Multinationals
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Air Liquide
A global leader in industrial gases, Air Liquide is intent on putting hydrogen at the centre of the climate transition.
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Airbus
The very prototype of a European corporate champion, the global leader in aeronautics and armament carries considerable political weight.
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ArcelorMittal
The world’s largest steelmaker, born from the hostile takeover of the former European champion Arcelor by Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal.
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Atos
A digital tech and services specialist that cultivates close connections to government.
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Axa
A global insurance giant with close ties to the French political and business elite.
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BNP Paribas
’Systemic’ mega-bank, funder of controversial industries, facilitator of speculation and tax avoidance... A financial giant at the centre of criticism.
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Bouygues
A construction group at the heart of French capitalism, which has diversified into telecommunications and media.
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Capgemini
A consulting firm turned global heavyweight, profiting from digitalisation wave and government outsourcing.
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Carrefour
A French retail giant that carries a heavy responsibility to protect the environment and human rights.
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Crédit agricole
Funding of fossil fuels, financial speculation... Is the "green bank" all that green?
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Danone
The food giant is bent on cultivating a green and responsible image, but its actual actions do not match its communication.
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Dassault Systèmes
A subsidiary of the Dassault Group, which specialises in 3D software, is one of the most generous of all CAC40 for its executives-shareholders.
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EDF
National public service for electricity, champion of nuclear energy, and a global corporation like any other?
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Engie
The energy giant, heir to France’s public service for gas, now seems enslaved to financial markets.
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EssilorLuxottica
The world’s eyewear master, formed from the merger of leading lens manufacturer Essilor and top global frame producer Luxottica
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Eurofins
The world leader in health and food testing has joined the CAC40 index following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Hermès
France’s third luxury goods company alongside Kering and LVMH, owned by the founder’s heirs, is thriving against a backdrop of growing inequality.
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Kering
Is the luxury goods giant, owned by the Pinault family, as environmentally and socially progressive as it claims?
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L’Oréal
The global cosmetics giant knows how to keep up appearances, but can it be trusted?
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Legrand
Based in Limoges, the electrical equipment heavyweight keeps a low profile but knows how to cultivate its market power.
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LVMH
The global luxury goods giant headed by Bernard Arnault is now Europe’s largest market capitalisation.
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Michelin
A global tyre leader, major consumer of natural resources, gradually relocating its factories outside of France.
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Orange
The former public service France Télécom has become a multinational like any other, while maintaining close links with the French government.
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Orano
The company born from the collapse of Areva has refocused on uranium, from mining to waste management, without addressing the problems of the past.
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Pernod Ricard
The world’s number 2 for wines and spirits has expanded by acquiring prestigious brands.
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Publicis
The company founded in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein has become one of the world leaders in advertising and communication.
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Renault
Ghosn scandal, Covid-19, pollution standards, Russia... The automotive group has had to face several crisesin recent years, and its workers have been the first to pay the price.
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Safran
A French champion at the juncture between the arms and aeronautics industries
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Saint-Gobain
A historic pillar of French industry, still highly influential, with a tight control over the building materials sector
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Sanofi
A pharma giant that has become synonymous with job cuts and prioritising shareholders over public health.
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Schneider Electric
The distant heir to the prestigious industrial group founded in 1836 in Le Creusot is now managed from Hong Kong.
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Société générale
From the financial crisis of 2008 to the Panama Papers and the financing of fossil fuels, a bank struggling to restore its image
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ST Microelectronics
The semiconductor giant, born of the merger of Italian and French state-owned firms, is incorporated under Dutch law with headquarters in Switzerland.
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Stellantis
The automotive giant born from the merger of PSA and FiatChrysler continues to cut jobs while paying executives and shareholders handsomely.
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Teleperformance
The global call centre giant has built its fortune on exploiting a young, abundant and cheap workforce.
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Thales
Co-owned by Dassault and the State, this pillar of the French military-industrial complex is increasingly investing in digital technology and surveillance
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TotalEnergies
The French oil and gas giant, one of the world’s biggest polluters, as powerful as it is contested.
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Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
A global shopping centres giant that has the ear of local politicians.
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Veolia
The so-called "world champion of ecological transformation" has not given up its core business: the privatisation of essential services.
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Vinci
A construction and infrastructure behemoth, very close to public authorities, at the heart of many controversial megaprojects.
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Vivendi
Advertising, book publishing, television, media, video games: the Vincent Bolloré-controlled conglomerate yields a lot of influence.
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Worldline
A global leader in payment services, built through successive acquisitions and restructuring
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