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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 24th, 2009

In search for the Greenest Enterprise

BNP Paribas and Electricité de France (EDF) support “Challenge 3D”, a contest promoting sustainable development in three dimensions: ecological, economic and social. This contest is organized by Aquitaine Marketing Services (AMS), French Junior-Entreprise which believes that sustainable development must be linked to economical and social issues.
Challenge 3D’s ambition is to discover future talents and ideas, [...]

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Yoann Hélin et Thibault Desticourt

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March 9th, 2009

Making IT Greener

BNP Paribas continues its efforts to promote green computing. The Corporate and Investment banking division of the group has just announced the implementation of supercomputers consuming less energy. These supercomputers will allow a reduction of the electricity consumption whilst accelerating calculation times. In this way this development multiplies the actual capacity of the calculation power, [...]

Greening IT at BNP Paribas: a global policy

Thanks to its “Greening IT” programme, BNP Paribas shows its commitment to the process of making IT greener. It was launched in September 2007 by BNP Paribas’ Centre for Innovation and Technology (CIT). The Centre was set up in 2004 with the objective of creating value by means of innovation for IT and other specialized [...]

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November 13th, 2008

Up-and-coming architects imagine the “offices of tomorrow”

As a part of its policy of patronage for architecture, BNP Paribas Real Estate launched the first “BNP Paribas Prize for Young Architectural Pioneers”.
Young graduates in architecture were invited to give their ideas on “The Offices of Tomorrow”: how the workplace could be given a more human face and how the demands of sustainable development [...]

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May 28th, 2008

BNP Paribas helps wildfire victims in Greece

Last August, Greece was ravaged by fires that claimed over 60 victims, mainly in the Peloponnesian area and on the island of Evia. In the face of this human, economic and ecological disaster, BNP Paribas Greece immediately responded.
The Athens branch collected 95,000 euros from local and Group personnel. Some of these donations were put into [...]

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