La banque d'un monde qui change 2004 - BNP Paribas

84sustainable development85• SAMSustainable Asset Management Research Inc.(SAM), the firm responsible for the annualevaluations leading to the selection of stocks forinclusion in the Dow Jones SI indices, raised itsoverall score for BNP Paribas, placing the Bankin a very favourable position compared to theindustry average, in a year when there were widergaps in ratings from one company to the next.Changes in overall score0 50100200220032004Average score (%)BNP Paribas (%)Best score (%)314248Klépierre was included for the first time in 2004in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexand the Dow Jones Stoxx Sustainability Index,with scores that placed the BNP Paribas subsidiarywell above the average for its industry.596162787984This assessment places the Group in a favourableposition compared to its industry benchmark:Benchmark of BNP Paribasand banking sector (2004):1009080706050403020100HumanResourcesEnvironmentBest score (%)Lowest score (%)BNP Paribas (%)Customers& SuppliersCorporateGovernanceCivilSociety• SiriSustainable Investment Research International(SiRi), a grouping of 12 socially responsibleinvestment research organisations basedin North America, Europe and Australia, is oneof the leading providers of SRI research.BNP Paribas received its first rating from SiRiCompany, which places the Group in a veryfavourable position compared to the 52/100average in its industry.HumanRights0 5010021.8• VigeoThe research firm Vigeo responded to progressover the past year by significantly raising itsrating (see below, on a scale from - - Unconcernedto + + Pioneer):Min. sectorBNP ParibasMax. sector73.188.9Criteria 2002 2003 2004• Human Resources + + +• The Environment - = =• Customers & Suppliers = = ++• Shareholders ++ + +• Civil Society = = +• Human Rights not rated not rated +The Group has regular exchanges with themain SRI research teams, both those withinindependent firms and those in the assetmanagement subsidiaries of banking groups.