Established in 1816, Caisse des Dépôts et des Consignations (“Caisse des Dépôts”) is a French public pension fund. As at December 31, 2019, the financial institution had 177 billions euros of assets under management.
As part of its responsible investment practices, Caisse des Dépôts integrates ESG considerations in their internally managed portfolios. Additionally, Caisse des Dépôts excludes controversial weapons, tobacco, thermal coal and regions with money laundering or terrorism financing from its investment universe. With regards to Climate Change, the financial institution adopted a group-wide strategy resting on 7 pillars to decarbonize its portfolios by 2050. As part of this commitment, the Caisse des Dépôts became a member of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance.
Charter for Responsible Investment
Responsible Investment Report 2019 (Available in French only)