BNP Paribas

Euronext Paris: BNP56Mixed / Improving· Provisional

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Europe's largest bank and a top-five global green-bond arranger, with commitments to exit upstream oil and gas project financing and end coal support by 2030.

56/100

Mixed / Improving· Provisional

ClimateTicker Green Score · how it's calculated

Greenwashing risk: mediumData confidence: high

Why it's on ClimateTicker

BNP Paribas is Europe's largest bank and a genuine leader in green-bond arrangement and transition finance, having allocated €252 billion to low-carbon client transitions between 2022 and 2025, exceeding its own targets ahead of schedule. However, its core business model still channels substantial capital to fossil-fuel infrastructure and diversified oil-and-gas companies, and it faces active NGO litigation alleging its fossil commitments are insufficient to meet Paris Agreement thresholds. Investors should treat it as a credible 'enabler' of the transition rather than a pure-play climate company — the gap between its marketing narrative and the residual fossil exposure is real but narrowing.

enablerBNP Paribas earns revenue through retail and commercial banking, corporate and institutional banking (lending, capital markets, advisory), asset management, insurance, and specialised financial services across 63 countries, with energy-sector financing representing less than 3% of total loans.

Commitments & Certifications

CDP: A- (Leadership level) ↗other: NZBA Founding Member ↗other: MSCI AA / Refinitiv 95/100 ↗other: TCFD Aligned ↗SBTi: Committed (not yet validated) ↗

Controversy & Greenwashing Watch

highContinued Fossil Infrastructure Financing Post-Policy Pledges

BankTrack and Reclaim Finance documented at least 12 loans and bond subscriptions by BNP Paribas to oil and gas infrastructure companies between January and May 2024, alongside a $3 billion Sustainability-Linked Loan co-arranged for Eni in December 2023, contradicting exit commitments.source ↗

mediumSustainability-Linked Bond Greenwashing Risk

Critics from Reclaim Finance and BankTrack note BNP Paribas continued to facilitate Sustainability-Linked Bonds for fossil-fuel companies, instruments condemned as greenwashing when issued by companies expanding hydrocarbon production.source ↗

highNGO Climate Litigation — Duty of Vigilance Lawsuit

Oxfam France, Friends of the Earth France, and Notre Affaire à Tous filed landmark climate litigation in February 2023 under France's Duty of Vigilance law, alleging BNP Paribas remains Europe's top financier of fossil fuel expansion and its measures are 'neither sufficient nor appropriate' to meet the Paris Agreement.source ↗

mediumNGO Challenge: Pledges Insufficient for 1.5°C

Following BNP Paribas' January 2023 accelerated fossil-exit announcement, NGOs publicly stated the group's commitments would not satisfy the scientific community's requirements to keep warming to 1.5°C.source ↗

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