are everyone's business", said Chantal Gaemperle, LVMH EVP HR & Synergies.
On November 15that the Fondation Louis Vuitton, LVMH rewarded the most impactful initiatives created by the Group's Maisons & Regions, and collected through the Inclusion Index, which, since 2018, has provided an observatory of the initiatives undertaken by the entire Group to promote Diversity and Inclusion.
This year, close to 200 initiatives were submitted throughout the Group, and all LVMH employees were called to vote for their favourite initiatives during an internal online campaign in July.
A Jury made up of members of the Board and CEOs of the Group's Maisons examined the 36 shortlisted initiatives.
Members of the LVMH Executive Committee:
CEOs of the Group's Maisons:
And Men's Creative Director for Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams.
On the occasion of the "Voices of Inclusion" event, the Jury awarded six initiatives, one for every Diversity & Inclusion category:
Finally, a special Prize has been created to award the Maison with the best Diversity & Inclusion performance indicators. This distinction went to Sephora for its results.
All of the Awards were designed and made by Repossi, jewellery Maison of the Group. Committed to a more inclusive society through its value chain, Repossi is one of the Maisons represented among the finalists for its partnership with Moyo Gems, a responsible women-led miner-to-market gemstone collaboration born in East Africa. This initiative is a concrete example of impact on the second pillar of the Group Diversity & Inclusion roadmap on embedding inclusive best practices into its ecosystem through relationships with suppliers and value chain stakeholders. Repossi uses its brand awareness to serve women's visibility in the gemstone industry in Africa. The Inclusion Index Award has a shape of a faceted pear, which is an allegory of diversity, and the stones mined by Moyo Gem's Tanzanian women are at the heart of the award, as an echo of the commitment of Group's Maisons.
This evening of live performances with singer Faada Freddy, poet Aranya Johar, violinist Mathilde Marsal, and choreographer Mehdi Kerkouche alongside his nine dancers, hosted by Vanessa Moungar, Group Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, and Marie Drucker, journalist and author, celebrated a more inclusive culture where everyone's voice matters.