(1) Amount of loans at the end of 2022 identified as “sustainable” by an internal classification system, granted by BNP Paribas to its customers. The Group’s transaction classification principles are based on external market standards such as those of the Loan Market Association and the European Taxonomy in Europe. (2) Cumulative amount at the end of 2022 of all types of bonds identified as sustainable according to the guidelines of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) issued by corporate clients, financial institutions and sovereign clients, and arranged by BNP Paribas (total amount divided by the number of bookrunners). (3) Amount of assets under management at the end of 2022 in open-ended funds of BNP Paribas Asset Management, distributed in Europe according to articles 8 and 9 of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). SFDR identifies funds according to their sustainability potential. The article 8 classification concerns funds declaring that social and/or environmental criteria are taken into account. The article 9 classification means funds with a sustainable investment objective. (4) The Group’s Senior Management Position (SMP) population is composed of employees holding approximately 3,000 positions considered to have the most significant impact from a strategic, commercial, functional and expertise point of view. The percentage is calculated on the basis of SMP positions occupied. (5) As part of the #1MillionHours2Help programme, including long-term skills sponsorship, set up under the Diversity and Inclusion Agreement in France. (6) Including mandatory training, such as compliance. (7) Number of Nickel accounts opened and number of beneficiaries of microloans distributed by microfinance institutions financed by the Group (pro rata of the financing) at the end of 2022. (8) Cumulative amount at the end of 2022 of green loans, green bonds and financing identified as contributing to the transition to a low-carbon economy according to an internal classification system (e.g. renewable energies, low-carbon hydrogen, nuclear). This amount covers part of the amounts of indicators 1 (sustainable loans) and 2 (sustainable bonds). (9) Cumulative amount at the end of 2022 of financial products and services (loans, bonds, etc.) contributing to the protection of terrestrial and marine biodiversity. The contribution to the protection of biodiversity is identified by an internal classification system. This amount covers part of the amounts of indicators 1 (sustainable loans) and 2 (sustainable bonds). (10) The 2022 amount is estimated for the bond portion and will be provided in 2023, when the real amounts from the allocation reports for the bonds are known. (11) Greenhouse gas emissions for scope 1 (direct emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels), scope 2 (indirect emissions from the purchasing of energy) and, for a part of scope 3 (emissions related to employee business travel), expressed in teq CO2 divided by the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) Group employees. In 2022, the level of greenhouse gas emissions per employee in the Bank’s operational scope is particularly low in a context of a limited recovery in business travel by plane. However, in the context of the current energy crisis, this indicator could be impacted upwards by a higher-carbon energy mix in certain countries in which the Group operates. (12) Corporate Knights is a leading Canadian trade magazine, as well as an independent investment research and advisory firm.
