Biodiversity is an important component of Caisse d’Epargne’s environmental stance, in the same way as other aspects (reducing the carbon footprint, developing green banking products, etc.). A number of initiatives have been pursued by the Caisse d’Epargne in this regard, through partnerships and patronage, installation of beehives on several sites, but also by forest management.
For example, Caisse d’Epargne Aquitaine Poitou-Charentes manages 745 hectares of PEFC-certified forests (Landes de Gascogne nature park). In 2016, the bank replanted 5 hectares of this forest. Caisse d’Epargne d’Auvergne and Caisse D’Epargne Limousin own 63 hectares of forest in the Creuse departement, which is managed by the Office national des forêts.
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