Sustainability

Sustainability Strategy

Lalique Group embodies a commitment to sustainability and societal well-being, highlighted by its achievements in offering equitable employment, innovating within the luxury goods market to ensure consumer safety, and contributing to the shaping of a sustainable future in a rapidly evolving global landscape.

The cornerstones of the sustainability strategy comprise:

Health and safety are Lalique Group’s first priority. The Group wants to develop and produce safe and effective products for its clients that are produced in a sustainable and ecologically sound manner. The company strives to ensure that its Ultrasun sun care products and perfumes in particular do not cause skin irritations or allergies or pose any other risks to health.

Lalique Group aims to expand its cosmetics range by adding products that create value, for example through certification. The company relies primarily on established industry standards in response to high levels of demand from clients and industry players. Lalique Group’s cosmetic and beauty products have to meet minimum environmental and health standards. The Group wants to empower consumers to take informed, environmentally sound decisions

Employees not only drive the implementation of the business strategy but also represent the Group externally. Employee satisfaction and motivation are of decisive importance for the long-term success of the company. The modern professional world is developing rapidly, requiring a high level of flexibility and adaptability from Lalique Group and its employees. The acquisition of new skills and expertise, including obtaining additional qualifications, has a positive effect on the individual performance, motivation and employability of staff at all levels of the company.

Lalique Group recognizes its responsibilities towards its own employees and society as a whole. To create first-class beauty products or luxury goods, the Group is dependent on the experience, expertise and dedication of its employees. To attract and retain the necessary talent, it strives to offer employees fair and attractive working conditions. The Group focuses on the following aspects in particular:

• Acting as a responsible employer and offering fair and attractive working conditions.
• Offering targeted training and development opportunities as well as long-term career prospects and chances to advance within the company. The retention of qualified personnel is key to the company’s success, especially in the crystal business.
• Safeguarding employees’ health and wellbeing, and reducing absences and downtime due to occupational accidents.
• Improving health and safety at work, with a particular emphasis on employees at production facilities who perform physically demanding tasks.

Climate change is a major global issue. The Group has therefore adopted various measures to reduce the impacts of its operations on the environment and climate. Where possible, the company supports the transition from a linear to a more circular economy by extending the life of its products, reusing materials, packaging and food waste.

The perfume filling and logistics services centre in Ury is persuing an energy efficiency project to install solar panels, allowing the switch to renewable energy. We also use packaging to protect its products. However, this packaging is only used once and is subsequently disposed of as waste. The Group has therefore adopted an “Avoid, reduce and reuse” approach wherever packaging is used – i.e. in production, logistics and as part of its sales operations. Its Product Development and Purchasing departments are focusing increasingly on the use of lighter packaging materials made from sustainable materials with a high recycling component.

Fresh water is a valuable resource. The manufacture of crystal requires large volumes of water. Lalique Group is promoting sustainable practices in its consumption of water to preserve the quality and availability of this vital resource in the long term. Regulations to protect drinking water and conserve resources are steadily increasing in all the countries where Lalique operates. There are also increasing requirements regarding water abstraction and the pre-treatment of wastewater.

To further reduce its impact on the environment, Lalique Group is increasingly switching to the use of electric vehicles wherever possible. At The Glenturret, for example, is aiming for a 75% ratio of e-vehicles in the 2024 business year. The restaurant parking area has a charging infrastructure for guests’ e-cars.

The Group assesses its progress in the implementation of its measures and the realization of its targets relating to energy usage, greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption and waste disposal at regular intervals each year. The findings of these evaluations will support the further optimization of the Group's commitment.