At Arval, we believe in shared, sustainable mobility – and we strive to make it a reality for our people, our customers, and society as a whole.

The concept of mobility is central to both our business and many of today’s most urgent challenges, including environmental protection, congestion and accessibility, the future of cities, and quality of life. That’s why we place it at the heart of our Corporate Social Responsibility, supporting our clients in every way we can to optimise their mobility mix and succeed the energy transition.

A long-standing commitment

We believe it is essential to be proactive, setting the standard by leading the way. Back in 2004, Arval was the first full-service leasing company to sign the United Nations Global Compact. Today, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are at the heart of what we do. We focus our efforts on the SDGs closest to our activity so we can be effective in contributing to a better future for all. 

Concrete actions

In line with the BNP Paribas Group, our CSR strategy now centers on 4 pillars: The Economy, Our People, The Community, and The Environment. Within these pillars, we have identified 12 engagements and 25 actions. To track our progress, we have identified Key Performance Indicators. Concretely, each action has a quantifiable target to reach by 2025.

Discover our CSR Report 2021

Among these KPIs, we have the selected 6 as the most important 6 KPIs we aim to achieve by 2025:

• 700,000 electrified* vehicles in our leased fleet (35% of our total fleet)
• 100% of Arval countries proposing sustainable mobility offers to our clients
• 30,000 of volunteering hours accomplished by Arval employees
• 40% women in all Arval Executive Committees in all countries
• 0g of net emissions by fully offsetting all CO² emissions from our own operations**
• 35% lower CO² emissions*** on leased fleet vs 2020

*Electrified: electric, hybrid and hydrogen
**Building, travels  & own employees fleet. BNP Paribas is reducing as much as possible its direct impacts in order to decrease its carbon footprint and is offsetting its residual GHG emissions.
***Average emissions of CO2 are calculated as a weighted average of the Arval entities’ fleet (Passenger cars and LCVs). In a context of regulation change (NEDC, WLTP), the CO2 emissions will be adjusted to the WLTP, making use of the results of a NEDC-WLTP correlation internal study, to ensure comparable stringency.

One of our key missions in terms of CSR is to accompany our customers. We help them to build their energy transition strategies, and support them in implementing alternative mobility solutions via our SMaRT approach (Sustainable Mobility and Responsibility Targets).

We also aim to be a positive agent for change in society, actively promoting road safety through eco-driving sessions and educational programmes, and helping to prepare for a greener future by enabling sustainable mobility for all. Our ethical responsibilities are equally important: we adhere to the BNP Paribas Group’s strict Code of Conduct. Many Arval countries are also certified ISO 9001, which proves the quality of our management system and ISO 14001, a recognition of our efforts towards the environment.

Ultimately, our CSR strategy is about having a positive impact on society and the world. It’s a cause we can all relate to – and one we can all make happen by working together.

ARVAL RANKED AMONG THE TOP 2% COMPANIES RATED BY ECOVADIS IN ITS CATEGORY

In February 2022, Arval was rewarded with the Gold recognition on the EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) platform, ranking it among the top 2% companies rated by EcoVadis in the category of "Renting and Leasing of Motor Vehicles".

With an increase of more than 300% of companies assessed in this category, Arval is proud to have been able to reaffirm its
strong commitment to sustainability and responsibility with a score of 72/100.