WE FOCUS OUR EFFORTS
ON THEIR EXPECTATIONS
ARVAL MATERIALITY MATRIX*
The materiality matrix is essential for Arval to align our sustainability strategy to our stakeholders expectations. Arval provides Materiality Assessment Risk on a yearly basis, to determine future material risks and create action plans.
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What’s a materiality matrix?
This methodology helps prioritise environmental, social and governance issues according to their importance in the eyes of different stakeholders. At Arval, this insight enables us to fine-tune our policies and ensure that our approach to ESG topics (Environmental Social Governance) remains relevant, in line with the EU Taxonomy Regulation, and as consistent as possible.
At the end of 2021, we conducted our study over a three-month period through qualitative and quantitative research, engaging all our internal stakeholders (Arval Executive Committee members, employees) and external ones (customers, suppliers, investors, partners and NGOs).
This immersive exercise helps us identify key topics (categorised from important to critical) and bring better visibility to our actions and their impact on our stakeholders. Working closely with our ecosystem has also played out as an opportunity to gain recognition for our efforts.
Three critical points have been identified as fully aligned with the BNP Paribas Group matrix: Carbon Footprint & Air Quality, Data Usage and Compliant & Ethical Company (you may find more on page 27 of the bnp_paribas_2021_integrated_report.pdf (bnpparibas.com).
This graph shows us the Arval materiality matrix conducted in 2021
The Economy
Partnership in supplier relations
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Important
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Important
Responsible procurement
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Major
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Major
Compliant & Ethical company
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Critical
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Critical
Sustainable & Mobility
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Critical
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Critical
Support our customers in their energy transition
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Critical
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Critical
Customer satisfaction in the long term
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Critical
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Critical
Our People
Social protection
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Important
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Important
Education & Training
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Major
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Major
People engagement & Well-being
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Major
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Major
Diversity, Fairness & Inclusion
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Critical
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Critical
The Community
Accessibility for all to products and services
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Important
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Important
Philanthropy
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Important
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Important
Responsible governance
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Major
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Major
Innovation
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Major
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Major
Partnership & co-creation for sustainable mobility
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Critical
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Critical
Driver safety
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Important
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Important
Data usage
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Critical
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Critical
The Environment
Protection of Biodiversity
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Important
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Important
Employee Empowerment for Sustainability
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Important
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Important
Waste management
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Important
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Important
Circular economy
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Major
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Major
Market Integration of Renewable Energy
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Critical
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Critical
Carbon Footprint & Air Quality
- Importance for Arval’s employees: Critical
- Importance for external stakeholders in their relationship with Arval: Critical
*Arval Materiality Matrix was conducted in 2021