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The environmental footprint of cash activities is a cornerstone of the Banque de France’s commitments
[L’empreinte environnementale des activités fiduciaires au cœur des engagements de la Banque de France]

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  • Joëlle Garabed
  • Célia Grossetti
  • Emma Gutierrez
  • Emmanuelle Laplace
  • Vincent Niemiec
  • Raymond De Pastor
  • Isabelle Valdès-Curien

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In line with the rest of the cash industry, the Banque de France is committed to reducing the environmental footprint of the banknote life cycle, from manufacture to destruction. One of the key measures in its strategy is the “Refondation” project, which covers all Banque de France cash activities and is part of a broader plan to reach net zero. In December 2023, the European Central Bank concluded that the European cash cycle has a very limited impact on the environment. However, over the past 20 years, efforts to reduce its carbon footprint have intensified. In France, the national retail payments strategy for 2025-30, due to be announced at the end of 2024, should include a section on environmental challenges. This will allow the Banque de France to move forward more efficiently with other industry participants, in a consolidated and coordinated manner. Comme l’ensemble des acteurs de la filière fiduciaire, la Banque de France s’est engagée dans la réduction de son empreinte environnementale sur l’ensemble du cycle de vie du billet, de sa fabrication à sa destruction. Le projet « Refondation », qui couvre ses activités industrielles fiduciaires, est l’une des mesures phares de cette stratégie, qui s’inscrit plus largement dans un plan visant la neutralité carbone. En décembre 2023, la Banque centrale européenne a conclu à un impact environnemental très limité de la filière fiduciaire européenne. Pour autant, les efforts entrepris au cours des vingt dernières années en faveur de la réduction de cette empreinte carbone s’intensifient. En France, la future stratégie nationale des moyens de paiement pour 2025-2030, attendue à la fin de l’année 2024, devrait comporter un axe couvrant les enjeux environnementaux, ce qui permettra d’avancer de façon consolidée, coordonnée et plus efficace avec l’ensemble des acteurs du domaine.

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  • Joëlle Garabed & Célia Grossetti & Emma Gutierrez & Emmanuelle Laplace & Vincent Niemiec & Raymond De Pastor & Isabelle Valdès-Curien, 2024. "The environmental footprint of cash activities is a cornerstone of the Banque de France’s commitments [L’empreinte environnementale des activités fiduciaires au cœur des engagements de la Banque de," Bulletin de la Banque de France, Banque de France, issue 250.
  • Handle: RePEc:bfr:bullbf:2024:250:05
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