ENGAGEMENT SOCIETAL ET RSE

How does it fit into your social responsibility policy, going beyond compliance? Is it reviewed and approved by the Board? a link or specify where this document appears in addition to a detailed explanation). Do you specify in it any tax practices that you consider unacceptable?

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Continue ReadingHow does it fit into your social responsibility policy, going beyond compliance? Is it reviewed and approved by the Board? a link or specify where this document appears in addition to a detailed explanation). Do you specify in it any tax practices that you consider unacceptable?

How do you monitor and ensure alignment between your ESG objectives and the positions of the industry associations of which you are a member, as well as any potential and any potential divergence from your own positions? Do you publish a report in which you detail how your company’s and your industry associations’ positions are aligned aligned, but also where they may differ from each other? differ from each other?

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Continue ReadingHow do you monitor and ensure alignment between your ESG objectives and the positions of the industry associations of which you are a member, as well as any potential and any potential divergence from your own positions? Do you publish a report in which you detail how your company’s and your industry associations’ positions are aligned aligned, but also where they may differ from each other? differ from each other?

During its 2022 Annual General Meeting, BNP Paribas commented that it was looking into this situation “with due seriousness and vigilance”. The UNGPs and OECD guidance also say that if a client is contributing to severe human rights impacts, the bank should see a timely and effective response from its engagement, or otherwise divest. What steps has BNP Paribas taken since last year to engage its clients and investee companies on this issue, use its leverage, or otherwise end its business relationships with companies associated with severe human rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory? And what steps, if any, has BNP Paribas taken to end new FINANCE for such companies?

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Continue ReadingDuring its 2022 Annual General Meeting, BNP Paribas commented that it was looking into this situation “with due seriousness and vigilance”. The UNGPs and OECD guidance also say that if a client is contributing to severe human rights impacts, the bank should see a timely and effective response from its engagement, or otherwise divest. What steps has BNP Paribas taken since last year to engage its clients and investee companies on this issue, use its leverage, or otherwise end its business relationships with companies associated with severe human rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory? And what steps, if any, has BNP Paribas taken to end new FINANCE for such companies?

International human rights standards also make it clear that meaningful rights-holders engagement is a crucial part of human rights due diligence; further, the UN Working Group’s 2020 report “Business, human rights, and conflict-affected regions: towards heightened action” points out that effective consultation of local communities and groups is expected in conflict situations. How has BNP Paribas engaged with affected communities and local stakeholders in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to inform its due diligence process?

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Continue ReadingInternational human rights standards also make it clear that meaningful rights-holders engagement is a crucial part of human rights due diligence; further, the UN Working Group’s 2020 report “Business, human rights, and conflict-affected regions: towards heightened action” points out that effective consultation of local communities and groups is expected in conflict situations. How has BNP Paribas engaged with affected communities and local stakeholders in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to inform its due diligence process?

Lastly, as the bank states in its 2023 Annual Report that “dialogue with stakeholders is at the heart of BNP Paribas’ actions to promote social and environmental responsibility”, when will BNP Paribas meaningfully engage with Coalition members, and other relevant civil society organisations on the issue of the bank’s continued provision of FINANCE to companies associated to violations of international law and human rights abuses in the Occupied Palestinian Territory?

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Continue ReadingLastly, as the bank states in its 2023 Annual Report that “dialogue with stakeholders is at the heart of BNP Paribas’ actions to promote social and environmental responsibility”, when will BNP Paribas meaningfully engage with Coalition members, and other relevant civil society organisations on the issue of the bank’s continued provision of FINANCE to companies associated to violations of international law and human rights abuses in the Occupied Palestinian Territory?