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Planting trees for a Green Revolution

On June 13th 2009, 200 employees of BNP Paribas India, in association with two NGOs, Concern India Foundation (CIF) and SHARE, came together for a trip to a rural village, Usar, about 280 km from Mumbai. The trip was part of the Green Revolution, India’s tree plantation initiative, started last year, to contribute to a [...]

Conservation and return of rare beadwork to Peranakan Museum

The sponsorship by BNP Paribas Singapore Branch and BNP Paribas Foundation is the first of its kind for the National Heritage Board. One of the Peranakan Museum’s star artefacts will make its return to the museum today. The rare beadwork tablecloth – which is one of the world’s largest and finest examples of Peranakan beadwork [...]

Developing microinsurance throughout the world

After two years of operations, PlaNet Guarantee, a subsidiary of PlaNet Finance, is increasing its capital and gaining new operational partners, BNP Paribas Assurance and Malakoff Médéric, who will provide know-how as well as technical expertise in the insurance field.

PlaNet Guarantee is dedicated to the promotion and development of microinsurance in the world. Its purpose [...]

The “New Cinema Paradiso”: rebuilding after the Aquila earthquake

On July 9th in the town of Aquila, Italy, BNP Paribas and BNL participated in the inauguration of the Arti et Spettacolo (Arts and Entertainment) association’s “Nuovo Cinema Paradiso” (“New Cinema Paradiso”) project, together with a number of celebrities, including George Clooney, Nobel Peace Prize winner and northern Ireland peace activist Betty Williams, the actor [...]

Thought-provoking philosophy at Saint Emilion

Eric LE COLLEN. Photo credit: Jean-Bernard NADEAU

BNP Paribas (South-West Region, France) has partnered with Philosophia, a European festival of philosophy in France, for the third year in a row. The festival was held in the village of Saint Emilion on the 30th and 31st of May 2009.
The festival was created by Eric le Collen (the [...]

Brazil enjoys a French blend of dance

The year 2009 has been announced the “French Year” in Brazil, also called “França.br”.
Many economic, scientific, and cultural events are taking place between the 21st of April and the 15th of November 2009 throughout all the major cities in Brazil, presenting a broad panoramic view of modern-day France.
As the leading French bank in Brazil, BNP [...]

Open minds in creating change in Peru

Javier Rodriguez is an employee of BNP Paribas Spain working in Corporate Finance. He has recently received funding from “Apoyamos tus ideas”, a corporate social responsibility program supporting employees’ initiatives. In this interview, he talks about his experience and personal motivation to get involved with the association Zabalketa.
Could you please present the [...]

Survey: female executives not so confident about their career

The French Institute LH2 conducted for a first time, a nation-wide survey, interviewing female executives from 43 different professional networks in France.
BNP Paribas enthusiastically took part in the survey, with the active participation of Mix City (a club of the female senior executives of the Group) and ADC (the association of executives directors of the [...]

Alpine Peace Crossing

The Alpine Peace Crossing is a spiritual mountain hike, initiated and sponsored by BNP Paribas Austria. It follows the route of 5,000 Jewish refugees, who fled across the 2,634 m high Krimml Tauern mountains in 1947. Alpine Peace Crossing is seen as a universal symbol of peace and support of the world’s refugees. The 2009 [...]