Bank BNP Paribas has been collecting non-financial data since 2010, and since 2011 we have been publishing annual social reports containing non-financial data in accordance with GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) guidelines.
Publications are available at the Bank’s website.
The present report covers the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. It contains data pertaining to BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A. and companies which are part of the BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A. Capital Group(the Bank’s Capital Group) as at December 31, 2019:
Due to the nature of operations of the ACTUS and SPV companies, the non-financial data presented in the Report do not include said entities.
The previous report – “The CSR Report of Bank BNP Paribas S.A. for the year 2018” – was published on March 14, 2019.
Data previously reported did not require corrections. Comparisons of numerical data for 2018 and 2019 require the consideration of the acquisition of the core business of Raiffeisen Bank Polska S.A. (carried out in 2018-2019), which resulted, i.a. in an increased scale of operations.
The Report fulfils the requirements of the amended Polish Accounting Act which implements the guidelines of EU Directive 2014/95 regarding the disclosure of non-financial data. The present document constitutes an attachment to the Management Board Report on the activities of Bank BNP Paribas S.A. in 2019 and is available on the Bank’s website in the section containing periodic reports of Bank BNP Paribas S.A.
The Report was prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative Standards (GRI Standards) in the Core version. The Report has not been subject to external verification.
In accordance with GRI Standards, the process of determining the significance of reported topics involved consultations with internal and external stakeholders of Bank BNP Paribas S.A. External stakeholders were included in the reporting process via an online survey. The following key topics were thus identified.
Topic | Reported content |
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1. Clear and transparent communication | link |
2. A friendly workplace and responsible HR management | link, link, link, link, link, link |
3. Counteracting climate change | link, link, link, link, link, link, link, link, link, link, link, link |
4. Ethics in internal and external relations | link, link |
5. Employee education and development | link |
6. Offering products and services which respond to social and/or environmental challenges | link, link, link |
7. Responsible sales of products/services and self-regulation in this area | link |
8. Limiting the adverse effects of operations on the environment | link, link, link |
9. Employee volunteering and social involvement | link |
10. Supporting diversity in the workplacey | link, link |