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Climate Actions: The women fighting climate change
When it comes to combating climate change, men and women are not on equal footing. Because of the types of work they shoulder, women are...
20/11/2019
Women’s Forum Global Meeting 2019: women at the heart of climate challenges
BNP Paribas supports the Women’s Forum Global Meeting, which will be held this year from 20 to 22 November 2019 at the Carrousel du...
15/11/2019
What does being a leader in sustainable finance mean?
BNP Paribas was named the World’s Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility by finance magazine Euromoney in 2019. That award followed...
05/11/2019
BNP Paribas: committed to combating climate change
Convinced of the need for businesses to play a role in safeguarding the planet, BNP Paribas is making the fight against climate change...
03/10/2019
The fight against climate change: a source of economic growth
The fight against global warming involves transitioning to a new low-carbon economy, one of the spearheads of which is renewable energy...
26/09/2019
BNP Paribas listed in the 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, World and Europe
With an overall score of 79/100, BNP Paribas maintains its leading position in the annual RobecoSAM ranking (top 10%) while the average...
16/09/2019
BNP Paribas and energy transition: Highlights of our news since January 2019
For BNP Paribas, a long-term partner of the energy industry, serving as a bank working towards economic development in the 21st century...
13/08/2019
Green Bonds
BNP Paribas signs the G20 Charter for Engagement Women leading climate action
On Wednesday, June 26, members of the Women & Climate Daring Circle sign the G20 Charter for Engagement Women leading climate action....
26/06/2019
Deutsche Börse, with the support of BNP Paribas, launches a new Positive Incentive Loan
On March 26, Deutsche Börse, a German company specialising in stock market transactions and its subsidiary for post-trading services,...
27/03/2019
Millennials and sustainable finance
Now worth €1 trillion in France, SRI (socially responsible investment) funds are the vanguard of a new kind of finance, one that is...
20/03/2019
BNP Paribas Asset Management announces tighter exclusion policy on coal companies
BNP Paribas Asset Management announces its plan to implement an enhanced coal-exclusion policy, accelerating its commitment to tackle climate change by divesting from the single largest source of carbon emissions...
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One Planet Fellowship—When women inspire the Bill & Melinda Gates and BNP Paribas Foundations
Africa is a continent that is especially vulnerable to climate change, with its agriculture and food supply particularly at risk. The...
13/03/2019
“Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations”: BNP Paribas, 1st European bank in terms of sustainable development
In 2019, BNP Paribas appears for the fifth year running on the list of the “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations”, published...
22/01/2019
Sustainable agriculture—an imperative for emerging markets
Agriculture will need to overcome the major challenges of rising global demand for food (fueled by population growth and dietary...
21/01/2019
Climate change: BNP Paribas’s strategy recognized by ShareAction
Combating climate change has become one of the major challenges of the 21st century. Mindful of the stakes of this effort, BNP Paribas...
17/01/2019
Zéphyr Solar : Self-powered aerial platform
A social and solidarity-based French start-up, Zéphyr Solar designs autonomous energy platforms using embedded solar panels. Balloons...
14/12/2018
"L&Q combine social purpose with commercial drive", Waqar Ahmed - l'Opinion
On the occasion of the COP24 which is taking place in Poland until December 14th, french daily newspaper l’Opinion published an...
13/12/2018
Anglian Water : adaptation and innovations to preserve water resources
Anglian Water supplies fresh water and water recycling services to 6 million customers in eastern England. In 2017, the company issued...
13/12/2018
Helvetia Environnement: the first corporate Green Bond of Switzerland
Helvetia Environnement, the Swiss leader in waste management and recycling, issued the first corporate Green Bond of Switzerland in...
12/12/2018
«Co-build involving all stakeholders in society», Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, Director and CEO of BNP Paribas - La Tribune
During the COP24, which is taking place in Poland from 3 to 14 December, Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, Director and CEO of BNP Paribas answers...
11/12/2018
TLFF : financing sustainable development in Indonesia
Founded by UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Agroforestry Centre, ADM Capital and BNP Paribas, Tropical Landscape Finance...
11/12/2018
Wildlife Works : a forest preservation programme in Kenya
Since 2010, BNP Paribas has supported Wildlife Works, a protection and restoration programme of more than 500,000 acres of forest in...
10/12/2018
The One Planet Fellowship Programme at the COP24 summit
Sébastien Soleille, Head of Energy Transition and Environment at BNP Paribas' CSR Department, and Jean-Jacques Goron, Director of the...
