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First edition of Les Rencontres du Numérique by CA to be held on 18 and 19 June on the topic of AI and humanity

The advent of generative AI will change both our tools and how we use them. The first Les Rencontres du Numérique will be an opportunity to better understand the practical implications of AI for our day-to-day lives and our business lines.

Open to all Group employees, the event, structured around talks, debates and discussion workshops, will be held both face to face at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Yvelines) campus and remotely.

It will run for three half-days, bringing together Group employees, scientists, sociologists, philosophers, partners, start-ups and more besides to explore the challenges brought about by this major technological shift.

Up2pay Restaurant, a new dedicated offering for restaurateurs jointly designed by AVEM, CA Payment Services, Crédit Agricole S.A., CA-TS and the Payment Methods User Hub, is now live. It offers restaurant customers an all-in-one package of services that includes a next-generation payment terminal and paperless vouchers. Customers will also be able to use a pay-by-link service (Up2Pay Par Lien) for bookings and remote sales (click and collect/home delivery). As part of the partnership with Worldline, this first version of the dedicated offering for restaurateurs will include enhancements under the CAWL banner.

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Sign up for Mobili’Meetings: come and find out about the procedures, tools and rules related to employee transfers. You’ll also boost your general knowledge of the Crédit Agricole Group and its business lines. The next session will be held on 15 May.

Procedural Memorandum NP 2024-18 sets out the “Group Framework for Benchmark Sustainable Assets” to secure the Group’s development in finance that helps our customers transition towards greater sustainability and develop sustainable liabilities. It can be found online at the Affaires Générales site.

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Procedural memo NP 2024-19, “Policy on implementation of the BHCA regulations within the Crédit Agricole group”, describes how regulations arising from the United States Bank Holding Company Act (BHCA) are implemented across the Crédit Agricole group.
It is available online on the Affaires Générales site.

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€620bn

That’s how much extra the European Union will have to invest each year to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. It equates to 3.7% of GDP*. In France, the additional net annual investment is estimated at €66 billion**, which equates to around 2.4% of GDP.
Against this substantial need for investment, Europe had excess private sector savings equivalent to over 4% of GDP in 2023. After deducting public deficits, the European Union’s net financing capacity is estimated at 1.8% of GDP, equating to more than €300 billion.

*European Commission, 2023 Strategic Foresight Report – Sustainability and People’s Wellbeing
**Report by Pisani-Ferry and Mahfouz (2023)

Source: Banque de France

Unemployment at its lowest level since the introduction of the euro

The ECB says unemployment fell to 6.5% in February 2024, its lowest level since the introduction of the euro. At the same time, labour market tensions continue to gradually ease, as reflected in the declining number of open job offers. Employment was up 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2023, driven by a higher labour force participation rate and population growth, with no increase in the number of hours worked.

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Does cybersecurity generate emissions?

Cybersecurity isn’t just a range of technologies that work together to secure our IT systems. It encompasses the IT ecosystem in its entirety, including in particular sustainable practices. In this voice note, Alice Glanard, Chief Information Security Officer for the Crédit Agricole group, demystifies the relationship between cybersecurity and sustainable IT in an informative new format published on the Crédit Agricole group’s LinkedIn page.