A new season has begun for the Soup Kitchen in Bulgaria. As in earlier years, from 1 December to 31 March BNP Paribas staff will join forces with the Sofia city government to collect funds for distributing hot meals to those in need.

This year, the “Soup Kitchen” initiative was one of the winners of the  BNP Paribas Innovation Awards, carrying off the Innov@ction 2009 Award in the Sustainable Development category. Through this award, the Group wishes to recognise and reward its employees’ capacity for innovation, to encourage the expression of new ideas and to increase customer satisfaction.

A wish based on two values:

•    Creativity: developing a mindset which is focused on the future
•    Responsiveness: adapting quickly to changes in the environment

“Soup Kitchen,” created by BNP Paribas Sofia in 2001/2002, is now a resounding success with the entire population of Sofia and Varna: the number of both the volunteers and the donors is growing all the time!