In 2007, L’Oréal went far beyond its goal of 200 social audits. In the end, 585 supplier audits were conducted around the world.
2007 Goal
Number of audits carried out
- 2005 : 152
- 2006 : 306
- 2007 : 585
- 2008 : 500
Distribution of audits per geographical area
- - Asia : 65%
- - Western Europe : 12%
- - Latin America : 11%
- - Africa : 4%
- - Middle East : 4%
- - Eastern Europe : 3%
- - North America : 1%
Audit results 2007
- - Needs improvement : 43%
- - Needs major improvement : 35%
- - Satisfactory : 11%
- - Access denied : 9%
- - Zero tolerance : 2%
Main Non-Conformities
- - Working hours and days off : 28,5%
- - Wages and compensation : 27,5%
- - Health and safety : 24%
- - Child labor : 13%
- - Others : 7%