2020 Universal registration document and annual financial report - BNP PARIBAS 547
7 A COMMITTED BANK: INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL,
CIVIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY OF BNP PARIBAS
7
Our strategy
PROGRESS ACKNOWLEDGED BY EXTRA-FINANCIAL RATING AGENCIES The following table shows the most recent evaluations from the main extra-financial rating agencies and the inclusion of the BNP Paribas share in the related extra-financial indexes.
In 2020, the Group maintained or improved its performance in nearly all of its ratings, with scores that were generally far higher than the banking sector average.
Agency (Rating) Rating
(year of latest rating) Rating
(previous year) Inclusion in the related indexes
CDP A- (2020) A- (2019) -
FTSE Russell 4.9/5 (2020) 5/5 (2019) FTSE4Good Global Index Series
ISS (ESG Corporate Rating) C+ (2020) C+ (2019) Prime (best-in-class status)
MSCI (ESG Corporate Rating) AA (2020) A (2019) -
SAM (Corporate Sustainability Assessment) 81/100 (2020)
79/100 (2019) DJSI World DJSI Europe
Sustainalytics (ESG Risk Rating)
Medium risk - 25.7/100(1) (Nov. 2020)
Medium risk - 28.5/100 (Sept. 2019) STOXX Global ESG Leaders
V.E (ESG Profile)
71/100 (2020) No. 1 European bank in the ranking
Solicited rating: A1+ 70/100 (2019) Euronext-Vigeo Eiris World 120, Eurozone 120,
Europe 120 and France 20
(1): 0 being the best score.
BNP Paribas also obtained a score of 68/100 in the extra-financial assessment of EcoVadis, an agency specialising in the rating of companies as suppliers of products and services. This result places the Group in the top 4% of the most responsible suppliers in the world based on the full EcoVadis rating universe.
The Group is also represented in extra-financial indices focusing on social performance, reflecting its commitment to gender equality, diversity and inclusion (see Promotion of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, Commitment 4).
In 2020, BNP Paribas Moroccan bank, BMCI, was listed in the V.E (formerly Vigeo Eiris) 100 Best Emerging Market Performers Ranking . It came second in the banking sector and fifth in all sectors combined.
Likewise, other bodies and specialised magazines have acknowledged the Group s improved performance. Indeed, BNP Paribas:
■ received the "Investment Bank of the Year" awards in the categories Social Bonds and Sustainability-Linked Loans, during the 2020 Investment Banking Awards organized by the reference magazine The Banker;
■ was listed as the leading French bank and second European bank in the 2021 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations ranking of the Canadian magazine Corporate Knights, ranking in 46th place;
■ was named 2020 World's Best Bank for Financial Inclusion by Euromoney, the leading publication in international finance;
■ ranked first company in the CAC 40 for climate reporting performance in EcoAct's ranking, a consultancy specialising in carbon emission reduction strategies.