The Association for the History of Groupe Caisse d’Epargne (AHGCE, or Association pour l’Histoire du Groupe Caisse d’Epargne ) is a non-profit-making association created in 1995 with a view to pursuing all activities enabling it to encourage and develop research on Groupe Caisse d’Epargne in the social sciences – history and sociology, in particular – and to facilitate, by whatever means necessary, the promotion and publication of the results of this work or any other research carried out on the Group in these disciplines.

In order to develop and perpetuate its work in this area, it organizes its activities around three complementary areas of reflection and action:

Safeguarding, preserving and promoting the written and oral archives of companies belonging to Groupe Caisse d’Epargne:
In view of the rich legacy of its past, a Group such as our own is duty bound to preserve a record of its history.  Although this preservation is a vital prerequisite to all scientific research, the task assumes gigantic proportions owing to the sheer diversity and volume of our archived material, further complicated by its geographical dispersion, a fact that reflects the specific character of Groupe Caisse d’Epargne.

Considering the difficulties faced by researchers wanting to study such a widely dispersed body of archived material, the Association has installed document management software allowing the virtual consultation of the Group’s archives.

Encouraging research, coordinating and promoting the works entrusted to the institution:
Since its creation, the Association for the History of Groupe Caisse d'Epargne works in close collaboration with the university world. It therefore grants  research loans to students basing their work related to the history of the Caisses d'Epargne and their environment. It also organises study workshops and events in cooperation with the University, the world of research and their European counterparts.

Issuing publications, designing works and organising exhibitions related to the history of the Caisses d'Epargne:  
The Association regularly issues two publications:
"The Newsletter of the Association for the History of the Caisses d'Epargne", a quarterly  publication providing an overview of the activities and productions of the Association,
"The Supplements for the History of the Caisses d'Epargne" ,a half-yearly scientific review aimed at providing information and distributing the research work conducted on the history of Groupe Caisse d'Epargne.
The Association coordinates or directly produces the publications it publishes with the Editions de l'Epargne or takes part with other publishers.
It creates and holds permanent  exhibitions on the premises of the Caisse Nationale des Caisses d'Epargne and travelling exhibitions in the establishments of Groupe Caisse d'Epargne".