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Our Committed Journey

At the heart of Louis Vuitton lies a simple conviction: experiencing the beauty of the world comes with great responsibility — to preserve it from generation to generation.

To rethink how we create.
To transform how we conceive, source, and manufacture.
To design products that last. To do more with less.
To invent new materials, new transportation routes, new forms of architecture.
To create as nature does, guided by circular creativity, through perpetual renewal applied across the full life cycle of our creations.
To trace each step of the journey along the way.

Regeneration [ ree-jen-uh-rey-shuhn ] noun

The process of restoring, renewing, or revitalizing ecosystems so they may thrive again — stronger and more resilient than before.

Regenerate Nature & Climate

Our Commitments for 2030

Through the next chapter of Our Committed Journey 2026–2030, Louis Vuitton brings together the full force of its ecosystem to regenerate nature and climate — all collaborators, workshops, stores, suppliers, partners, and institutions. United by action, cooperation, shared responsibility, and a continuous desire to learn. Drawing on our origins as a House of Travel and building on a savoir-faire perpetuated since 1854, today we act in support of a Regeneration Generation — in service of a more resilient world, guided by an enduring spirit of discovery and exploration.

Our Key Pillars

Environmental Transition
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Circular Creativity
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Innovation in Sustainable Operations
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Collective Engagement

The "regeneration generation" begins within. By 2026, Louis Vuitton aims to train 100% of employees on its environmental commitments; in 2025, 11,500 employees were already engaged across headquarters, workshops, and logistics sites. In parallel, 200 suppliers joined dedicated sessions aligned with the LVMH LIFE Business Partners program.

Our Committed Journey from 2020 to 2030

Discover more about Louis Vuitton’s environmental progress over the past five years and our 2030 roadmap, alongside LVMH’s Sustainability Annual Report.

Louis Vuitton Environmental Roadmap

LVMH Committed to positive impact

Preserving natural resources

Our Committed Journey 2020 to 2025

Our Committed Journey” is Louis Vuitton’s sustainable development roadmap launched in 2020, in line with the LIFE360 (LVMH Initiatives For the Environment) program. Through three lines of action, it aimed to preserve natural resources (sourcing responsibly, acting on climate change, committing to circular creativity).

2020-2025

5 years of environmental achievements

Certified raw materials
vs 52% in 2020
Single-use virgin plastic in our packaging
vs -16% in 2020
Full LED stores
vs 32% in 2020

Renewable electricity in workshops and logistics sites
vs 69% in 2020
Product categories with an eco-design approach
vs 33% in 2020
Fashion shows materials recycled or reused after use
vs 93% in 2020

Our Key Achievements 2020 to 2025

100^%
of the House’s natural raw materials are traceable.
All suppliers are engaged in initiatives to trace the origins of the raw materials we source.
100^%
of our leathers are sourced from Leather Working Group-certified (LWG) tanneries.
75% is tanned in Gold-rated tanneries, the highest environmental standard.
33
tons of magnets avoided per year by switching to a fully recyclable mono-material Gifting Box.
After two years of research, magnets — the most environmentally harmful component of our client packaging — were eliminated.
1^st
L’Oratoire, our first bioclimatic building (2022).
Designed with innovative bioclimatic principles, this workshop consumes up to 50% less energy than conventional structures and was France's first industrial building of its kind.
25%
of our transport use maritime freight or low-carbon alternatives.
Advancing decarbonized transport through solutions such as maritime or rail shipping, transatlantic cargo sailboats.
-30%
energy consumption in our leather goods workshops (compared to 2021).
Through the “Less & Better Energy” program, consumption is reduced through targeted action plans and the transition to renewable sources. Ten proprietary workshops and warehouses are now powered by solar energy.
1st
closed-loop sneaker.
Launched in April 2025, the LV Rivoli sneaker features a recycled sole created by recovering 1,234 trainer soles to produce 3,000 Rivoli new soles.
40
environmental scientific studies to drive our ecodesign approach.
Louis Vuitton's first Life Cycle Analysis was carried out in 2015. As of today, the House benefits from a 10-year commitment with more than 35 LCAs across all product categories, plus 5 focused on strategic materials (leather, canvas, metallic pieces, diamond, paper).
6,000
linear meters of Monogram canvas were repurposed for the Faces and Tools window displays.
Material reuse has been a key action across all our activities, enabled by the Re-Source program. This circular approach is built upon three pillars: reuse, rework, and recycle.

