Sustainable development in The Netherlands
Fulfilling the Group’s ambition in terms of Sustainable development, BNP Paribas in the Netherlands follows the Group’s key principles. A good example is the recent move of The Head Office in Amsterdam to its new premises in the environmental friendly building ‘The Bank’. The Bank is one of the most sustainable monumental objects in Amsterdam with numerous applied sustainable materials and installations. The suppliers for the new office all work with ecological certificates and with recycled materials.
BNP Paribas, a responsible economic player
For the Group, implementing its corporate and social responsibility (CSR) policy means financing the real economy while striving to protect the environment and fight against exclusion.
That’s why it has built an action plan with four objectives:
Strengthen the bank’s responsibility culture
- Through committed, constructive dialogue with regulators
- Through a concept of compliance that goes beyond legal and regulatory requirements
- By training employees in CSR and encouraging their engagement in sustainable development initiatives
Incorporate sustainable development in business processes
- Through responsible and committed people management
- By controlling the Group’s direct and indirect environmental impacts
Factor environmental and social impacts into the way the Group’s business activities operate
- By providing responsible products and services
- By supporting microfinance institutions
- By controlling the impact of its financing activities
- By developing socially responsible investment (SRI)
Implement philanthropy initiatives benefiting civil society
