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BNL opens first “solar” branch in Italy

BNL, the Italian bank of the BNP Paribas Group, has opened its first innovative solar-powered branch in Italy! The branch, in the town of Alessandria, is equipped with solar panels producing renewable energy. The panels provide enough power to meet all the needs of the branch.

Maurizio Lupo, Head of Branch Development, explains, “We decided to [...]

Swiss Solidarity for Haiti

A violent 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on the night of the 12th and 13th of January 2010, More than 120,000 victims were counted. Hundreds of thousands of people aere affected and need aid. Swiss Solidarity started a donation that same morning and on the 21st of January organised a national day of solidarity, and [...]

Two musicians receive awards from the Jazz Academy

On 12 January, the Jazz Academy awarded three prizes to Stéphane Guillaume and Laurent Cugny, two jazzmen supported by the BNP Paribas Foundation.
The composer and saxophonist Stéphane Guillaume, who the BNP Paribas Foundation has been supporting over the last two years, won two prizes. He won the Django Reinhardt Prize – a prestigious award recognising [...]

The balance between family and work

Cardif Japan recently acquired the next-generation mark “Kurumin”, given to certified companies by the Health and Labour Minister. This certification is based on the Act for Measures to Support the Development of the Next Generation. The goal is to promote a society where an individual can work with motivation and a sense of fulfillment and [...]

Trading Bells ring for school pupils in Scotland

Pupils from schools across North East Scotland where given a chance to experience the excitement and the adrenalin rush of dealing on a live stock market trading floor in a competition with other regional schools. This was the seventh annual Stock Market Challenge, sponsored by BNP Paribas Securities Services.
25 teams traded in company [...]

Restoration at the Quimper Museum of Fine Arts

After having published the album on the permanent collections at the Quimper Museum of Fine Arts in 1993, the BNP Paribas Foundation has just signed a patronage agreement covering the restoration of a set of early Italian paintings that are kept at the museum.

Founded in 1864 to receive the exceptional collection of paintings bequeathed by [...]

How are the donations used?

The Red Cross mobilises to bring international assistance to Haiti. BNP Paribas Fortis is in full support of this operation, encouraging clients and employees to donate. BNP Paribas Fortis will be matching total employee donations up to 250,000 euros.
During this first phase, the funds received will be utilized for basic necessities such as blankets, mosquito [...]

Help continues for Haiti…

Arval Italy, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, facing the catastrophe in Haiti, is calling for donations from its employees with a project called “NOI per Haiti” (We are for Haiti).
Also rebuilding after the earthquake in Aquila, Aravl Italy is collecting donations via the Francesca Rava Foundation, an international humanitarian organization that has been working to [...]

Haiti: Emergency shelters for the victims

The Human Resources department and personnel representatives of BNP Paribas Luxembourg have decided to launch a donation collection in order to aid the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. These donations will be used to finance a project they initiated called “100 Shelters for the Homeless” (100 abris pour les sans-abri).
The sums collected from employees [...]