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details about the methods used to calculate
the co 2 footprint are set out in
item 7 of the nre act-compliant environmental
chapter. in france, including
employee journeys between home and
work, the co 2 footprint was 2.39 tonnes
of co 2 equivalent per net permanent
paid employee in 2009, down from 2.59
in 2008. this reduction was partly the result
of updating the transformation coefficient
regarding air travel in version
6 of the bilan carbone ® (carbon audit)
method used in france.
daily commutes to and from work account
for 38% of emissions in france. in
provincial towns, bnP Paribas covers a
part of the costs incurred by employees
using public transport to get to work,
going beyond its legal obligations in
this respect. the contribution is higher
for employees living in towns with more
than 100,000 residents. cortal consors
employees in france and germany also
receive a discount on their public transport
tickets.
in january 2009, bnP Paribas set up a
car-sharing website for its french employees,
which number more than
60,000. the site was visited 10,000 times
in 2009. car-sharing reduces fuel consumption
by a factor of two or three
and also reduces vehicle maintenance
costs. for example, for bnP Paribas staff
travelling in rueil-malmaison and on the
basis of three people sharing an average
journey of 18 km, the potential cost
saving is eur 1,000 per year and the
reduction in co 2 emissions can be as
much as 1 tonne per person per year.
business travel is the 2nd-largest source
of the group’s carbon emissions and
is undertaken for the purposes of client
contact, business negotiations and project
studies. business travel has been the
focus of a stringent cost control policy.
Phone calls and video conferencing
were used as much as possible in 2009
as an alternative to travel.
bnP Paribas has a business travel policy
in france. under this policy, air travel is
subject to approval procedures and
train travel is strongly encouraged for
journeys within france. train travel is
mandatory for cities served by eurostar
and thalys. at 30 june 2009, sncf calculated
that eurostar journeys saved almost
500 tonnes of co 2 compared with
the same journeys by plane. bnP Paribas
assurance also took steps to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions from air travel
by 10%. awareness among managers
was raised through an air travel carbon
scorecard, which was developed
in 2009 so that each manager can see
the carbon impact of air travel by his/
her team every quarter, by destination
country. this tool leads to a reduction
in travel where videoconferencing is a
possible alternative.
the energy consumption of buildings
is also controlled. the technology
& Process function oversees facilities
management, purchasing and it systems,
and develops and implements
a co-ordinated general environmental
policy for the group.
breakdoWn oF Co 2 emissions in fRAnce in 2009
26% Power consumption
38% travel between work and home
36% business travel
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youbike
in taiwan
bnp paribas subsidiary
cardif has agreed to partner
the Youbike project in taipei,
taiwan for two years.
five self-service bicycle
stations were set up in march
2009 in Xin‑Yi, the central
business district. youbike
is an environmentally friendly
service that is accessible
to all. it forms part of taipei’s
“building a green city”
project. the project is inspired
by the vélib ® scheme in paris.
it reduces co 2 emissions
by providing a simple way
of travelling short distances.
users can access the bikes
with their city public transport
cards (easyCard).