With about 13,000 professionals comprised in more than 50 countries, Calyon specialises in the businesses of capital markets and investment and corporate banking.
Sustainable development is central to business at Calyon
Calyon shares Crédit Agricole Group's commitment to sustainable development, particularly in subscribing to the ten Global Pact principles and the Diversity Charter. Foremost in social and environmental responsibility issues are the fight against global warming and respect for human rights. These are major imperatives for Calyon as a founding member of the Equator Principles. Calyon stands out for the quality of its financial research and its support for academic research.
True to Crédit Agricole Group's community values, Calyon supports local sustainable development actions such as the Heifer International program in China.
- The charter of the Climate Principles, a commitment in the fight against climate changeThe fight against global warming is a major challenge for the society and one of the axis of the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) practices of Crédit Agricole s.a Group.
- The Equator Principles in project financeWhen the Equator Principles were launched in 2003, Calyon became the first French bank to sign them. In a few short years, the Principles have become the benchmark for responsibility in project finance. This commitment to comply with certain social and environmental requirements is a crucial element of Crédit Agricole Group's corporate responsibility policy. It involves Calyon's project finance teams on a day-to-day basis, and gives an active role in the decision process to a variety of actors.
Calyon supports the International Polar FoundationCalyon participated in financing the Princess Elisabeth polar ecological research station, which is fully energy self-sufficient and the first Antarctic research station designed to operate exclusively with renewable energies.- Calyon commits to a microcredit program in ChinaCalyon is participating in financing a three-year program to fight poverty in China, in partnership with Heifer International. This program will provide help to disadvantaged agricultural populations, while preserving the environment. This initiative reflects Crédit Agricole Group's values and its sustainable development policy.
- With a Chair in Finance at Université Paris - Dauphine, Calyon helps provide innovative solutionsAs the product of a partnership with Université Paris - Dauphine and EDF, the Chair in Quantitative Finance and Sustainable Development demonstrates the depth of Calyon's commitment to sustainable development and the search for innovative solutions.
- CA Cheuvreux, a pioneer in socially responsible researchCA Cheuvreux is the first brokerage firm to have signed the Principles for Responsible Investment. In 2005, Calyon's equity brokerage and research subsidiary introduced a social responsibility dimension into its European financial research. By endowing itself with the resources to take into account a range of extra-financial aspects, it has strengthened the level of discipline and responsibility in its research.