Our Milestones

Louis Vuitton's commitment to sustainability

2003
First ISO 14001 certified leather goods workshop
Our journey in sustainable architecture began in 2003 with the Barbera workshop, the House’s first leather goods workshop to achieve ISO 14001 certification — a standard that ensures the implementation of an environmental management system grounded in continuous improvement.
2006
EOLE international warehouse
Louis Vuitton builds the EOLE international warehouse in France, a pilot site for the HQE (High-Quality Environmental) label for this type of building. The site uses planted filtration basins to biologically purify wastewater and collects rainwater for landscape irrigation.
2009
Cèdre
LVMH creates the joint venture CEDRE (Environmental Center for Deconditioning and Ecological Recycling) to collect and recycle waste from the Group’s Maisons. This partnership enables the recovery and recycling of production leftovers, perfume testers, and visual merchandising elements
2013
First ISO 14001 certified Supply chain in the world
Louis Vuitton becomes the first House in France to obtain ISO 14001 certification for its supply chain activities. This environmental management system supports continuous improvement by anticipating store needs, optimizing routes, and prioritizing lower-carbon transport modes.
2018
Louis Vuitton Sustainable Development Department
Louis Vuitton creates a dedicated Sustainable Development Department to strengthen and coordinate sustainability initiatives across the House worldwide.
2020
Our Committed Journey
Louis Vuitton launches a new Sustainable Development roadmap for 2020–2025 focused on preserving natural resources. Our Committed Journey places particular emphasis on biodiversity and climate action through circular creativity.
2021
Climate Trajectory
The House commits to a climate trajectory aligned with the Paris Agreement, aiming to limit global warming and addressing supply chain emissions. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated this trajectory. Leather goods workshops also support local climate contribution projects with France Carbon Agri (FCAA) to offset residual energy-related emissions.
2021
Green IT
Following an initial carbon assessment, the House launches an action plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its digital activities. Initiatives include employee training worldwide, extending equipment lifespan, selecting high-environmental-performance data centers, and integrating eco-design principles into digital services.
2021
Charlie sneaker
The House launches the Charlie sneaker, its first eco-designed shoe, made with 90% sustainable materials including bio-sourced plastics, recycled polyester, corn-based materials, and Econyl® recycled nylon. It also redesigns the packaging: a 100% recycled cardboard shoe box that transforms into a bag with a TENCEL™ fiber handle, reducing material use by around 70%.
2023
Louis Vuitton & People For Wildlife
Louis Vuitton partners with the conservation charity People For Wildlife on a five-year initiative to preserve biodiversity across 400,000 hectares in Northeastern Australia, working with local communities. The partnership contributes to LVMH’s goal of restoring 5 million hectares of flora and fauna habitat by 2030 and supports the COP15 commitment to protect 30% of the planet’s land by the same year.
2023
Regenerative Agriculture
The House accelerates its transition toward more sustainable raw materials through a pilot program focused on cotton, wool, and leather sourced from regenerative agriculture, supporting agricultural practices that strengthen biodiversity and ecosystem resilience.
2024
Environment Academy for our collaborators
The House launches the Environment Academy through the LVMH LIFE Academy placing the Environment as a strategic axis for employee competency development. Two e-learning modules raise awareness among employees worldwide, including one designed for client advisors in stores.
2024
The Exchange TRX, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Louis Vuitton store at The Exchange TRX wins the 2024 LVMH LIFE in Store Awards in the “Water Conservation” and “Maintenance” categories. The store installs energy and water meters for real-time monitoring and implements preventive maintenance while prioritizing environmentally responsible cleaning products.
2025
Water Footprint
The House establishes its water footprint to guide a quantitative and qualitative water strategy. Initial actions focus on improving water efficiency across operations in line with the LIFE360 target of reducing water consumption by 30% by 2030, while supporting a pilot on water resilience transition with WWF-France.
2026
Our Committed Journey Report & Launch of Regeneration 2030
The House publishes the results of Our Committed Journey 2020–2025 and launches Regeneration 2030. This new Sustainable Development roadmap places regeneration at the core of its environmental approach and sets ambitious environmental objectives aligned with LVMH LIFE360 through 2030.