With about 13,000 professionals comprised in more than 50 countries, Crédit Agricole CIB specialises in the businesses of capital markets and investment and corporate banking.
Sustainable development is central to business at Crédit Agricole CIB
Crédit Agricole CIB shares Crédit Agricole Group's commitment to sustainable development, particularly in subscribing to the ten Global Compact and the Diversity Charter. Foremost in social and environmental responsibility issues are the fight against global warming and respect for human rights. These are major imperatives for Crédit Agricole CIB as a founding member of the Equator Principles. Crédit Agricole CIB stands out for the quality of its financial research and its support for academic research.
True to Crédit Agricole Group's community values, Crédit Agricole CIB supports local sustainable development actions such as the Heifer International program in China.
- The charter of the Climate Principles, a commitment in the fight against climate changeThe fight against global warming is a major challenge for the society and one of the axis of the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) practices of Crédit Agricole S.A.
- The Equator Principles in project financeWhen the Equator Principles were launched in 2003, Crédit Agricole CIB became the first French bank to sign them. In a few short years, the Equator Principles have become the benchmark for responsibility in project finance. This commitment to comply with certain social and environmental requirements is a crucial element of Crédit Agricole Group's corporate responsibility policy. It involves Crédit Agricole CIB's project finance teams on a day-to-day basis, and gives an active role in the decision process to a variety of actors.
- Wider consideration of sustainable development issuesEither by extending consideration of environmental and social impacts with financings or by always looking for an offer adapted to new society rules, Crédit Agricole CIB aims at including sustainable development stakes in all its activities.
- With a Chair in Finance at Université Paris - Dauphine, Crédit Agricole CIB helps provide innovative solutionsAs the product of a partnership with Université Paris - Dauphine and EDF, the Finance and Sustainable Development Chair demonstrates the depth of Crédit Agricole CIB's commitment to sustainable development and the search for innovative solutions in concrete link with finance.
Crédit Agricole CIB supports the International Polar FoundationCrédit Agricole CIB participated in financing the Princess Elisabeth polar ecological research station, which is fully energy self-sufficient and the first Antarctic research station designed to operate exclusively with renewable energies.- Crédit Agricole CIB commits to a microcredit program in ChinaCrédit Agricole CIB is participating in financing a three-year programme to fight poverty in China, in partnership with Heifer International. This programme will provide help to disadvantaged agricultural populations, while preserving the environment. This initiative reflects Crédit Agricole Group's values and its sustainable development policy.
- CA Cheuvreux, a pioneer in socially responsible researchCA Cheuvreux is the first brokerage firm to have signed the Principles for Responsible Investing. In 2005, Crédit Agricole CIB's equity brokerage and research subsidiary introduced a social responsibility dimension into its European financial research. By endowing itself with the resources to take into account a range of extra-financial aspects, it has strengthened the level of discipline and responsibility in its research.
