RepoRt on - BNP Paribas
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gl bnP <strong>Paribas</strong> and bnP <strong>Paribas</strong> fortis<br />
in belgium <strong>on</strong>ly use 100% recycled envelopes<br />
and paper when sending account<br />
statements, internal mail and direct<br />
marketing.<br />
Renewable energy suppliers<br />
reducing electricity c<strong>on</strong>sumpti<strong>on</strong> is<br />
a priority, since it has an immediate<br />
impact <strong>on</strong> the envir<strong>on</strong>ment. certain<br />
subsidiaries buy green electricity at<br />
the local level. bnP <strong>Paribas</strong> assurance<br />
also has a green electricity c<strong>on</strong>tract<br />
with edf, i.e. a c<strong>on</strong>tract for the supply<br />
of electricity from renewable sources.<br />
the c<strong>on</strong>tract covers all of bnP <strong>Paribas</strong><br />
assurance’s power c<strong>on</strong>sumpti<strong>on</strong>, and<br />
part of the price goes towards developing<br />
solar energy in france.<br />
Waste management<br />
bnP <strong>Paribas</strong> is c<strong>on</strong>tinuing to roll out a<br />
waste management policy based <strong>on</strong><br />
recycling paper, cardboard, and t<strong>on</strong>er<br />
and ink cartridges. this waste management<br />
policy applies to the group’s operati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
in france and abroad. for instance,<br />
all of the paper and cardboard<br />
collected at the group’s Paris regi<strong>on</strong> offices<br />
in 2009 was recycled. a company<br />
is used to collect and sort waste from<br />
office waste-paper baskets. the paper<br />
recovered is used to produce urban<br />
heating, packaging cardboard and<br />
paper pulp. in 2009, bgl bnP <strong>Paribas</strong>’<br />
superDreckKëscht fir Betriber envir<strong>on</strong>mental<br />
accreditati<strong>on</strong>, awarded by a<br />
luxembourg organisati<strong>on</strong>, was renewed<br />
for its central buildings and branches.<br />
this accreditati<strong>on</strong> recognises the subsidiary’s<br />
efforts to raise awareness about<br />
preventing and managing waste.<br />
all office buildings in the Paris regi<strong>on</strong> are<br />
now equipped with waste-paper bins<br />
that allow selective sorting. secure sorting,<br />
covering c<strong>on</strong>fidential documents,<br />
was in place at 70% of french retail<br />
banking branches in december 2009.<br />
the coverage rate is likely to rise much<br />
further in 2010.<br />
drivers<br />
preventi<strong>on</strong><br />
Reducing the impact of real estate<br />
operati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
n bnp paribas Real estate: str<strong>on</strong>g<br />
envir<strong>on</strong>mental commitment<br />
bnP <strong>Paribas</strong> real estate, the group’s<br />
property subsidiary, is committed to sustainable<br />
development through an approach<br />
that involves customers, suppliers<br />
and staff. bnP <strong>Paribas</strong> real estate is a<br />
founding member of the internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
sustainability associati<strong>on</strong> (isa), an internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
network that works to promote<br />
progress in the c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> sector by<br />
comparing different certificati<strong>on</strong> systems<br />
between countries and seeking<br />
c<strong>on</strong>vergence between them.<br />
n hQe accreditati<strong>on</strong><br />
in order to mitigate the envir<strong>on</strong>mental<br />
impact of its operati<strong>on</strong>s, bnP <strong>Paribas</strong><br />
real estate implements the french<br />
HQe (high envir<strong>on</strong>mental quality) standard<br />
in associati<strong>on</strong> with the french<br />
scientific and technical advisory<br />
centre for the building industry (cstb).<br />
in 2007 bnP <strong>Paribas</strong> real estate signed<br />
a partnership agreement with cstb and<br />
certivea, a certificati<strong>on</strong> body for the<br />
building industry.<br />
bnP <strong>Paribas</strong> real estate makes sure that<br />
the buildings it c<strong>on</strong>structs use energyefficient<br />
technology, envir<strong>on</strong>mentallyfriendly<br />
materials and acoustic and<br />
thermal insulati<strong>on</strong>, and it m<strong>on</strong>itors the<br />
cleanliness of its worksites. the primary<br />
goal is to minimise the buildings’ impact<br />
<strong>on</strong> the natural envir<strong>on</strong>ment and <strong>on</strong> their<br />
tenants’ envir<strong>on</strong>ment.<br />
in 2009, several c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> projects<br />
involving tHPe ( ver y High<br />
energy Performance) and bbc (lowc<strong>on</strong>sumpti<strong>on</strong><br />
building) accreditati<strong>on</strong><br />
got underway. also in 2009, cœur<br />
défense, europe’s largest managed office<br />
building in the la défense business<br />
district, was <strong>on</strong>e of the first to obtain<br />
“HQe exploitati<strong>on</strong>” (operati<strong>on</strong>al high<br />
envir<strong>on</strong>mental quality) accreditati<strong>on</strong>,<br />
with “high-performance” ratings <strong>on</strong><br />
9 out of 14 criteria.<br />
75 <str<strong>on</strong>g>RepoRt</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> CoRpoRate SoCial and enviR<strong>on</strong>mental ReSp<strong>on</strong>Sibility<br />
sorting waste<br />
paper<br />
in 2009, for the first time in fifteen<br />
years, a campaign to encourage<br />
the sorting of waste paper was<br />
launched in France by ecoFolio,<br />
supported by the secretary of state<br />
with resp<strong>on</strong>sibility for the<br />
envir<strong>on</strong>ment. bnp paribas is<br />
a founder and director of ecoFolio,<br />
which was set up in 2006<br />
with the government-approved<br />
missi<strong>on</strong> of organising the paper<br />
recycling system. the ec<strong>on</strong>omic<br />
and envir<strong>on</strong>mental harm<strong>on</strong>isati<strong>on</strong><br />
of paper sorting-related directives<br />
was a key objective of france’s<br />
grenelle envir<strong>on</strong>nement think-tank.