06/12/2018
#COP24: BNP Paribas and 4 leading banks commit to global climate goals
On the occasion of COP24, which is taking place this year in Katowice, Poland, until December 14th, five leading banks today team up in...
04/12/2018
BNP Paribas and l'Opinion : « The rules of the finance game are changing », Pascal Canfin
In anticipation of the COP24, which is taking place in Poland from 3 to 14 December, the French daily newspaper l’Opinion, published...
04/12/2018
BNP Paribas and l'Opinion : Supporting the necessary move to a low-carbon world
In anticipation of the COP24, which is taking place in Poland from 3 to 14 December, the French daily newspaper l’Opinion, published...
03/12/2018
BNP Paribas and l’Opinion: why is the financial sector scaling up?
In anticipation of the COP24, which is taking place in Poland from 3 to 14 December, the French daily newspaper l’Opinion, published...
03/12/2018
BNP Paribas supports the United Nations Principles for Responsible Banking
At the Global Roundtable in Paris on November 26th, the UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and 28 banks from across the world...
26/11/2018
BNP Paribas sponsors Climate Finance Day & Global Round Table 2018
The 4th Climate Finance Day, a global event on sustainable finance, will take place from 26 to 28 November 2018 at Palais Brongniart in...
09/11/2018
BNP Paribas, top European bank in Vigeo Eiris’ 2018 rating
With an overall score of 70/100 (+6 points compared to January 2017), BNP Paribas recorded in 2018 its best performance in Vigeo...
11/10/2018
#Ecological #Footprint : How many #planets do we need if everybody lives like you? Calculate your personal #OverShootDay in the @EndOvershoot website: https://t.co/sOEXk75xrb
Socially Responsible Investment: reconciling performance and positive impact
Putting finance in the service of society as a whole. Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) funds are funds that include Environmental,...
19/07/2018
Parvest Green Bonds: a new fund for sustainable investment
Investing in sustainable and profitable projects is the goal of Parvest Green Bonds, a green bond fund launched by BNP Paribas Asset...
18/07/2018
BNP Paribas partners with the #act4nature movement to promote biodiversity
On 10th July 2018, at the launch of the act4nature initiative at the GoodPlanet Foundation, BNP Paribas announced its support of this...
16/07/2018
The BNP Paribas Group has been named as the “World’s Best Bank for Sustainable Finance 2018”
For the first time, BNP Paribas has been named as the “World’s Best Bank for Sustainable Finance” for 2018, by Euromoney, a...
12/07/2018
BNP Paribas & Sustainable Finance Facility
In the margins of World Environment Day, BNP Paribas was involved on June 2 in launching the second part of the memorandum of...
05/06/2018
BNP Paribas joins the sustainable project Zero Budget Natural Farming, in India
On the occasion of the One Planet Summit in December 2017, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and BNP Paribas signed a key...
02/06/2018
What is the state of Greentech around the world?
The future of the planet does not depend on regulation and recycling alone—it depends above all on innovation and investment....
26/04/2018
26 banks are leading an initiative for banks to ensure the industry helps to deliver a sustainable future in line with the SDGs and the Paris Agreement #bankingprinciples @UNEP_FI https://t.co/Lp59NhawUI https://t.co/n1Usr0McMa
What is the role of green energy today?
With the rising threat of climate change, fossil fuel depletion and pollution, the world is now waking up to a widespread ecological...
24/04/2018
Carbon neutral: BNP Paribas' commitment to the climate
In accordance with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, BNP Paribas has made carbon neutrality a flagship commitment that serves as...
22/04/2018
Energy transition: BNP Paribas, the number one bank according to NGOs
On March 28th, 2018, NGO network Banktrack – in partnership with 55 militant NGOs, among which Rainforest Action Network and Sierra...
30/03/2018
Arval launches groundbreaking and green offers
2017 was another great year of success and encouraging achievements for Arval, subsidiary of BNP Paribas. That is why Arval, specialist...
13/02/2018
Carbon neutrality: BNP Paribas and the GoodPlanet Foundation launch a new carbon offsetting programme
In May 2017, as part of its policy combating climate change, the BNP Paribas group announced its objective of becoming a carbon-neutral...
25/01/2018
Sustainable finance: what’s it all about?
Green finance, social business, social impact bonds, socially responsible investing—Sustainable finance touches many different aspects...
