BPCE - 2019 Universal Registration Document

RESPONSIBLE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PRACTICES NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION FROM TRANSPORTATION

company car fleet is gradually being replaced with greener vehicles; facilities provided to limit travel: conference rooms have been • fitted with videoconferencing and teleconferencing equipment; a precise, complete annual measurement of emissions • generated by business travel for the purpose of monitoring trends by category. Several initiatives have also been carried out in the regions: implementation of carpooling and ride-sharing programs and/or • optimized use of the company car fleet; telecommuting options, cutting CO 2 emissions generated by • the daily commute; eco-driving courses for employees recording the highest • mileage for work during the year; provision of electric bicycles and cars for employees at their • workplace, with charging stations; allocation of a mileage bonus for employees who cycle to • work; organization of network events aimed at raising awareness • and educating employees: mobility week, mobility challenges, etc.

Based on the carbon reviews conducted by the Group, business travel and commuting are one of the highest sources of total estimated CO 2 emissions (averaging nearly one-third of total emissions each year). The Group has drawn up action plans aimed at limiting and reducing emissions generated by business travel and commuting, such as: a strict travel policy explained in a best practice guide on • business travel. This guide suggests alternatives for travel by train rather than airplane for trips within France, emphasizing the financial savings as well as the lower carbon emissions to allow the companies to adjust their travel policy; a comprehensive listing of electric cars in BPCE • Procurement’s global range for the Group; furthermore, the Group is also furthering its efforts to apply the total cost of ownership approach groupwide (one of the levers of the AgiR responsible procurement policy) to ensure that all economic and environmental criteria are taken into account (especially CO 2 emissions) when selecting company cars; as a result, the

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Change 2018-2019

Indicator

2019

2018

2017

2016

Total fuel consumption for business travel in cars (1) (in liters) Average grams of CO 2 per km (as stated by manufacturer) for company cars and fleet cars (grams of CO 2 /km)

12,962,075

12,732,243

14,832,646

13,571,600

2%

100

99

100

100

1% 6%

Business travel by train (in km) Business travel by plane (in km)

62,421,532 61,860,708

58,800,471 66,027,131

60,335,055 72,296,066

61,384,466 69,958,952

(6%) Sum of indicators: GASOLINE consumption by company and fleet cars + DIESEL consumption by company and fleet cars + business travel in private cars; km-to-liter conversion for (1) the private car indicator using the ratio from the carbon review user guide: 0.08 liter/km.

WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING Thanks to initiatives aimed at promoting recycling and re-use, the Group’s total volume of non-hazardous industrial waste per FTE fell by 21%. 49% of this waste is recycled. Since 2012, Groupe BPCE’s constituent entities have reported on their waste management. The waste categories concerned include non-hazardous industrial waste and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Entities have undertaken multiple initiatives to recycle different types of waste and certain types of products. In the WEEE category, a guide was co-drafted by BPCE (CSR, procurement and IT functions) and the waste-management

organization Ecologic. It was distributed to the Groupe BPCE institutions to raise awareness and inform them about existing solutions. The guide was presented to the CSR, Logistics and procurement functions by videoconference. BANKING-RELATED WASTE The drop in the total volume of waste in 2019 was due to the reduction in WEEE as less electrical equipment was destroyed and removed in the regions in 2019. Electrical equipment is often destroyed or removed following mergers of entities. No large establishments were merged in 2019. The decrease in the number of printer ink cartridges collected in 2019 was due to a change in definition by the service providers concerned.

PAYMENT CARD RECYCLING In 2019, Caisse d’Epargne Aquitaine Poitou-Charentes, with the support of Elise Atlantique-Actes, collected and recycled 396 kg of payment cards, representing around 79,000 cards. All the components of the cards, which are 90% plastic but also contain copper, ink, resin and gold in the microchip, the signature strip, hologram, magnetic stripe and the card security code, are recycled using an innovative patented eco-friendly technique. Caisse d’Epargne Bourgogne Franche-Comté is following the same approach, with customers returning expired bank cards to their branch. It collected 327 kg of cards in 2019. Caisse d’Epargne Bourgogne Franche-Comté uses the services of two local companies offering employment to disabled persons with special needs. The cards are shredded before being recycled using a low-energy technique.

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