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December 22nd, 2008

BNP Paribas Assurance commits to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions

Committed to a policy of corporate social responsibility (CSR) since 2006, BNP Paribas Assurance has had a ‘carbon balance sheet’ drawn up for all its activities in all 41 countries in which it operates, as part of a voluntary policy that has enabled it to quantify its greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with their origin [...]

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Nicolas Pehargue

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December 19th, 2008

African dance in Rome

The choregrapher Georges Momboye, whose company receives support from the BNP Paribas Foundation, presented the first part of his new production, “Entre Ciel et Terre”(“Between Heaven and Earth”) in the Teatro Olimpico in Rome, on the 3rd and 4th of December, with the help of BNL.
Founded in 1992, the Compagnie de Georges Momboye is made [...]

Medical research for the benefit of the disabled

The BNP Paribas Foundation has rewarded four young researchers for their research on the wheelchair, at the 21st Annual Colloquium of the Garches Foundation, held on 20 and 21 November 2008 in the Hauts de Seine region.
In 1988, the doctors at the Raymond Poincaré Hospital founded the Garches Institute, which later, in 2005, became the [...]

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December 8th, 2008

Editorial

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Welcome to forachangingworld.com, the BNP Paribas blog on goodwill initiatives. As one of the world’s ten leading banks, BNP Paribas and its 170,000 employees are now present in more than 85 countries.
Since the merger which led to the formation of BNP Paribas in 2000, it has always [...]

Tennis Clubs Get Mobilised for French and Italian Telethon

As part of the 2008 Telethon on 5 and 6 of December, BNP Paribas, in partnership with the the French Tennis Federation (FFT), is organising a “Tennis Telethon”. The Group will provide logistic and financial support to clubs wishing to organise a tennis tournament during the Telethon. Participation by players is rewarded with a donation [...]

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December 1st, 2008

BNP Paribas takes part in the French National Disability Week

The 12th National Disability Week took place between the 17 and 22 November. BNP Paribas’ Handicap Project Team took part in several of the week’s many events (the Agefiph chat session, the Adapt Recruitment Forum, the Hanploi Conference on Disability and Education). It also organised two types of events which were good examples of its [...]

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