Modern Slavery Statement California – Christian Louboutin

This statement is made pursuant to the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 (SB 657) on behalf of Christian Louboutin LLC (USA) and CL US Distribution Corporation (USA).

It highlights the steps taken by Christian Louboutin LLC (USA) and CL US Distribution Corporation (USA) during the financial year ended 31 August 2025 to prevent risks of modern slavery and human trafficking within its business and supply chain.

Slavery and human trafficking are criminal offences within the United States of America and the State of California, and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced, and compulsory labor, 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 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is committed to preventing all forms of slavery and human trafficking within Christian Louboutin’s sphere of influence.

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.

3.1. Internal Accountabilities Policies

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.

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)

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

-E 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

3.2.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.

3.3.Due Diligence Processes

In 2025, Christian Louboutin will continue 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.

 3.4.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 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.

Each company that has approved this statement is ultimately responsible for preventing modern slavery within its own operations. The company’s directors hold overall responsibility for ensuring that this policy, and its implementation, comply with all legal and ethical obligations.

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 will be communicated to Christian Louboutin employees in the USA and will form part of the induction training process for new employees.