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The Lagardère group's sustainable development strategy has four priorities:

• being a responsible employer;
• developing its business while respecting the environment;
• promoting access to information and knowledge;
• being a media group that fosters social cohesion.

Lagardère group commitments

These four priorities reflect the Group’s main commitments with respect to sustainable development:

• incorporating sustainable development into the day-today activities of its subsidiaries and into the production processes of its various businesses;
• assuming the responsibilities that relate specifically to Lagardère’s media activities;
• anticipating climate and energy-related risks, along with consumer demand for more ethical products.

For each of its four priorities, Lagardère has made commitments that it is pursuing as part of a continuous improvement approach.



Workforce-related commitments

These reflect the Lagardère group's desire to create a dynamic, attractive working environment that empowers, motivates and encourages creativity among its staff:

• ensuring workforce balance and diversity;
• promoting harmonious working conditions;
• encouraging the development of skills.
  

Social commitments

These reflect the responsibilities that relate specifically to Lagardère's media activities:

• defending information pluralism and ensuring content diversity;
• facilitating access to our content for people in need;
• listening to our various audiences;
• encouraging dialogue about sustainable development;
• making a commitment to promoting culture and sport;
• showing solidarity and promoting the emergence of young talent.
  

Environmental commitments

These reflect the issues and challenges involved in the Group's publishing and distribution activities:

• ensuring efficient and responsible paper management;
• streamlining transport;
• introducing environmental measures into the organisation of our operations.
  

Within each division, the sustainable development strategy is implemented by a sustainable development department, which works closely with the Executive Committee. At Group level, the Sustainable Development Department - reporting to Thierry Funck-Brentano, Co-Managing Partner of Lagardère SCA - co-ordinates a steering committee in which several group-wide departments are represented (Human Resources, Communications, Purchasing, Legal and Financial).

In 2012, the Lagardère group will maintain its efforts in each of its four divisions, while seeking to strengthen the link between innovation and sustainable development.