Our commitments to lead by example

As a national financial institution serving the public interest, Caisse des Dépôts believes in the values of leading by example: preventing non-compliance risks, increasing the social and environmental benefits of our activities, as well as supporting employees’ professional development and promoting an innovative managerial culture.

The Public Institution’s CSR policy

For Caisse des Dépôts' internal operations, the “Écotidien: together, more responsible” programme sets out three major challenges: avoiding and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, offsetting a portion of these emissions and adopting responsible operating practices. 

Adopting responsible practices 

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Governance and business ethics

The Group's unique governance model, established when it was created in 1816, is designed to ensure its stability and continuity. 
As a third party entrusted with serving the public, Caisse des Dépôts has a duty to lead by example and apply best practices, particularly in terms of ethics, the fight against corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing, fraud prevention and personal data protection. It undertakes to continuously improve its risk prevention system and places compliance and ethics at the heart of its actions to serve the public interest.
The Group upholds its values, as a trusted third party acting in the public interest and for the long term, including in the way it engages with its employees on areas such as health and safety, gender equality, diversity and disability.

A responsible employer

Steadfast in its belief that socially responsible human resources management is essential to its performance and the achievement of its strategic ambitions, the Caisse des Dépôts Group is firmly positioned as a responsible employer. The Group's commitment to promoting and respecting gender equality in the workplace, equal opportunities, decent working conditions, human rights and fundamental freedoms for its employees is reiterated in its Responsible Employer Statement, which was published in 2022. 
In this statement, the Group undertakes to respect the fundamental principles and rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Global Compact and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. 

Firmly committed to responsible human resources management and respect for human rights

Respect for human rights

As a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, Caisse des Dépôts ensures strict compliance with human rights law and trade union freedoms in its financing, its human resources policy and throughout the value chain of its subsidiaries and strategic investments. 

Along with its subsidiaries and strategic investments, Caisse des Dépôts complies with French labour law, as well as the main applicable international declarations and conventions.

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Group mediation

On the recommendation of the French ombudsman, a Group mediation body was set up in 1997 to offer amicable solutions to disputes for people benefiting from services provided by the Group and its entities.

Personal data protection

The Group may collect and process personal data relating to its customers, employees, partners, suppliers and service providers. Caisse des Dépôts has developed governance procedures integrating the legal and regulatory requirements relating to the use and protection of this data. A data protection officer monitors compliance with the regulations, in collaboration with the legal and tax division, and cooperates with France's data protection body, the CNIL (Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés) on issues relating to the processing of personal data. A GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) oversight committee, chaired by the Director of Operations and Business Transformation Management, has also been set up. 

Integrating the protection of personal data into our governance