CULTIVATING EVERYONE’S INDIVIDUALITY
With a workforce featuring more than 190 nationalities and spanning four generations, LVMH is diverse by essence and inclusive by choice. And it is everyone’s responsibility to uphold this commitment at all times. It is essential all stakeholders – employees, partners and customers – feel welcome, respected and represented. LVMH promotes internationally recognized principles, freedoms and fundamental rights, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. This strategy is brought to life through the Diversity & Inclusion policy, which applies to all employees and suppliers, as well as through the image of the Group and its Maisons, communication campaigns and customer experience. LVMH strongly believes diversity is the driving force behind our performance.
GENDER EQUITY
- 48%
of the Group’s key positions are held by women (vs 46% in 2023)
- 65%
of managerial positions are held by women
- 17%
Maisons and divisions headed by women
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
- 1.9%
of employees are registered as disabled (vs 1.6% in 2023)
- 200
correspondents within the Disability Inclusion Office
- 4,058
people with disabilities were employed within the Group in 2024
AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE: A KEY DRIVER OF OUR PERFORMANCE
LVMH promotes diversity through its recruitment, career management and compensation policies. The LVMH Diversity & Inclusion policy is structured around several major programs to promote gender equality and the inclusion of the LGBTI+ community, people with disabilities, diverse origins and ages.
These programs are championed within and adapted to suit the regions, Maisons and employees, especially within the many employee networks in operation throughout the world:
– To promote gender equality within LVMH by supporting women’s career development, EllesVMH , and EllesVMH Collective, a new digital mentoring program launched in 2024.
– To help people with disabilities find and stay in work within the Group, Mission Handicap LVMH.
– To promote the inclusion of people from the LGBTI+ community, All LVMH Pride employee networks. In 2024, over 14,000 employees were involved in in-house networks throughout the world.
AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE AND MEASURABLE TARGETS
Ambitious objectives are set for every aspect of the Diversity & Inclusion policy. To achieve these targets and spread an inclusive culture, LVMH implements a number of tailored programs, systemizes training plans, in particular to include managing bias, regularly carries out audits and constantly optimizes its recruitment practices to eliminate all discriminatory bias. Each year, the Group organizes the Voices of Inclusion Week and launches new digital training courses: “Activating Workplace Inclusion” (USA) and “Culture of Respect” (Asia-Pacific).
LVMH INCLUSION INDEX, A PILLAR OF OUR INCLUSIVE CULTURE
In 2018, LVMH set up the Inclusion Index to promote and encourage the Diversity and Inclusion initiatives in place in each of its Maisons, classifying them into six categories: gender equity, LGBTI+ inclusion, disability, origin, generation and inclusive culture.
– In 2024, 260 initiatives were submitted (up 30% on 2023).
– 6 prizes were awarded: Louis Vuitton, Dior, Sephora, Chaumet, Loewe, All LVMH Pride.
AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE STRUCTURED AROUND THREE PILLARS
TALENT
LVMH and its Maisons apply inclusive practices all throughout the human resource cycle. LVMH strives to guarantee the absence of all discriminatory recruitment processes and offer everyone the opportunity to develop their careers. Group practices encompassing a variety of areas including mobility, compensation and social benefits, must be fair. Since 2011, the Group has organized continuous training on non-discrimination and has carried out audits on its recruitment practices.
PARTNERS
LVMH and its Maisons also require all their partners to adopt ethical and fair practices across the entire value chain. The LVMH Supplier and Business Partner Code of Conduct promotes a responsible approach to all of the Group’s partners. It requires a commitment from the Group’s partners to comply with its principles and take steps to ensure their own suppliers are in compliance.
IMAGE
LVMH and its Maisons promote diversity and inclusion through their various communications, both internally and externally. From advertising campaigns through to the in-store experience, each employee and each customer must feel respected and represented.
AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE CHAMPIONED BY ALL
Supported by LVMH, employee networks are set up and led by and for Group employees all throughout the world. They seek to encourage diversity and inclusion across the organization by creating a forum for discussion where people can share their experience and celebrate their differences. They also play an essential role in promoting an inclusive culture at work. Employee networks such as EllesVMH and All LVMH Pride continue to grow, attracting an increasing number of members at Group level or within the local chapters in each Maison.
IT’S EVERYONE’S BUSINESS
Having collected a number of touching and inspiring stories from its employees, LVMH unveiled its vision of a culture that is “diverse by essence and inclusive by choice”. The It’s Everyone’s Business series shines a spotlight on the support the Group provides to the professional and even personal development of its employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics.
