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Founded by a research scientist, Eugène Schueller, L'Oréal has always embraced technological innovation. L'Oréal is convinced that, in the long term, quality and innovation are the only ways to satisfy an increasingly diverse and ever more demanding consumer base.

The Group therefore carries on the tradition started by the chemical engineer who put research at the centre of his development strategy. Since its foundation in 1907, L'Oréal has constantly invested in cosmetics research with one precise objective - to ensure that all the Group's products benefit from the scientific advances made by its laboratories.

Because L'Oréal's business is at the center of people's everyday lives and well-being, the Group is closely involved in the life of the communities in which its facilities are located.

L'Oréal has a duty to conduct itself as a socially responsible company and wants to contribute to projects that help the public, in the form of long-term sponsorships and partnerships.

These are often local initiatives focusing on specific issues - women and science, solidarity, education - and are consistent with the values that the Group has espoused for almost a century. The aim of these initiatives is to establish a strong foothold in the economic and social life of the countries in question.

The L'Oréal Group endeavours to preserve what gives these initiatives their strength and effectiveness, namely the independence of our locally-based companies and their ability to adapt to specific cultural environments.

The most striking and symbolic example of L'Oréal's social commitment is the international corporate program For Women in Science, developed in partnership with UNESCO.