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Banque Populaire's head office in Casablanca, Morocco. Photo: Google Earth/Streetview

About Banque Populaire

Banque Populaire (formerly known as Banque Centrale Populaire) is a Morocco-based bank established in 1961. It operates mainly as a credit institution and has two main roles: to serve as a credit institution and to operate as a banking organization for the regional subsidiaries in the wider Banque Populaire Group. Its services include banking, insurance and investment management, and it serves individuals and businesses.

Website https://www.groupebcp.com/EN
Headquarters
01, boulevard Mohamed Zerktouni – BP 10.622
20100 Casablanca
Morocco
CEO/chair Mohamed Karim Mounir
CEO
Supervisor
Bank Al-Maghrib
Annual report Annual report 2020
Ownership
listed on Casablanca Stock Exchange

Banque Populaire is mainly owned by its member Regional Banques Populaires (51.7%). The bank's complete shareholder structure can be accessed here.

Complaints and grievances

The bank operates a grievances mechanism, which can be accessed here.

[select "Responsabilité Sociale/Développement Durable" for environmental and social issues].

Policy Assessments

Banks and Human Rights

Human Rights Benchmark Africa 2021

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
Banque Populaire
MAR
0.5
Laggard

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Morocco
Score
Laggard
0.5
Explanation

Banque Populaire's human rights policies, processes and reporting were assessed as part of the Human Rights Benchmark Africa 2021. The bank is assessed as a Laggard, with a total score of 0.5 out of 14.

Policy: 0/3
Due dilligence: 0/5
Reporting: 0.5/3
Remedy: 0/3

Explanation
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 3.5 points
4 - 5.5 points
6 - 8.5 points
9 - 14 points
For more details see this page.

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African banks responsive on human rights but most lack basic policies, finds new benchmark

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2021-03-29 | BankTrack

Documents

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annual reports
2021-05-10 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

2021-05-10 00:00:00 | Banque Populaire
csr policies
2020-11-03 00:00:00

Environmental and social risk management

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2020-11-03 00:00:00 | Banque Populaire
csr policies
2020-11-03 00:00:00

CSR charter

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2020-11-03 00:00:00 | Banque Populaire
annual reports
2020-07-19 00:00:00

Annual report 2019

2020-07-19 00:00:00 | Banque Populaire
annual reports
2019-06-30 00:00:00

CSR report 2018

2019-06-30 00:00:00 | Banque Populaire

Policies

Voluntary standards

Banque Populaire has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
  • Global Reporting Initiative

Investment policies

Banque Populaire's webpage on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.

Year:
csr policies
2020-11-03 00:00:00

Environmental and social risk management

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2020-11-03 00:00:00 | Banque Populaire
csr policies
2020-11-03 00:00:00

CSR charter

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
2020-11-03 00:00:00 | Banque Populaire

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