RepoRt on - BNP Paribas

NRE indicator - 2009 year Scope for 2009
13. Expenditures incurred to prevent environmental consequences of business activity
The Group’s operations, which involve banking and financial services, have limited direct consequences
on the environment.
Since 2004, the Group has focused on ten principles for fulfilling its environmental responsibilities
and taking preventive action. The cost of these cross-cutting measures has not yet been specifically
calculated. Group
In the area of real estate, the criteria applied to guide decisions to acquire or let property include
proximity to existing sites and to public transport. To cut costs and improve efficiency, BNP Paribas
is expanding its use of videoconferencing systems. Staff are required to consider the option of
videoconferencing rather than travel when scheduling meetings. Efforts to deploy videoconferencing
equipment at the Group’s main sites were continued in 2009. The Group’s travel policy encourages
employees to use public transport to commute to work and favours rail over air travel. Furthermore,
some Group entities provide top-up subsidies for employees who use public transport. France
Employees have responded favourably to incentives provided to encourage use of public transport
for commuting purposes. In the Paris region, 80% of employees use public transport, a level well above
the average, notably insofar as managers account for 67% of the total employee population
in the Paris region. Paris region
For the replacement of the fleet of 2,600 company cars used by the retail banking network in France,
the Group selected vehicles offering the best ratings in terms of CO emissions while 99% of the new
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vehicles purchased were equipped with diesel engines. Vehicles with CO emissions of between
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100 and 120 g/km are given precedence in purchasing decisions while an “eco” segment has also
been created for vehicles with CO emissions of less than 100 g/km. Onboard GPS units, which reduce
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energy consumption, and diesel particulate filters are widely used. The first wave of training
in energy-efficient driving techniques was launched in 2009 with the objective of achieving a 10%-15%
reduction in fuel consumption in year one and 5%-8% in subsequent years. France
14. Internal department for environmental management
The Information, Technology and Processes (ITP) organisation, formed in 2007, is in charge of assessing
the Group’s environmental impacts and taking steps to reduce them. This function is responsible
for providing BNP Paribas entities with support services in the areas of processes, IT, real estate,
purchasing, occupational safety and individual support services, to help improve the Group’s
operational efficiency.
Following adoption of the Equator Principles in 2008, a dedicated team has been formed within CIB
to draft and disseminate specific procedures for all transactions concerned by the Equator Principles
and to provide training for project finance teams.
At Group level, the Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility delegation, which reports
to the Group’s Managing director in charge of compliance, ensures that the appropriate measures
are implemented consistently and effectively.
See the CSR Report under Impact on the natural environment Group
15. Training and inform employees
All of the Group’s internal communications channels — its website, the Ambition in-house newsletter,
the monthly Sustainable development newsletter, as well as conventions and other company events —
are used to promote social and environmental responsibility.
The Group has developed a corporate blog www.forachangingworld.com to communicate
with its stakeholders, including employees, about the Group’s commitments to public interest causes.
In 2009, a series of communication activities were conducted with the objective of informing,
raising awareness and training employees. Examples include:
• Arval provides energy-efficient driving training to employees in France and abroad who so request.
To mark “Sustainable development Week” in France, Arval employees pilot tested the energy-efficient
driving training e-module developed for customers.
The objectives for this training course are to educate customers about safe and environmentally
friendly driving techniques. The approach pioneered by Arval also assists companies in reducing
the environmental footprint and cost of their vehicle fleets while ensuring the safety of motorists
through regular vehicle maintenance and optimal driving techniques.
• Klépierre informs employees in Europe about its sustainable development policy and has developed
an e-learning module on the subject. It organised its first sustainable development training session
in early April 2009 to coincide with “Sustainable development Week” in France. The aim for this initiative
is to raise employee awareness about sustainability issues and to empower employees to become
champions for sustainability in their day-to-day roles. The e-learning modules provide employees
with an overview of corporate sustainability issues and educate staff about ways in which they can
incorporate sustainable behaviours into their personal and professional life. Modules include a quizz,
lively graphic presentations and expert analyses. This pioneering training initiative was developed
in eight languages and has been extended to more than 1,000 Klépierre employees. By adopting
an e-learning format, training can be extended to the widest possible range of employees while
enabling staff to access training from their computer. Group
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