With the start of the New Year, BNP Paribas Egypt has launched the "New Year Free of Hunger" initiative. BNP Paribas Egypt chose to dedicate its budget, normally designated for end of year gifts for employees and customers, to Egyptian families in need.
The allocated amount will go to feed 1,180 families, meaning close to 6,000 people in the villages of Al-Monofeya, Al-Beheira, Al-Menya, Sohag and Aswan for a full year!
In Taiwan, employees of Cardif and BNP Paribas are banding together for the collection of used literature. Started at the beginning of February, collection boxes have been set up in office buildings in many branches to collect books for this Charity program. The destination for all the books is the Mollie Used Book House located [...]
BICIGUI, BNP Paribas’ bank in Guinea, has given 25 fully-equipped computers to Koffi Annan University in Conakry on 2nd February.
This action illustrates how BICIGUI actively participates in sustainable development projects in Guinea, echoing BNP Paribas’ commitments in this field. This action’s goal to encourage the education of the Guinean youth joins the values of social [...]
While it is always nice to receive a gift, Christmas is a time for giving, and some of the employees of BNP Paribas Netherlands chose to donate their gifts towards a good cause. In the Christmas spirit, this year’s cause is the support of children in India affected by HIV / AIDS.
The donation to Net4Kids [...]
On the occasion of the 1st round of the Lectures – Sea, Marine, and Environment organized by the National Maritime Museum in Paris, 2 crew members of La Boudeuse Bernard Wolfrom, Head of the support team, and Olivier Archambeau, geographer and member of the scientific community of the Society of French Explorers, presented the mission [...]
BNL, the Italian bank of the BNP Paribas Group, has opened its first innovative solar-powered branch in Italy! The branch, in the town of Alessandria, is equipped with solar panels producing renewable energy. The panels provide enough power to meet all the needs of the branch.
Maurizio Lupo, Head of Branch Development, explains, “We decided to [...]
A violent 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on the night of the 12th and 13th of January 2010, More than 120,000 victims were counted. Hundreds of thousands of people aere affected and need aid. Swiss Solidarity started a donation that same morning and on the 21st of January organised a national day of solidarity, and [...]
On 12 January, the Jazz Academy awarded three prizes to Stéphane Guillaume and Laurent Cugny, two jazzmen supported by the BNP Paribas Foundation.
The composer and saxophonist Stéphane Guillaume, who the BNP Paribas Foundation has been supporting over the last two years, won two prizes. He won the Django Reinhardt Prize – a prestigious award recognising [...]
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