Modern Slavery Act 2015 – Christian Louboutin Statement

This statement is made pursuant to Section 54 of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 on behalf of Christian Louboutin UK Limited as well as CL International SA (Switzerland), and Christian Louboutin Suisse SA (Switzerland), which supply goods and services in the UK market.

It highlights the steps taken by Christian Louboutin during its financial year ended 31 August 2025 to prevent risks of modern slavery within its businesses and supply chain.

2.1.Structure

The Christian Louboutin group of companies, whose parent company is the French company Christian Louboutin SAS (collectively, “Christian Louboutin”) has retail affiliates across the world, including Christian Louboutin UK Limited and Christian Louboutin Suisse SA (Switzerland). Products are supplied to Christian Louboutin UK by CL International SA (Switzerland). Christian Louboutin Suisse SA (Switzerland) operates the UK e-commerce platform and ships goods to the UK market.

2.2.Business

Christian Louboutin is a luxury fashion brand of footwear, handbags and small leather goods, kids and pet accessories, cosmetics and perfumes, and accessories for men and women (“Products”).

2.3.Supply Chain

Christian Louboutin’s production activities rely on its wholly owned manufacturing site in Italy as well as on a close network of manufacturing partners mainly located in Italy, but also in France, Spain, and Portugal, which supply finished goods. This network also includes suppliers of components and raw materials, such as leather, the main material used in footwear and leather goods. All these elements are rigorously selected by Christian Louboutin to guarantee its quality, traceability, and the aesthetic consistency of each creation.

Modern slavery is a criminal offence in the UK under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced, and compulsory labour, and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person's liberty by another to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.

Christian Louboutin fully adheres to the principles and fundamental rights outlined in both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In addition, the company aligns its practices with internationally recognized frameworks, including the International Labour Organization (“ILO”) Core Conventions, the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact. Christian Louboutin is committed to preventing all forms of slavery and human trafficking within its operations and supply chain and takes proactive measures to uphold these standards.

Christian Louboutin has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all its business dealings and relationships, and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in its own business or in any part of its supply chain.

4.1.Policies in relation to slavery and human trafficking

Christian Louboutin has implemented various policies which underline the commitment of the group in relation to the prevention of modern slavery and, in general terms, the protection of human rights and which are applicable to Christian Louboutin employees and suppliers.

These policies, which were in effect for FY 2025 are communicated to all employees – either when they join Christian Louboutin, or when such policies become available or are updated – and include:

-Adherence to the UN Global Compact (since January 2025)

-Employee Code of Conduct, updated in 2024 with a dedicated section on human rights and health and safety

-Employee Handbooks (specifying notably the company’s equal opportunities and bullying and harassment policies

-Collective bargaining agreements covering employment relationships for employees working in Christian Louboutin’s own production facilities in Italy

-Christian Louboutin Code of Business Ethics (“CBE”), updated in 2024

-SpeakUp (Whistleblowing) Guide

4.2.Organization and Management Model 231

Within its production and service activities in Italy, an organization and management model has been implemented known as the “Modello 231,” aiming at preventing criminal offences – which specifically lists slavery, human trafficking, and illegal intermediation in labor and forced labor, among others – by employees of such companies and entrusting the supervision and verification of the efficiency and effectiveness of the model to an autonomous supervisory committee. Modello 231 includes trainings provided to all employees involved in the integrated production activities in Italy.

4.3.Due Diligence Processes

In 2025, Christian Louboutin continues to reinforce its compliance programs after the creation of a new Compliance Division within the Legal Department and the arrival of a new Compliance Manager in 2023 with the responsibilities, among others, of continuing to monitor and manage modern slavery and child labor risks within the global operations and supply chains of Christian Louboutin.

In 2025, Christian Louboutin further reinforced its due diligence process, which is structured around several fundamental pillars:

a. Responsible Selection Criteria

The Maison prioritizes working with partners who are certified according to internationally recognized standards, such as: 

• Leather Working Group (LWG): to ensure high environmental performance of tanneries and promote safe working conditions throughout the leather supply chain. Christian Louboutin has surpassed its goal of sourcing 80% of leather from LWG-certified suppliers, with 97% achieved in FY25.
• Global Recycled Standard (GRS): for fabrics made from recycled fibers, ensuring both traceability and social responsibility in the sourcing and production process.

