2007 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

7 NRESOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATIONA ppendices – Environmental chapter< Contents >NRE environmental indicators – Contribution for the Year ended 31 December 2007 Scope for 200713. Company expenditures for prevention of environmental impactsThe Group’s operations, which involve banking and fi nancial services, have limited direct consequences on theenvironment.Nonetheless, the Group has focused on ten principles for fulfi lling its environmental responsibilities and implementingpreventive action. The cost of these cross-functional measures has not yet been calculated separately.Criteria for purchasing or leasing a building include its proximity to existing sites and to public transport.To cut costs and improve effi ciency, BNP Paribas has developed videoconferencing systems. Videoconferencing should beconsidered prior to making any trips. More videoconferencing equipment is being installed within the Group’s main sites.Public transport is recommended for employees; taking trains is favoured over air travel.The following measures apply to the 2,400 service vehicles managed by the Group: vehicles are chosen based on theirCO2 impact; 90% use diesel fuel; almost all the vehicles fall within the A and B categories with CO2 emissions between110g/km and 130g/km; no vehicles in the A and B categories use regular fuel; vehicles are pooled to optimise use; andGPS equipment is used to reduce overall energy consumption.14. Internal department for environmental managementThe ITP function, created in 2007, is in charge of assessing the Group’s environmental impacts and taking steps toreduce them. This function is responsible for providing the entities throughout BNP Paribas with procedural, IT, property,purchasing, security and individual support services to help to improve the Group’s operational effi ciency.A special committee has been set up to coordinate BNP Paribas’ efforts to meet its environmental responsibilities. Ledby the Group Sustainable Development , it brings together representatives from the Bank’s operating entities and relevantexperts.15. Environmental training and information programmes for employeesAll the Group’s internal communications channels – including its website, Ambitions in-house newsletter, monthlySustainable development newsletter, as well as conventions and other company events – are used to promote its corporateand environmental responsibility.In 2007, internal communication initiatives reached new heights. BNP Paribas Assurance launched an information andawareness campaign for its employees on respecting the environment and preventing climate change. In April 2007, as partof Sustainable Development Week in France, the subsidiary invited 2,500 employees from the head offi ce to seminars ona variety of topics. The documentary An Inconvenient Truth was shown and a presentation given by astrophysicist HubertReeves to underscore global warming and the threats to biodiversity. Also under discussion was sustainable developmentas a business model and the platforms of the main French presidential candidates. Employees were able to calculate theirecological footprint and discover ways to help prevent climate change. Stickers were placed in meeting rooms, washroomsand on printers, a booklet on Being Eco-logical at work was distributed to operations worldwide and a special section wascreated on the Group’s intranet to promote awareness of gestures that employees can make to protect the environment.BNP Paribas Assurance’s employees have shown an interest in carpooling. In encouragement of this the company has setup a special website, which was launched during the European Mobility Week in September 2007. Three months after thesite was created, more than 350 employees, i.e. 15% of head offi ce staff, had signed up on the site. To show its support,BNP Paribas Assurance pays for fi ve trees to be planted by the association Cœur de Forêt each time one of its employeessigns up on the website.Cetelem launched the Oxygène programme to promote awareness among its employees on protecting the environment.Working with its employees will enable Cetelem to gather innovative ideas. This programme is now operating in France andwill be expanded to other countries later.A procurement section on the Group’s BtoE portal is available for use by all employees making external purchases,covering almost all the Group’s sites.GroupFranceGroupGroup12345678910112622007 Registration document - BNP PARIBAS