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Tuesday 19 March 2024

2024, a historic year: Crédit Agricole celebrates its 50-year partnership with the FFF

For the past 50 years, Crédit Agricole has been a loyal and committed partner to the French Football Federation (FFF or Fédération française de football in French) at all football grounds, and has become the long-standing and leading partner of French football.
Crédit Agricole’s relationship with the FFF began in 1974 through its support for amateur football which constitutes the foundation of its commitment, with nearly 15,000 clubs in France supported every year. Today it also supports more than 2.3 million members of sports federations, a new record established during the 2023-2024 season.

This partnership has gradually grown over time, from amateur clubs to the French national teams, including its sponsorship of the Coupe de France. The initiatives adopted by Crédit Agricole and passed on to and by the Regional Banks contribute to its mission as a cooperative bank, committed to regional vitality and community life, everywhere for everyone.

Crédit Agricole has actively supported the major changes in French football, including the development of women’s football and the move towards a more inclusive sport that notably lauds respect and social skills. The profound changes initiated by the FFF have always been backed by the Group.

Throughout this historic year, the Group will be using major events, culminating in UEFA Euro 2024, to share communications and address three main objectives:

strengthening Crédit Agricole's relationship with French football through its promotional series on TV and digital media which features the Déon family dealing with a variety of issues related to the sport;
promoting the extent of the Group’s commitment through different media content (e.g. l’Équipe) and the involvement of famous personalities (e.g. Didier Deschamps, former players) talking about the evolution of French football and the role played by Crédit Agricole in these changes;
uniting people and celebrating a half-century of football through community initiatives.

These communications, and all announcements until the end of the year, will bear a new 50 years of CA/FFF logo.

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Agilauto continues to support French people in their transition to low-carbon mobility, despite the suspension of social leasing by the French government. Agilauto is offering affordable hire purchase solutions (LOA in French) on electric and hybrid vehicles, as well as those powered by Crit’Air 1 fuel. Prices are capped at €35,000 all taxes included for terms of between 61 and 96 months, with hire costs calculated on the basis of 10,000 km per year, with no eligibility conditions and with or without an initial deposit. Through this offer, the company is seeking to make less polluting vehicles more accessible to everyone, hence the absence of eligibility conditions, so that high numbers of Group customers can switch to environmentally-friendly mobility.

In February, Kareo Horizon celebrated four years of operations in the presence of Guillaume Oreckin, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole Assurances, Jean-Laurent Granier, CEO of Generali France, and Daniel Antoni, CEO of Thelem Assurances. Created by these three insurance companies in January 2020, Kareo Horizon helps customer victims of serious bodily injuries to rebuild their social and professional lives and to make the necessary changes to their living environments (home, vehicle, etc.). Pacifica has referred nearly 200 victims to Kareo Horizon since it was launched.

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CA next bank* is pursuing its growth, as much in the field as in the digital domain, and has launched its new website. The bank’s visual identity has been updated and the ergonomics of the site reviewed to ensure it offers an optimised user experience to its customers, whether they live in Switzerland or across the Swiss borders. This initiative follows the new e/m-banking service launched in 2023 and the reconfiguration of the branches in 2022.

* A bank under Swiss law, CA next bank can rely on its shareholders: the Centre-est, Savoie, Franche-Comté and Alsace Vosges Regional Banks, and CA Indosuez (Switzerland) SA.

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Euronext Conference in Paris

The future of the capital markets is the theme of the 12th edition of the annual Euronext Conference which is taking place today at Pavillon Gabriel in Paris in the presence of approximately one thousand executives, advisors and investors, including several representatives from the Crédit Agricole Group. Xavier Musca, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole S.A. and CEO of CACIB, and Valérie Baudson, CEO of Amundi, are taking part in the debates. This event is an opportunity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the IPO of Euronext, which was created in 2000. Since then, it has continued to evolve, becoming Europe’s leading stock exchange with seven stock markets* and 25% of all stock transactions processed on its platforms.

* Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Oslo, Milan and Paris

6^th barometer on financial education

To coincide with Financial Education Week (18 to 22 March), the French Banking Federation has published the results of its barometer on the financial and budgetary education of young people aged 8 to 14*. For the first time in five years, the instinct to spend is overriding the instinct to save. Children are gaining independence: 57% said they make purchases without the help of an adult (+10 points in 5 years). Their main vector of influence is their friends and advertisements. The circular economy trend is well-established, with 68% of respondents considering second-hand purchases. At the same time, the 9th edition of the There’s a banker in my classroom initiative has also begun. This scheme has helped to raise the awareness of more than 100,000 primary school children on the concepts of buying, budgeting, payment methods, security and savings.

* Survey carried out with Harris Interactive on 1,004 children.

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Uni-médias reduces its carbon emissions by 42% in 3 years

The commitment made by Uni-médias in 2020 has resulted in a 42% reduction in its environmental impact compared to 2019: the carbon footprint of France’s fifth-largest press group has fallen from 15,323 tCO2eq in 2019 to 8,893 tCO2eq in 2022. This significant decrease was made possible thanks to the efforts of all of its employees.

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