These certifications form part of Christian Louboutin’s broader commitment to ethical sourcing and the prevention of modern slavery and forced labor within its supply chain.

b. Contractual Commitment via the Christian Louboutin CBE

As part of its contracting processes, each supplier – including component, raw material and finished-goods suppliers – involved in Christian Louboutin’s supply chain are required to sign the Christian Louboutin CBE. Christian Louboutin has included specific prohibitions against the use of forced, compulsory or trafficked labor, or anyone held in slavery or servitude, whether adults or children, and requires its raw-material and finished-goods suppliers and their own suppliers to hold the same high standards. Each supplier must ensure the absence of modern slavery and human trafficking in its entire value chain. In case of sub-contracting, Christian Louboutin requires prior approval of the sub-contracting partner and to ensure that their own suppliers adhere to the Christian Louboutin CBE.

c. A Supply Chain Traceability Program

This supply chain traceability program aims to progressively map each stage of the production process, from the sourcing of raw materials to the final manufacturing of products and aims to identify the origin of components and materials. This approach not only enhances transparency but also enables the company to proactively identify and address potential risks, including – though not limited to – modern slavery and human trafficking.

d. Preliminary Compliance & Financial Screening of Suppliers at Risk

Christian Louboutin has established a comprehensive compliance screening process to be conducted prior to entering any business relationship. This process is based on internal criteria designed to identify entities or individuals involved in illicit activities, such as corruption, money laundering, or organized crime, as well as connections to politically exposed persons (PEPs), international sanctions, or media controversies. In addition, the screening includes the identification of negative media sources and legal proceedings concerning forced labor, violations of working conditions, or other human rights abuses.

e. Supplier Auditing & Monitoring

 Each season, Christian Louboutin continues to carry out audits by independent third-party organizations to evaluate compliance of its manufacturing, raw material, and component suppliers with Christian Louboutin’s CBE. Christian Louboutin reserves the right to conduct compliance checks at any time without notice. In the event of a violation of the CBE and, depending on the nature and gravity of the violation, Christian Louboutin reserves the right to implement corrective actions to any non-compliance or terminate the relationship with the supplier or work with the supplier if necessary.

 4.4.Internal Trainings

Employee trainings have taken place within the company on the following topics:

a. Health & Safety

In 2025, obligatory internal training on health and safety was carried out within its production activities in Italy.

b. Working Conditions & Human Rights

In February 2025, a dozen selected employees from various entities, regions, and functions—including those responsible for managing supplier relationships for components, raw materials, and finished goods—participated in dedicated awareness sessions focused on working conditions and human rights including the fight against forced labor. These sessions aimed to strengthen understanding of modern slavery and human trafficking risks within the supply chain and reinforce the company’s commitment to ethical sourcing and compliance with applicable legislation.

c. Employee Code of Conduct

 In 2025, Christian Louboutin concluded its training campaign of the new version of the Employee Code of Conduct which provides a specific chapter dedicated to the respect of human rights and its grievance mechanism. Christian Louboutin met its FY25 goal, with at least 80% of employees worldwide completing and passing mandatory training on the Employee Code of Conduct.

Christian Louboutin employees are encouraged to raise concerns with their managers, their human resources department, or the Compliance Division about any issue or suspicion of modern slavery in any parts of our business or supply chain.

A new, group-wide SpeakUp procedure has been in effect since the third quarter of 2023. Employees of Christian Louboutin and workers of suppliers may submit concerns via a confidential, secure channel put in place by the company to raise any concern, issue, or suspicion of modern slavery in any part of Christian Louboutin business or related supply chain: https://cl-alert.integrityline.app/.

They may also write, in confidence, to the Compliance Manager at 19, rue Jean Jacques Rousseau Paris 75001 France.

Christian Louboutin aims to encourage openness and will support anyone who raises genuine concerns in good faith under this policy, even if those concerns later prove to be unfounded. Christian Louboutin is committed to ensuring no one suffers from any detrimental treatment as a result of reporting in good faith their suspicion that modern slavery, of any form, is or may be taking place in any part of its own business or its supply chain. Detrimental treatment includes dismissal, disciplinary action, threats, or other unfavorable treatment connected with raising a concern.

Christian Louboutin’s zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery must be communicated to all suppliers, contractors, and business partners at the outset of the business relationship with them and reinforced as appropriate thereafter. This statement has been communicated to Christian Louboutin employees in the UK. It forms part of the induction training process for new employees.

Christian Louboutin’s zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery must be communicated to all suppliers, contractors, and business partners at the outset of the business relationship with them and reinforced as appropriate thereafter.

This statement has been communicated to Christian Louboutin employees in the UK. It forms part of the induction training process for new employees.