The French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) published an overview of its corporate social responsibility approach, describing how it integrates sustainability both into its regulatory strategy and into day-to-day internal operations. Sustainable finance is positioned as a strategic priority, with the AMF focusing on evolving market practices, increasing transparency and facilitating the incorporation of sustainability considerations and the mobilisation of capital toward more sustainable activities. The publication also covers internal policies and metrics, including a women-men equality index of 98/100 based on 2024 data, with component scores of 38/40 for pay gaps, 20/20 for increase rates, 15/15 for promotion rates, 15/15 for return from maternity leave and 10/10 for top pay. It summarises initiatives on skills and career development, work-life balance and prevention actions, employee-led solidarity activities, and environmental measures such as energy savings, waste management and recycling, low-consumption lighting, green transport support including bike facilities and a bike allowance, a zero-paper policy, reduced plastic bottle use and rooftop beehives; telework has been available since July 2019 for employees with an amendment. Separately, the AMF describes its public financial education work within the national strategy led by the Banque de France, including saver-facing information services, anti-scam tools and participation in World Investor Week. The AMF indicates its internal corporate social responsibility framework should be further structured, including dedicated governance, an internal strategy and monitoring indicators, and it plans to communicate more precisely on results related to reducing its environmental footprint.
France Autorite des marches financiers 2025-03-01
French Financial Markets Authority sets out sustainable finance and corporate social responsibility priorities and reports a 98 out of 100 gender equality index
The French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) outlined its corporate social responsibility strategy, emphasizing sustainable finance as a strategic priority integrated into regulatory and operational practices. The AMF highlighted internal policies, including a women-men equality index of 98/100, and initiatives on skills development, work-life balance, and environmental measures. It also discussed its role in public financial education within the national strategy led by the Banque de France.