Our commitment to responsible and sustainable procurement

Reducing the carbon footprint

Prioritising activities and products with a low environmental impact. Introducing environmental performance criteria.

Promoting the circular economy

Purchasing recycled, reusable or renewable products.
Being exemplary in waste management.

Respecting human rights and ethics

Selecting service providers that comply with high social and ethical standards.

Social inclusion

Collaborating with sheltered companies and centres that provide work opportunities for people with disabilities.
Incorporating social clauses into contracts.

Economic sustainability

Strengthening firms’ resilience (control of payment times, support for VSEs and SMEs) and stimulating innovation.

Concrete results for 2024

70 %

of contracts included a CSR clause

3714 h

of professional integration in our contracts and two partnerships agreed with social clause facilitators

25,6 %

reduction in GHG emissions at end-2023 compared with 2019

104 t

of waste recycled, equivalent to 23 tCO2eq. or 1,324 trees protected

Our SPASER

The Schéma de Promotion des Achats publics Socialement et Écologiquement Responsables (SPASER – Scheme for the Promotion of Socially and Environmentally Responsible Public Procurement): in response to the climate emergency, the Banque de France aims to set an example by making purchases that are more environmentally, socially and economically responsible. To this end, it has formalised its commitments in the form of objectives, actions and indicators, and set them out in the SPASER published for 2024-26.

The SPASER defines and guides our responsible purchasing approach, with the aim of making our public procurement a driver of social, economic and ecological transition. It sets out measurable commitments for the Banque de France’s purchases in terms of their environmental impact, use of the circular economy and contribution to social inclusion and economic sustainability.

At the Banque de France, we are implementing an ambitious SPASER scheme, aligned with our values and our missions:

systematic assessment of the environmental, social and ethical impacts of our purchases
promotion of sustainable practices
encouraging social inclusion, particularly through partnerships with sheltered companies and centres that provide work opportunities for people with disabilities
monitoring and transparency: our actions and results associated with the SPASER are published every two years to ensure a responsible and measurable approach

Updated on the 11th of December 2025