RepoRt on - BNP Paribas

internationally, the system for collecting
electricity consumption data has been
expanded and now covers 70% of the
group’s workforce worldwide. across
the group, consumption is 189 kwh per
sq.m.
the main improvements carried out by
the group in 2009 were related to the
addition of energy-efficient technologies
during building renovation and
construction, and the replacement
of equipment. in 2008, the group introduced
a centralised facilities management
system for its buildings. in the
building at 37, place du marché-saint-
Honoré in Paris, lighting in offices and
hallways is programmed to be on for
sixteen hours every weekday. similarly,
the lighting in bnP Paribas Personal
investors’ french and german offices is
programmed to turn off automatically
at 9 pm every night.
in obtaining iso 14001 certification for its
accueil & services programme, covering
1,325 of its retail banking branches
in france, bnP Paribas set a goal of reducing
these branches’ energy use by
15% by 2011. this will involve two steps:
— upgrading equipment and controls
to meet the technical recommendations
for building work. this includes
upgrading lighting, replacing electric
air curtains with ones fuelled by heat
pumps, installing standardised air
conditioning systems with a wattage
based on geographical location,
reviewing the life cycle of outdoor
signage, and programming façade
lighting to turn off at night.
— improving branches’ energy efficiency
by using automated lighting,
heating, and air conditioning systems
that adjust to ambient and outdoor
temperatures.
bnP Paribas maps the energy use of its
office buildings in france (current condition,
past energy use, building history,
etc.) in order to prioritise its energysaving
efforts. an energy audit and an
assessment of the buildings’ energy
performance are then carried out before
implementing the recommended
steps.
Personal finance’s “ Programme
oxygène” measures co 2 emissions at
french sites. after calculating its greenhouse
gas emissions, Personal finance
adopted a plan of action. the plan’s
aims are to reduce the impact of the
vehicle fleet, reduce air travel by making
greater use of videoconferencing,
prepare a corporate travel plan, draw
up an energy map of Personal finance
sites, and write an environmental charter
for all Personal finance staff in france.
in 2009, bnP Paribas assurance arranged
for a full carbon audit (bilan carbone ® )
covering all of its activities. the main
sources of emissions are energy, business
travel, travel between home and work
and depreciation.
after the carbon audit (bilan carbone ® )
carried out by the head office of
bnP Paribas wealth management, a
donation was made to the sKg sanga
non-profit organisation, whose main
activity is to set up energy infrastructure
products using biomass as an energy
source around the world. this donation
enabled the subsidiary to offset the negative
environmental impact of its carbon
emissions. sKg sanga’s proposed project
involves the construction of biogas storage
facilities in india. the facilities will be
provided to local populations and will
help protect the environment.
the greening it programme implemented
by the technology and Processes
department has three goals: saving energy,
reducing the amount of toxic compounds
in computers, and recycling old
equipment.
the nightwatchman Programme, introduced
three years ago in london,
enables an it department to power
up and power down work stations at a
remote site at chosen times. work stations
are shut down in the evening after
daily updates and turned back on in
the morning before employees arrive.
the initiative has three objectives, i.e.
to save energy, to protect the environment
and to reduce costs in an unobtrusive
manner. nightwatchman not
only reduces electricity consumption by
around 50%, it also cuts co 2 emissions.
the programme is invisible to employees
and does not alter their working methods
in any way.
it is currently being implemented at other
sites.
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supplier selection
since 2002, all contracts negotiated
and signed by the group’s Purchasing
department have contained clauses relating
to social and environmental matters.
in 2009, the Purchasing department
strengthened its governance and
expanded its scope of operation.
it decided to focus more on sustainable
development in its purchasing efforts.
as a result, a sustainable development
team was set up. the team aims to
extend the sustainable development
approach, ensuring that it is used systematically
within the department, and to
co-ordinate initiatives led by the various
teams. csr criteria are included in the
process, which covers all aspects from
defining the purchasing strategy to selecting
suppliers. from 2010, a csr module
will be included in the training provided
to all group purchasing teams.
paper suppliers
bnP Paribas has outlined a process for selecting
paper and printer suppliers based
on sustainable development criteria.
these criteria apply to the paper used
by group employees as well as outside
companies that print publications for the
group. Paper used in printing, copying
and electronic publishing in france must
be Pefc-certified. all paper used internally
features the imprim’vert logo.
the group has signed agreements with
paper producers that guarantee a responsible
approach to forest management
and compliance with sustainable
forest management rules, including full
replanting after harvesting. internally,
paper publications are limited as far as
possible through the use of echo’net.
imprim’vert accreditation
for bnp paribas’
Reprographics department
in december 2009, the group’s reprographics
department, which prints more than
30 million documents per year, obtained
imprim’vert accreditation. All printing
machines are covered by a recovery
and recycling programme, in which even
electronic components are recovered.
Waste paper and ink cartridges are sorted
and recycled. spent aerosols and neon lighting
are treated separately. since the start of 2009,
the Reprographics department has used paper
featuring the peFC (programme
for the endorsement of Forest Certification)
label for all printing, in order to ensure
the sustainable management of consumables.