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June 29th, 2009

Cortal Consors Germany completed its first Carbon Assesment

Cortal Consors Germany completed its first Carbon Assessment in July 2008, based on the activity of 2007. Carbon Assessment is a method of measuring greenhouse gas emissions, whether directly or induced by economical or administrative activities. Cortal Consors France and Germany carried out a precise evaluation of these emissions connected to their buildings, energy consumption [...]

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Rosaria Galfo

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June 12th, 2009

TEB: The Greenest Bank in Turkey

On June 5th, World Environment Day, Türk Ekonomi Bank (TEB), BNP Paribas’ strategic partner in Turkey, was proud to sponsor the gala of the Istanbul premiere of “Home” , the film by Luc Besson and Yann Arthus-Bertrand which was released simultaneously in 90 countries on the 5 June, World Environment Day. On [...]

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Buket Ulucay Eroglu

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June 3rd, 2009

ISO 14001: Environmental Management

BNP Paribas Factor, a customer receivables solutions specialist, is the first French factoring company to have received ISO 14001 certification for its activities and its three operating sites.
ISO 14001 is a globally recognized standard which offers guidelines on how to implement an effective environmental management system. Its aim is to achieve a balance between profitability [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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April 27th, 2009

Arval reduces the CO2 emissions of its vehicles … and of its drivers!

Every year, as part of its commitment to the environment, Arval, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, reduces the carbon emissions for 2008 of the cars belonging to the company. But this time, Arval enhanced its efforts by increasing the carbon offset amount by 15% and to take into account actual emissions on the roads.
Arval France [...]

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Myriam Garin

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March 20th, 2009

Taiwan's YouBike: ecology, sharing, and courtesy

Cardif, an insurance arm of BNP Paribas, sponsors a two-year partnership of the YouBike, the first public bicycle system in Taipei, Taiwan.
Launched in the framework of Taipei city government’s ‘Building a Green City’ project, YouBike is an example of environment friendly and accessible public policy. Cardif, a “Taipei YouBike Environment Friendly Partner”, sponsors the initiative [...]

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Dimitrina Todorova

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January 21st, 2009

Carpooling service for the BNP Paribas employees

BNP Paribas created a website www.ecovoiturage.pro devoted to the newly launched carpooling service, in order to raise awareness among its French employees of the environmental impact of their daily commute.
Sharing a car allows for consumption of two to three times less fuel and reduces the emission of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. Needless to say, car [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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December 22nd, 2008

BNP Paribas Assurance commits to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions

Committed to a policy of corporate social responsibility (CSR) since 2006, BNP Paribas Assurance has had a ‘carbon balance sheet’ drawn up for all its activities in all 41 countries in which it operates, as part of a voluntary policy that has enabled it to quantify its greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with their origin [...]

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