BPCE - 2020 Universal Registration Document

APPLYING CSR IN THE ENTITIES, BUSINESS LINES AND PROCESSES NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE STATEMENT

Our commitments 2.2.2

Groupe BPCE has made national and international commitments that require it to meet the highest international standards.

INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS

Signing date

Commitment

Entities concerned

Pledges made

2003

Global Compact Advanced

Groupe BPCE & Natixis

Respect human rights, international labor standards, environmental protection and the prevention of corruption.

2010

Principles for Responsible Investment

Natixis

Incorporate environmental, social and corporate governance (including anti-corruption) considerations in investment decisions.

2010

Equator Principles

Natixis

Evaluate the environmental and social (E&S) risks and impacts of the projects it finances using a methodology accepted by many financial institutions to encourage its customers to manage, minimize, and remedy the impacts they cause. Natixis recognizes the essential role of biodiversity in maintaining the balance and resilience of ecosystems, and is committed, within the framework of act4nature international, to preserving biodiversity and raising awareness among its stakeholders through initiatives focusing on its direct and indirect impacts. http://www.act4nature.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/NATIXIS_VF-10-06-2.pdf Align the business strategy with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the Paris Agreement on climate change. Organize activities to foster more inclusive finance and a sustainable economy. Commit to being transparent about their positive and negative impacts on people and the planet. https://newsroom.groupebpce.fr/actualites/le-groupe-bpce-etnatixis-placent-laction- pour-le-climat-et-ledeveloppement-durable-au-coeur-de-leurs-activites-atravers-leurs- engagements-aux-principes-pour-unebanque-responsable-22f8-7b707.html

2018

Act4Nature

Natixis

2019

UNEP Fl

Groupe BPCE & Natixis

2019

Principles for Responsible Investment

Palatine Asset Management

Incorporate environmental, social and corporate governance (including anti-corruption) considerations in investment decisions.

PARTICIPATION IN FINANCIAL SECTOR INITIATIVES IN EUROPE AND FRANCE FINANCIAL SECTOR INITIATIVES International developments BIODIVERSITY Natixis and Mirova have been selected to contribute to the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial risk and Disclosure (TNFD), whose work will start in early 2021 and last two years. The TNFD is the result of a partnership between the Natural Capital Finance Alliance (NCFA), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), with the support of the British government. With the same model as the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), but making it possible to extend to nature-related issues, the TNFD will offer a framework to meet the measurement and data needs of financial institutions so they can better understand dependencies and their impacts on nature.

European developments SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

After participating in the group of technical experts on sustainable finance (TEG) appointed by the European Commission, Groupe BPCE continues to actively participate in the work launched by the European Commission on sustainable finance. The year 2020 was marked by a significant increase in the consultations launched by the European Commission (EC). These consultations are supplemented, for the more technical aspects, with consultations of the supervisory authorities (EBA, ESMA) or other specially-mandated associations ( e.g. EFRAG). Groupe BPCE can respond either directly or by participating in the response of professional associations Groupe BPCE has contributed to consultations on the following topics (non-exhaustive list): new sustainable finance strategy; •

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