"Making Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale a standard setter with respect to the environment and society"
In keeping with the priorities of its ensemble#nouveaumonde, plus vite, plus loin ! (together#today's world, faster, further!) strategic plan, Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale is taking action to meet its environmental objectives. On 2 April 2019, when it signed its energy policy, Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale made a commitment to continuously improve its energy performance.After 18 months of work, Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale has obtained IS0 50001 certification from AFNOR Certification, which acknowledges the relevance of the system deployed. Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale's EMS covers its entire real estate portfolio – i.e. 1.85 million m2 – as well as its vehicle fleet. Obtaining this certification confirms the implementation of methodical management that is resolutely focused on durably reducing energy consumption, direct greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts.
“As a responsible company, we work for a fairer and more sustainable society”
This certification is fully integrated into one of the five missions of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, which adopted the status of a company with a mission in 2020. It highlights the mobilisation of employees to reduce energy consumption and the scope of the work carried out in terms of:- identifying the most energy-intensive buildings and implementing action plans;
- optimising the energy performance of buildings;
- reducing consumption and raising awareness of eco-citizen initiatives;
- improving the vehicle fleet (phasing out of combustion vehicles in favour of hybrid and electric vehicles).
“We are delighted with this certification, which illustrates our commitment to the environment. Aware of the challenges of sustainable development and energy reduction, Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale acts as a socially responsible bank insurer and is committed to combating global warming and promoting greener finance,” says Daniel Baal, Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale.
Catherine Millet, Chief Executive Officer of CCS (Centre de Conseil et de Service), adds: "This certification marks a milestone in Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale's policy in favour of energy transition. Reducing our consumption will require improving the energy efficiency of our banks, branches and, more generally, our buildings, optimal management of facilities, the use of new technologies, but also, and this is essential, the unanimous adoption of environmentally responsible behaviour and related best practices."