Our Policies

As our proactive goals and commitments to contribute to a more sustainable and inclusive future have continued to mature, they transformed into our standard for our way of working – and, ultimately, into policies for ourselves and our partners.

This evolution reflects our long-standing commitment to sustainability and allows us to leverage our unique position to drive real change. These policies now define our fundamental principles and standard operating procedures, complementing and reinforcing our L’Oréal for the Future commitments to guide how we do business.

Human Rights Policy

Our Human Rights Policy is grounded in our Code of Ethics, particularly its 4 Ethical Principles - INTEGRITY, RESPECT, COURAGE, and TRANSPARENCY and reflects our commitment in line with following international norms and standards.

Human Rights Policy

Product Design Policy

For over 15 years, we have continuously worked to reduce the environmental footprint of our products, using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as the reference for product impact evaluation. This policy outlines our principles of action for designing more responsible products. 

Product Design Policy

Environmental Policy

Our L’Oréal for the Future program, launched in 2020, embodies our deep commitment to sustainability, reflecting our conviction that our economic performance and our environmental performance are inseparable. This policy outlines our commitments and principles of action related to climate, water, and biodiversity and forms the foundations for our environmental management.

Environment Policy

Water Policy

L’Oréal has committed for years to ensure contribution to high water quality and sustainable water quality across all its value chain and throughout the communities we serve and operate in. 

Water policy

Forest & Land Policy

In 2020, L’Oréal defined a 2030 Forest Policy, to extend the scope and depth of our actions for sustainable forest management, with a focus on human rights and improved living conditions for local communities.

Forest Policy

Land Policy

Responsible & Sustainable Sourcing Policy

We value robust partnerships and collective action as a cornerstone of our commitment to sustainability.

Our “Responsible & Sustainable Sourcing Policy” outlines how we engage our suppliers (named “Business Partners” in our document) on core principles: protecting human rights, preserving the environment, upholding ethics and business integrity, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion across our entire value chain.