BNP Paribas makes significant progress in Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, World and Europe, 2020
BNP Paribas confirms its position among leaders of the banking sector, placing itself in the top...
BNP Paribas is ranked in the top 10 of the new “CAC40® Governance” Index published by Euronext and Vigeo Eiris. The rating distinguishes the concrete actions taken by BNP Paribas in terms of professional ethics and corporate governance. Once again, France’s leading bank expands its long list of responsible labels and indexes.
ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) indexes aim to evaluate corporate governance and ethics based on various criteria, such as employee diversity, fighting climate change or protecting minorities. As more ESG indexes emerge today, BNP Paribas has met the criteria for many of these ratings!
In 2017, BNP Paribas takes 1st place in the diversified banks category in the rating published by Vigeo Eiris Europe, an independent and international agency devoted to ESG research and services. The index evaluates the environmental, social and governance performance of companies. The Group has maintained its presence across all Vigeo Eiris ratings in its category: World 120, Eurozone 120, Europe 120 and France 20.
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes select the most responsible companies, based on ESG criteria, among 2,500 large companies listed on the Dow Jones Market Index. In 2016, with a score of 87/100 in the “Europe” and “World” categories, BNP Paribas ranked among the top 8% of the best rated companies on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. The Group also distinguished itself by receiving the maximum rating, 100/100, in 7 criteria, including financial inclusion, responsible products, climate strategy, etc.
Appearing in these different indexes is a point of pride. In addition to the recognition they bring to the Group’s CSR practices and policies, these indexes constitute a useful tool: the Group can use them to measure its progress and steer its continuous improvement approach.
BNP Paribas is also listed in other rankings:
All good reasons to celebrate and do even better in the future!
"CAC40® Governance" is the self-explanatory name of the index that tracks corporate governance at CAC40 companies, which was launched in March 2017 by Euronext and Vigeo Eiris, an independent and international agency devoted to ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) research and services.
The new index evaluates the corporate governance performance of CAC 40 companies. It relies on 45 indicators measuring the efficiency and balance of powers within the company, the independence of specialized committees, fair treatment of employees, protection of minorities and executive compensation.
What was the result? The first “CAC 40® Governance" index listed BNP Paribas among the “Top 10” companies with the best governance practices, across all sectors. The ranking recognizes the Group’s actions in favor of “rigorous management of environmental, social and governance risks”.