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nre appendices – environmental chapter
NRE indicator - 2009 year Scope for 2009
1. Water consumption
Water consumption statistics are now compiled for 63% of the worldwide NPP employee headcount
(see the definition of NPP in section 4 of the NRE Social appendix). For this scope, water consumption
per NPP employee was 15 cu.m.
Actual water consumption levels vary substantially from country to country, reflecting conditions
in each geographical area and variations in water systems.
2. Raw material consumption
For a financial services group, paper is the main raw material consumed.
Overall paper use for a scope equivalent to 65% of Group worldwide employee headcount, including
paper rolls used at printing centres, envelopes and paper purchased by printers for BNP Paribas print
jobs, amounts to 197 kg per NPP.
In France, across the entire branch network, the measures taken to reduce paper consumption include:
• optimising printing: reduced pagination, eliminating printing of multiple standard copies,
printing on both sides of the page;
• increased use of telemarketing and use of the Internet in place of hardcopy mailings;
• lengthening statement periods for certain printed statements;
• offering customers the possibility to receive notices and statements in electronic form;
• eliminating unnecessary paper documents.
Efforts to optimise and pool printing activities were initiated in 2008 and continued in 2009.
For a scope equivalent to 55% of the Group’s total NPP headcount, consumption of products labelled
as environmentally friendly in the catalogue of listed suppliers accounts for about 13% of the Group’s
purchases of office supplies.
3. Energy consumption
Electricity usage statistics are now compiled for a scope representing 70% of the Group’s worldwide NPP
headcount. Average electricity consumption for this scope is 189 kWh per sq.m.
4. Measures taken to improve energy efficiency
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France Retail
Banking network
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Group - 70% of
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See the Registration document and CSR Report under Impact on the natural environment
The Information, Technology and Processes (ITP) organisation, which coordinates facilities management,
purchasing and information systems, is responsible for defining and implementing a cohesive
environmental management policy throughout the Group and monitoring its deployment in the field. France
As part of the ISO 14001 certification programme for the 1,295 branches in France operating under
the “Accueil & Services” concept, an environmental assessment identified energy consumption
as a significant environmental impact. A target of a 15% reduction in the branches’ energy consumption
was set for 2011. Two approaches have been defined to meet this objective. The first consists of upgrading
installed facilities and enhancing their control settings by analysing applicable technical specifications prior
to performing refurbishment work: optimising lighting; replacing electrically heated air curtains with curtains
of warm air supplied by the heat pump; standardising the power ratings of air conditioning installations
based on geographic location; analysing the lifecycles of building façade signage; adjusting exterior
illumination of branch façades by time of day and switching off lighting at night. The second approach
focuses on improving the energy efficiency of the branches through automated lighting controls,
heating and air conditioning systems in line with ambient temperatures inside and out. Retail Banking
At office locations in France, energy management systems have been implemented across
the entire real estate portfolio in a two-phase process. Phase one involves the mapping of energy use
at sites : property surveys, gathering historical consumption data and real estate statistical data.
Phase two consists of performing an energy-efficiency assessment which is followed by an energy use
audit to monitor the results of recommended actions.
Office locations
in the Paris region
A software-based solution, NightWatchMan, enables IT administrators to switch on and off computer
workstations at remote sites at designated times of the day. Workstations are shut down in the evening
after daily updates and turned back on in the morning before employees arrive for work.
The objective is threefold: to achieve energy savings, reduce the environmental footprint,
and cut costs in a manner which is invisible for employees. This international initiative is being rolled
out to all of the Group’s financial centres. Group