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April 26th, 2011

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 [...]

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Lizette Rivera

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June 9th, 2010

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 [...]

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 [...]

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Nicolas Pehargue

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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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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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Nicolas Pehargue

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March 17th, 2008

Cortal Consors realises its second Carbon Assessment®

Following the first Carbon Assessment® project in 2006, Cortal Consors France has carried out its second Carbon Assessment® in order to measure CO2 emissions linked to its activities. Carbon Assessment® is a method of measuring greenhouse gas emissions, whether direct or induced by economical or administrative activities. In November 2007, an audit of its main [...]

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