A HOUSE OF ARTISANS AND HUMAN VALUES
The Ateliers de Fitilieu training hub
© Benoît Teillet
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High-quality jobs
As at 31 December 2024, Hermès employed 25,185 people, of whom 15,556 are based in France. Over 60% of employees work in France. Over the course of the year, 2,300 people have joined the community of Hermès men and women. Hermès objects are manufactured mainly in France, across 60 production and training sites located in 11 different regions. Hermès is looking to the future with confidence and continuing to expand its production capacity by opening new sites, each on a human scale and creating 300 new jobs on average.
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Hermès contributes to significantly regenerating the regions in which it opens production sites. The resulting local socio-economic development makes it possible to provide staff with comfortable working conditions combining proximity with stable employment.
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Production sites in France
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Production and training is carried out in France across 60 sites, organised into regional hubs. Supplementing this network are 15 production sites in other countries, located in Switzerland, Italy, the UK, the USA, Portugal and Australia.
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Training and transmission of know-how
Through its integrated production model, 55% of Hermès’ manufacturing is carried out in exclusive, in-house workshops, and 74% of objects are made in France.
The house attaches great importance to the continual improvement of its artisans’ skills and know-how. True to its commitments in terms of education and transmission, and to support the growth of its activities, Hermès opened the École Hermès des Savoir‑Faire in 2021, which has been rolled out in 10 training schools in the regions, and delivers a CAP vocational qualification in leatherwork and a vocational training certificate which has been extended to cutting and stitching. -
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Responsible development
Respect for nature – the source of its outstanding materials and the lifeblood of its sites – has been one of Hermès’ strongest and most abiding values. The group pursues a strict environmental policy, which aims to limit the impact of its operations in all sectors by introducing scientifically validated objectives in its immediate and wider sphere of responsibility. To reduce its biodiversity footprint, Hermès implements its commitments and initiatives as part of coalitions such as Act4Nature International, and applies international guidelines and benchmarks such as the SBTN (Science-Based Targets for Nature) to achieve harmony with a beloved, protected and restored natural world.
The saddle stitch, one of the many areas of leather know-how
© Alfredo Piola
Maroquinerie de La Sormonne
© Maxime Verret
A group that supports its stakeholders
Hermès is committed to its suppliers and works with them to address the many challenges they face, from quality, to ethical, social, economic and environmental. The company ensures that its entire value chain is involved in the key sustainable development issues. The quality and longevity of supplier relationships, based on trust built up over time (19 years on average for the main partners), contribute to the robustness of the system.
The house’s many commitments are depicted by documentary filmmaker Frédéric Laffont in his “Footprints Across the World” series of films. Frédéric Laffont brings his humanistic perspective to bear as he walks in the house’s footsteps and gives free rein to his camera. With our curiosity piqued, we navigate between stories and portraits, carried along by gestures and places, and take discovery to the ends of the earth…
Six generations of artisans
Since 1837, generation after generation, Hermès has followed a dual thread – on the one hand the painstaking work of the craftsman in his workshop, and on the other the lifestyles of its customers.
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Creative freedom
The sixteen métiers of the house create collections that combine freedom with inventiveness and know-how. The objects are designed to be durable and to adapt to changing lifestyles.
An entrepreneurial spirit
For six generations, Hermès has been an independent, family-owned French house, artisanal, creative, innovative and responsible, whose entrepreneurial spirit has become its business model.
CUSTOMERS AT THE CORE OF AN OMNICHANNEL NETWORK
Each of the 293 stores across 45 countries is a welcoming and unique “house of objects” that combines the identity of Hermès with the local culture, offering visitors an exceptional experience.
