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March 31st, 2009

“London to Paris Cycle Race 2009’’: three teammates are working up a sweat!

Glenn Anderson, David O’Flynn and Timothy Parker from BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking team in London provide ceaseless support to their friend and colleague Stuart Mangan, who has been paralysed since April 5th, 2008.
The victim of a catastrophic rugby injury, Stuart is completely paralyzed from the neck down and unable to breathe without a [...]

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Talbot Stark

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March 30th, 2009

Support for Australia's bushfire victims

BNP Paribas in Australia has provided support for the people and communities who have lost so much in the devastating bushfires in the state of Victoria, not far from the major city of Melbourne.
The Group made a donation to the “2009 Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund” set up by the Australian Government with the Red Cross [...]

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Sophie Mady

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March 24th, 2009

In search for the Greenest Enterprise

BNP Paribas and Electricité de France (EDF) support “Challenge 3D”, a contest promoting sustainable development in three dimensions: ecological, economic and social. This contest is organized by Aquitaine Marketing Services (AMS), French Junior-Entreprise which believes that sustainable development must be linked to economical and social issues.
Challenge 3D’s ambition is to discover future talents and ideas, [...]

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Yoann Hélin et Thibault Desticourt

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March 24th, 2009

"Young banker" winning hearts and minds in Ukraine

” Young Banker” the social responsibility program, launched by UkrSibbank, a BNP Paribas subsidiary, is now one of the most popular initiatives in Ukraine.
Initially designed as a promotional event for children of Private Banking clients, today “Young Banker” is a national program, taking place in many cities. So far, 1 000 children have participated in [...]

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Dimitrina Todorova

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March 20th, 2009

Taiwan's YouBike: ecology, sharing, and courtesy

Cardif, an insurance arm of BNP Paribas, sponsors a two-year partnership of the YouBike, the first public bicycle system in Taipei, Taiwan.
Launched in the framework of Taipei city government’s ‘Building a Green City’ project, YouBike is an example of environment friendly and accessible public policy. Cardif, a “Taipei YouBike Environment Friendly Partner”, sponsors the initiative [...]

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Dimitrina Todorova

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March 18th, 2009

Tennis balls recycling at the BNP Paribas Open

A new environmental action has been launched at the BNP Paribas Open, taking place March 11-21 at the Indian Wells garden in the United States.
The first thousand people who brought 6 used tennis balls last Saturday received brand new ones, as a part of a new environmental campaign aimed at recycling. The used tennis balls [...]

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Dimitrina Todorova

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March 13th, 2009

Microfinance: a label for 3 solidarity-based funds

Finansol is a professional association founded in 1995, which brings together solidarity-based financiers and financial institutions. Finansol has awarded its label to three schemes from BNP Paribas Investment Partners:
• BNP Paribas Obli Ethéis is a solidarity-oriented fund that invests in Euro zone bonds. This fund is mainly designed for individual investors who would like to be [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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March 13th, 2009

Promoting gender equality by supporting girls’ access to education

As part of its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) policy, BNP Paribas Assurance has recently formalised its commitment to diversity (the fight against all forms of discrimination together with the promotion of equal opportunities) by disseminating to all its employees and associates a document entitled “Our Commitment to Diversity“.

The objective is to apply these principles in [...]

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Quê Lan Tran

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March 12th, 2009

BNP Paribas to supply food for two villages in Egypt for a year

BNP Paribas Egypt has opened an account in the name of the Egyptian Food Bank, and has invited its clients and personnel to make donations. Furthermore, BNP Paribas Egypt has signed an agreement committing itself to supply food for two villages throughout an entire year, as part of the “A village free of [...]