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A green program that continues to thrive in Italy

You may remember reading about “Metti in conto un nuovo albero” (“take into account a new tree”), a green initiative created by BNL – BNP Paribas Group in Italy. In the months following the inauguration of a new bank branch, BNL commits to planting a tree for every individual account opened by members of the [...]

6,000 trees planted across Italy

BNL’s programme, “Metti in conto un nuovo albero”, aims to plant a tree for every account opened in new bank branches. The goal is to help “greenify” public spaces as well as tocompensate for the bank’s C02 emissions. [...]

BlogTV: How can I reduce my CO2 emissions?

This week, BlogTV takes a look at two programs launched by the GoodPlanet Foundation: Action Carbone & 10:10.
Open to companies, institutions and indivudals alike, these two programs help us measure and ultimately reduce our carbon emissions.
But what exactly do these organisations do? Are their goals realistic? And who benefits from their intitiatives?              Take a look to [...]

The Climate Principles

BNP Paribas recently signed the Climate Principles – the finance industry’s landmark response to dealing with the risks and opportunities of climate change. Adopting these principles signifies that the Group will be engaging all stakeholders on the commitment to address climate change and supporting them in playing an active role in meeting this commitment. We [...]

10:10 Time to Change our Habits

It was a beautiful day in Paris for the launch of the 10:10 campaign. Among the relaxed crowd of concerned and committed environmentalists was Chantal Jouanno, the French Secretary of State for Ecology, and Franny Armstrong, 10:10 founder. Supported by the GoodPlanet foundation, the promotion picnic aimed to bring awareness to the 10:10 project and [...]

Meat Free Monday: supporting local fruit farmers

Cardif Taiwan has launched a new project entitled “Meat Free Monday.” The program, which started March 29th and runs for three months, will help sponsor and support local fruit farmers who were affected by the Marakot typhoon in the fall of 2009.
The Marakot typhoon was the deadliest typhoon to impact Taiwan in recorded history. [...]

“Impact Investing” – a responsible and effective initiative

On the occasion of the Copenhagen Summit, Cortal Consors and B* capital, subsidiaries of BNP Paribas, announced the launch of this year’s “Impact Investing” initiative.
This program, now in its fourth consecutive year, provides funding for environmental projects that offset CO2 emissions. The principle is simple: customers benefit from reduced subscription fees to a selection of [...]

Hybrid company cars for Cardif Netherlands

As part of its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) since 2006, BNP Paribas Assurance has commissioned a carbon footprint report for all its activities in the 40 countries in which it maintains a presence. BNP Paribas Assurance and all its branches worldwide have set themselves the ambitious target of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions [...]

On the way to zero emission

Renault and its partner in a long-term corporate car operational leasing,Arval, a BNP Paribas subsidiary, have decided to accelerate the launch of innovative solutions in the framework of the electric car project of the alliance Renault-Nissan.

The teams of Renault and Arval are working on developing new systems. Convinced that the electric vehicle is [...]