NATIXIS // 2021 Universal Registration Document
ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 2021 Managing our direct environmental impact
2021 KEY EVENT Inspirational conference Family 0-waste (or almost): raise awareness of waste issues to reduce them! In November 2021, on the occasion of the European Week for Waste Reduction , Jérémie Pichon, from Family 0-waste (or almost) came to share with humor his journey towards a life without waste (or almost) during a conference at Natixis.
In order to reach as many people as possible, the conference,which was held on site, was broadcast live in France and internationally thanks to simultaneous translation. The employees present were able to leave with one of the books of the Family 0-waste (or almost) to inspire them to reduce their waste, whether in their professional or personal life.
Reuse and recycling are also part of Natixis’ strategy to reduce its real estate and construction. Old carpets and some furniture are waste. Since 2019, Natixis has been a member of the Circolab recycled. association to strengthen its commitment to the circular economy in
2021 KEY EVENT Reuse of furniture
As part of the management of the Natixis real estate portfolio, a process of reusing and upgrading furniture has been undertaken. Internal reuse is favored, particularly for the seats and desks which are massively reused as part of the new facilities. Furniture in good condition that cannot be used internally is donated to associations. Waste sorting In France, waste sorting at Natixis is based on the followingactions: sorting and recycling of paper, cardboard, plastic (bottles) and V metal (cans) through centralized collection points in ablluildings; collectionand special disposal of used ink cartridges, batteries and V fluorescent and neon tubes; sorting and recycling of plastic pens and office supplies. V
In 2021, with the emptyingof three buildings, 52 tons of furniture were donated to 21 associations. End-of-life professional furniture is transported to a processing center for energy recovery or recycling.
collectionof aluminumcoffee capsules set up in collaborationwith V the coffee supplier and the companies in charge of the collection in order to recycle them. It should be noted that the Natixis offices in New York also have systems for collecting coffee capsules for recycling; recovery and recycling of cigarette ends by specialized channels: V Natixis Investment Manager France has renewed its contract with the Cy-clope for cigarette butt collectors near the Éléments building; collection and reuse or recycling of personal mobile phones or V other electricaland eletronic personal items in four buildings.
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Scope: Natixis France.
Volume of waste (in tons)
2020
2019
2021
179
242
352
Paper, envelopes and cardboard sorted Other sorted IWD (plasti c, aluminum, etc.)
19
12
10
Unsorted DIB
195
266
689
14
11
10
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
TOTAL
407
531
1,061
quantity of printing. ProfessionalWEEE increased in 2021, due to the emptying of certain buildings. In addition, Natixis sells its electrical and electronic equipment (including IT) to specialized reuse and recycling channels. Natixis Frankfurt transfers the profits from the resale of WEEE to environmental projects around the world.
The global amount of waste has decreased in the last three years while the part ot sorted waste has grown. The overall volume of waste has been falling for three years, and the proportion of waste sorted is increasing. The volume of waste sorted continued to decrease in 2021 compared to 2020, confirming the trend observedbetween 2019 and 2020, partly explained by a lower presence on site and a lower
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