Sustainibility
Legitimate expectations. A duty to respond.
And what if rethinking the company to the point of turning it into a tool for sustainable growth was only a question of will?
At BNP Paribas Assurance, this goes without saying. Since 2006, the entire company has committed to a virtuous circle of responsibility and long-term vision by redefining its commitment to its customers through its environmental initiative, and its social commitment, its staff and civil society. And to show that this undertaking is more than just words, the initiative is backed up by an unprecedented mobilization of resources and is evaluated on the basis of proof and nothing but proof.
BNP Paribas Assurance is the Life and Property & Casualty insurance unit of BNP Paribas. It develops and markets products and services under two commercial brands. Products distributed through the BNP Paribas retail branch network in France are branded BNP Paribas. Those distributed by other channels in France and in international markets are branded Cardif.
BNP Paribas Assurance is the world leader in creditor insurance and the fourth-largest life insurance company in France. Its life and non-life insurance units have received an AA rating from Standard & Poor's. It had gross written premiums of 20.7 billion euros in 2009. With a diversified geographic footprint, BNP Paribas Assurance has strong positions in Europe, Latin America and Asia. In 2009, BNP Paribas Assurance generated 41% of its gross written premiums outside France.
It counts over 8,000 employees, 74% of them outside France.
BNP Paribas Assurance is actively committed to exemplary Corporate Social Responsibility. It has adopted a Socially Responsible Investment program, encourages diversity throughout the enterprise (earning the "Gender Equality at Work" label in France) and supports local economic development in the markets where it operates.
BNP Paribas Assurance is equally committed to environmental responsibility and has deployed an action plan to achieve a 10-percent reduction in the company's carbon emissions.
