BNP Paribas is committed to reducing waste and to ensuring its recycling wherever possible. BNP Paribas is committed to making progress each year on the weight of recycled waste per employee, mostly paper, and on the quality of this data.
Terms of the action or commitment
The objective is both qualitative and quantitative: on the one hand and initially it is a question of making progress each year on the quality of the data and on the other hand it is a question of reducing the volume of waste and increasing the share of recycled waste per employee.
It also requires efforts to make information reliable on the theme of waste reduction and recycling in most of the countries where the company is established (data are collected directly in the 20 countries where the Group has the strongest presence in terms of workforce and therefore environmental impact.
It also requires efforts to make information reliable on the theme of waste reduction and recycling in most of the countries where the company is established (data are collected directly in the 20 countries where the Group has the strongest presence in terms of workforce and therefore environmental impact.
Levers mobilized for circular economy (according to Ademe)
Implementation timeline
Starting year
2012
Ending year
2025
Main actors mobilized
Internal actors
CSR Department, Group Purchasing and all Group entities
External actors
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Geographic area
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Photo / Video
2022 follow-up of the action
Date of follow-up
March 2021
Methods of validation of the follow-up
These figures come from the Group's environmental reporting, verified by the company's auditor and published in the Universal Registration Document.
Status of the action
In progress
Completed
a) Results
Achieved
Partially achieved
Not achieved
b) Numerical / Qualitative information
Cancelled
Explanations
Comparison with the projected pace in the last publications
Keeping up with the times
In advance
Delayed
Partial / Final results
At end of 2021, 16.451 tons of waste collected or 87 kilos per FTE, a decrease of 21% compared to 2020.
34% of the total volume of waste is recycled, the equivalent of 30 kilos/employee.
34% of the total volume of waste is recycled, the equivalent of 30 kilos/employee.
Company's comments
BNP Paribas is continuing its efforts to make information reliable on the theme of waste reduction and recycling in most of the countries where the company is established (data are collected directly in the 20 countries where the Group has the strongest presence in terms of workforce and therefore environmental impact: these 20 countries represent 91% of the Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) workforce managed by the Group as of 31 December 2021). The objective is both qualitative and quantitative: on the one hand and initially it is a question of making progress each year on the quality of the data and on the other hand it is a question of reducing the volume of waste and increasing the share of recycled waste per employee.
