CENTRE The Sustainability Centre, created in 2017, brings together all our ESG commitment, integration and research expertise. Its purpose is to support our marketing, client servicing and investment activities to offer our clients sustainable, appropriate and innovative solutions. The Centre works towards a number of clear goals: > to develop, promote and contribute to implementation of our responsible investment policy, including the coherent STANDARDS OF and ambitious application of ESG criteria to all asset classes (extending ESG coverage and increasing the level of governance between our portfolio managers and our ESG experts); > to work collaboratively with all teams on the development and promotion of our company’s reputation as a provider of All our employees are required to ensure high-quality investment solutions; uncompromising compliance with all the laws, > to oversee and ensure a consistent and holistic approach to rules and regulations applying to their areas SRI solutions. of business, and with the professional A Sustainability Committee chaired by Frédéric Janbon, the CEO of BNPP AM applies the BNP Paribas Code of Conduct published in 2016. a coherent and coordinated vision of responsible investment International sanctions and embargoes, and and for monitoring progress towards achieving the goals set. measures to combat money laundering and the funding of terrorism are covered by mandatory training courses for employees concerned with these issues. ACTING AS A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY 27