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Banks and Sustainable Development

In times of crisis, it would appear that banks develop some interest in the issue of development Dural. The crisis is characterized by a crisis of confidence, especially to banks "and in this context," sustainable development issues for a company issues become strategic " said Severin Cabannes, deputy CEO of Société Générale, at a conference organized as part of the sustainable development week.

Societe Generale wants to combine technology and sustainable development. Thus, as part of its policy against climate change, the Societe Generale Group has launched a "Green IT" which seeks not only to reduce CO2 emissions from its computers, but also to leverage new technologies to improve environmental footprint of all activities. This program will bring together a range of initiatives such as:

- An internal procedure published in the Societe Generale Group, which advocates the use of sorting and recovery of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) such that micro-computers, servers, phones, focusing on industries responsible for dismantling and with concern for a complete life cycle tools.

- "Smart Building": A study will be launched on the possibility of integrating a tool for automation reporting consumption of fluids and energy for different types of buildings of the Group. This tool will aim to facilitate the technical management of buildings and optimize their management according to their changing needs over time.

- In the same vein, a study was launched for the creation of a reference group and a self-assessment to set targets and actions for improving the energy performance and environment for all building stock of the Group.

The ongoing efforts of the banks have so far been perceived as efforts in communication. Indeed, companies are a multitude of reports on their carbon emissions on French territory but fail to take into account all the other offices / buildings they hold abroad, where they continue to conduct their activities without really taking into account the local environment ...

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Sources:

  http://www.developpementdurable.com/economie/2009/04/A1370/developpement-durable-enjeu-strategique-pour-les-entreprises.html

  http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-la-societe-generale-lance-un-programme-green-it-pour-l-ensemble-du-groupe-28413.html

  http://www.journaldunet.com/solutions/breve/38029/un-plan-green-it-global-pour-la-societe-generale.shtml