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  • BNP Paribas is assured it will make net-zero

    19 May 2022

    BNP Paribas is expanding its net zero lending targets to seven new sectors, Laurence Pessez tells Genevieve Redgrave

  • No one uses our TCFD report, says Solvay

    09 November 2018

    The lack of investor response to climate-related disclosures has been challenged by the CFO of a major chemicals company, who has issued a stark call for increased engagement.

  • BNP plans to double renewables financing by 2020

    07 February 2018

    BNP Paribas aims to double its annual financing of renewable energy projects to €15 billion ($18.5 billion) in 2020 from €7.2 billion in 2015 and to remain among the top three underwriters of euro-denominated green bonds this year.

  • 'Getting right down to the engine'

    15 February 2016

    BNP Paribas' head of CSR, Laurence Pessez, talks to Sophie Robinson-Tillett about the profound impact its latest climate strategy will have on the bank