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Investing for the future
At L’Oréal, we have long been committed to making a positive contribution to society but the time has come to accelerate our efforts. We want to demonstrate that companies can be part of the solution to the challenges the world is facing and, to do so, we are allocating 150 million euros to address urgent social and environmental needs.
To address urgent social challenges, we have created L'Oréal Fund for Women, a 50 million euro charitable endowment fund to support on the ground organizations and local charities helping highly vulnerable women. After 3 initial years of operation (2020-2023), the Fund for Women has been renewed for three additional years (2023-2026) with a budget of €30 million, to keep pursuing our ambition to address the social challenges of our world.
On the environmental level, we have decided to dedicate 100 million euros to impact investing.
The L’Oréal Fund for Nature Regeneration
We believe reducing our impact is necessary, but insufficient and that the damage that has already been done needs to be repaired. To help tackle this problem, we want to go beyond our efforts to reduce our impact on biodiversity across our value chain and contribute to repairing natural ecosystems. This is why we are creating the L’Oréal Fund for Nature Regeneration. As a 50 million euro impact investment fund, it will simultaneously generate positive social and environmental impact as well as economic returns with a single purpose: to support projects restoring degraded marine and terrestrial habitats. More specifically, the portfolio will include projects that support the restoration of degraded land, the regeneration of mangroves as well the restoration of marine areas and forests.
The Circular Innovation Fund
Conscious of the urgent need to reduce plastic pollution, one of today’s most pressing environmental issues, we are continuing our efforts to reduce single-use plastics and plastic waste.
To do this, we are creating the Circular Innovation Fund, a 50 million euro fund that will finance innovative projects in the field of recycling and the management of plastic waste.
We are aiming for breakthroughs: our ambition is to accelerate the development of innovative, responsible solutions and the creation of new business models that will help promote a more circular economy.
Climate Emergency Fund
It is estimated that climate-driven disasters have increased five-fold over the past 50 years.*
In September 2023, L'Oréal launched a new 15 million euros endowment fund to support vulnerable communities to develop greater resilience in the face of climate disasters.
The L’Oréal Climate Emergency Fund supports communities in the most exposed areas by enabling expert partner organizations to help them prepare for and recover from climate disasters.
In 2024, the Fund targeted more than 650,000 beneficiaries in “Prevention”, through initiatives focused on risk management, population preparedness, and early warning systems. As for post-disaster intervention, more than 150,000 people were targeted for emergency aid following extreme weather events. This support includes food aid, access to emergency medical care, and assistance to displaced populations.
Solstice Fund
In 2024, L'Oréal Groupe and Chenavari Investment Managers announced the launch of Solstice, a debt fund designed to enable suppliers to accelerate the decarbonization of their significant industrial projects. L'Oréal is committing an initial investment of €50 million to the Solstice fund to deliver on Scope 3 commitments by enabling its extended value chain, and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, to more easily access financing.
By spearheading the creation of the Solstice decarbonization fund, L'Oréal Groupe and Chenavari, a long-standing European credit specialist, are addressing a significant gap in the market. Through Solstice, industrial suppliers, including L’Oréal partners, may access financial solutions to help them implement decarbonization initiatives. Qualifying projects can include industrial processes and supply chain, clean energy and clean transportation. The fund is open to further investment by institutional investors, including other corporates who, like L’Oreal Groupe, aim to support the decarbonization of their ecosystems.