23/01/2018
‘Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations’: BNP Paribas, 1st European Bank
In 2018, BNP Paribas appears for the fourth year running on the list of the ‘Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations’, published...
23/01/2018
Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, CEO of BNP Paribas: The financial sector serving the climate
On 11 and 12 December I was honoured to take part in a series of events in Paris which were important for the future of our planet. At these events civil society...
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BNP Paribas sustainability specialists participated in COP23 events in partnership with the UNFCCC
The 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Bonn, Germany in November, and gathered governments, NGOs and private sector organisations including corporates and investors to discuss climate solutions.
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BNP Paribas strengthens its actions to accelerate the energy transition
In a context of rapid urban growth and global warming, those active in the economy and in the political world must act together to...
18/12/2017
New ‘green’ initiatives at BNP Paribas
14/12/2017
Finance Commitments Fire-Up Higher Momentum for Paris Climate Change Agreement
Today at the One Planet Summit, on the 2nd anniversary of the Paris Agreement, world leaders gathered once again in the French capital to underscore how financial flows are shifting billions and trillions towards a low-carbon future...
Read more on the website:cop23.unfccc.int
One Planet Summit: Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, BNP Paribas CEO, on Bloomberg TV
Jean-Laurent Bonnafe, BNP Paribas CEO, discusses investing in green energy and the One Planet fellowship. He speaks with Bloomberg's...
13/12/2017
Our CEO JL Bonnafé and @ErikSolheim, Executive Director of @UNEP, have just signed the agreement between @UN and BNP Paribas to bring private capital to #sustainable projects in emerging countries #oneplanet #Finance4EnergyTransition #BNPPCSR https://t.co/yWDyf0fFU3
The Breakthrough Energy expands its coalition to include prominent companies, funds, banks... that share the same commitment
Today at the One Planet Summit in Paris, Breakthrough Energy founder Bill Gates will announce the expansion of the Breakthrough Energy...
12/12/2017
Finance is the key to successful climate action. We need more ambition – climate change is moving faster than we are and this is a war we cannot afford to lose. #OnePlanet https://t.co/tZDn4kaDys
Where are we with our COP21 commitments?
In December 2015 the COP21 United Nations Climate Change Conference took place and the Paris Agreement was signed, while BNP Paribas...
11/12/2017
BNP Paribas launches three initiatives to fight global warming
As a leader in building a low-carbon economy, BNP Paribas has launched three initiatives to fight global warming aimed at individuals,...
11/12/2017
The financial sector must be at the forefront of building a low-carbon economy
The voices calling for profound change in the nature of the world’s economy are growing. Governments and companies, called upon by...
09/12/2017
"Banks, which are at the centre of the economy and which bring individuals, businesses and investors together, can be a driver of change."
#TechForPlanet
Meet Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, CEO of BNP Paribas, at Tech For Planet co-organized by our Group, Numa, Microsoft and Schneider Electric…
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BNP Paribas Switzerland is partnering up with the Solar Impulse Foundation
On 10 November 2017, BNP Paribas in Switzerland signed a partnership agreement with the Solar Impulse Foundation—a joint commitment...
07/12/2017
Internalising climate change externalities: leading by example
Climate change and climate-related events can have profound consequences for society, the economy and business. Coping with these externalities does not depend solely on government initiative.
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BNP Paribas is listed in the 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes “World” and “Europe”
With an overall score of 86/100, BNP Paribas reinforces its leading position in the annual RobecoSAM ranking while the average score of...
07/09/2017
What solutions will help improve the energy efficiency of companies?
BNP Paribas develops innovative financing solutions for any company seeking to improve its energy efficiency. One of its most recent...
12/07/2017
BNP Paribas wishes to become carbon neutral by end-2017
As part of its long-standing commitment to help combat climate change, BNP Paribas commits to becoming carbon neutral by the end of the...
03/05/2017
BNP Paribas top European bank in Vigeo Eiris ratings for 2017
With an overall score of 64/100, BNP Paribas takes top spot in the diversified banks (Europe) category in the sustainability ratings...
20/01/2017
"Green bonds" claim their place on markets
The market for Green Bonds is booming, with more and more of these securities being issued every day. France announced the launch of the...
15/12/2016
Social and green finance: the positive impact of SRI
What is Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)? How can banks manage and offer these services to customers? Does it have a real impact?...
09/09/2016