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"TRAINING

Conscious of the importance of raising awareness within its workforce, Kering put in place multiple training activities, some of which included various aspects of human rights:

• All Group employees take a compulsory annual Ethics & Compliance course based on the principles set out in Kering’s Code of Ethics. The course is available in the 14 most widely spoken languages within the Group. The situations and subjects covered vary from year to year, with the common objective of ensuring that employees will adopt appropriate behaviour when faced with the ethics dilemmas they might come across in their everyday working experience. In 2020, the course covered the subject of responsible supply chains with a sharp focus on some of the Group’s salient environment and human rights risks. For example, the subject of health and safety at work, including excessive working hours, has been covered, as well as the exploitation of vulnerable workers (migrants, children, etc.), and discrimination.

• Training on the Kering Standards, for employees of Kering and its Houses, and their suppliers, was developed and published via the Group’s internal website in 2018. This ongoing program takes an informative and educational approach to explaining Kering’s minimum requirements on sourcing and processes. It provides illustrations and details, notably social, that provide context for why the standards are necessary.

• Several times each year, the Kering Foundation also runs training courses for employees of Kering and its Houses on the issue of domestic violence. These courses cover the complexity and impact of domestic violence and provide insights into ways to develop a safe work environment. In 2020, a dedicated module was also included in the Ethics and Compliance training course."

There trainings available but it is not clear whether these cover modern slavery and/or human trafficking specifically.