Business model

A sustainable value creation model

INPUTS AND RESOURCES(1)
HUMAN CAPITAL
  • 27,535 employees
  • 51% of women executives
  • 48% of managers and executives with more than ten years’ service
 FINANCIAL CAPITAL
  • €206 million in business investment
  • €1,637 million in available liquidity
  • Arrangement of a €465 million state-backed loan
 ENVIRONMENTAL AND
SOCIETAL CAPITAL
  • 244 GWh tertiary power consumption(2)
  • 160 kilotons of paper purchased and supplied
  • 16,453 audiobooks available in the Lagardère Publishing catalogue at year-end

 

BUSINESSES
Lagardère is an international group with operations in more than 40 countries worldwide.
It ranks among the world leaders in publishing (Lagardère Publishing)
and travel retail (Lagardère Travel Retail).

LAGARDÈRE PUBLISHING

  • Books
  • e-Books
  • Mobile Games and
  • Board Games
 LAGARDÈRE TRAVEL RETAIL
  • Travel Essentials
  • Duty Free & Fashion
  • Foodservice
 OTHER ACTIVITIES(3)

 

VALUE CREATION(1)
EMPLOYEE VALUE
  • 5,192 permanent recruitments
  • 211,091 training hours Group-wide
  • 43% of employees with a portion of variable remuneration
  • 73% of workforce with employee representation
 FINANCIAL
VALUE
  • €4,439 million in revenue
  • €2,686 million in market capitalisation

ENVIRONMENTAL
AND SOCIETAL VALUE

  • 98% of paper purchased and supplied certified or recycled
  • 18.1 t CO2 eq of emissions per €m of revenue
  • Lagardère is a member of the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2021
     

(1) Data at 31 December 2019.
(2)Oil, gas, electricity and district heating.
(3) Mainly comprising Lagardère News (Paris Match, Le Journal du Dimanche, Europe 1, Virgin Radio, RFM and the Elle brand licence) together with Lagardère Live Entertainment.