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July 30th, 2008

Opening of a new Sports Centre for the Handicapped in Madrid

BNP Paribas Spain, in partnership with the También Foundation, has inaugurated a new centre for Padel Tennis which has been specially designed for handicapped players. Padel tennis, a synthesis of various racquet sports, is played with a small, short racquet, in doubles, on a court which is half the size of a normal tennis court. [...]

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Actions: Goodwill tennis

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July 6th, 2008

A kindly presence helping people at the end of their lives

“Bringing the warmth of human contact to end-of-life care”
Within the framework of its “Helping Hand for Personal Projects” initiative, in which employees are personally involved in projects that help others, the BNP Paribas Foundation has provided support to the JALMAV Loire Océan association (Jusqu’à la Mort Accompagner la Vie or Support Life Until Death), which [...]

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Actions: Employees' initiatives

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Climate Initiative

Climate Initiative

Climate change is no doubt one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. This phenomenon introduces lasting changes to our environment and exhausts the availability of certain natural resources. [...]

Women Changing India

Women Changing India

2010 marked the 150th anniversary of BNP Paribas’ presence in India. To celebrate, the Group chose to hold a photo exhibit documenting the essential role of women in India today. 6 photographers from [...]

Finance Tout Terrain

Finance Tout Terrain

Finance Tout Terrain: a round-the-world bike tour of microfinance. BNP Paribas is the main partner of the “Finance Tout Terrain” project whose aim is to review the current status of microfinance [...]