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Fight against global warming: Natixis Assurances is committed to a 2°C trajectory

Natixis Assurances is formally adopting a proactive and concrete approach to global warming and aligning its investment policy with the 2°C trajectory objectives set by the Paris Agreement. Natixis Assurances will devote nearly 10% of its investments each year to green assets, with a target of 10% green assets in its total holding by 2030 at the latest.

With this policy, Natixis Assurances intends to encourage and favor economic players who contribute to the energy and ecological transition. The commitment made by Natixis Assurances concerns all of its investment portfolios (excluding unit-linked assets). This policy complements Natixis Assurances' decision to exclude from its investments issuers that fail to integrate the environmental, social and governance criteria defined in its strategy.

This new commitment is in line with Natixis' ongoing efforts to promote sustainable development: the signing in 2008 of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment, the end of financing provided for the coal industry in 2015, and the end of financing for Arctic oil and oil sand extraction worldwide in 2017.

“Financial institutions can and should contribute to accelerating the pace of ecological and energy transition by directing financial flows towards a sustainable economy. Natixis intends to do its utmost to meet the challenge of climate change,” says François Riahi, Chief Executive Officer of Natixis.

“I am convinced that insurers have a major responsibility in the energy transition. This is an issue that must be at the heart of the concerns of society as a whole. Natixis Assurances intends to contribute in a pragmatic and innovative way, by proactively reorienting its investment policy,” stated Jean-François Lequoy, member of the Natixis General Management Committee, in charge of insurance activities.

Natixis Assurances designs and manages a comprehensive range of insurance solutions distributed through the Banque Populaire bank and Caisse d'Epargne retail banking networks.

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