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May 10th, 2013

Beehives on the roof in Brussels

The Chancellerie building in Brussels, the most sustainable of BNP Paribas Fortis’ premises, is now even more environmentally friendly: it now has beehives on its roof!
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Freddy Quidousse

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March 29th, 2013

Ekovivo: Microfinance in a nutshell

Many people are talking about microfinance. Is it different from microcredit? How many people benefit from it? How does it help them improve their living conditions? [...]

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Olivier Endelin

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February 26th, 2013

Philanthropy Spotlight: Black Girls Code

As a part of its 2012 philanthropy award program, Bank of the West recognized the work of 9 different organizations and the positive impact they had on their communities. We’ll give you a look at each of these non-profits over the next few weeks, starting with Black Girls Code, the winner in the “Innovation in [...]

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Lily Ruiz

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February 18th, 2013

Social Business: Turning waste wood into furniture

Crises provide opportunities for change. The 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand gave rise to many innovative initiatives and strong communities. Rekindle is an interesting example to focus on.
A first earthquake actually occurred in September 2010: 7.1 on the Richter scale, with an epicentre 45 km west of Christchurch. It made quite a lot [...]

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Olivier Endelin

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February 15th, 2013

Bonjour India!

From Jaipur to Kolkata, Delhi to Trivandrum, via Mumbai, Chandigarh, and Nasik, a total of sixteen cities will play host to over 100 outstanding cultural events for the second edition of the Bonjour India Festival of France, running from January to April 2013! Dance, music, literature, science, new circus, design, exhibitions, opera, architecture, gastronomy… all [...]

Portraits from Wellington, New Zealand: Nick Churchouse & Guy Ryan

Creative HQ is an incubator, not especially specialized in Social Businesses. That’s what makes it interesting for us to meet with Nick Churchouse, Venture Manager at Creative HQ.
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Florence Valle

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December 26th, 2012

A meeting with the choreographer Beatrice Massin

Choreographer, specialist in baroque dance, founder of the Compagnie Fêtes Galantes and the Atelier Baroque, Béatrice Massin started her career with contemporary dance, interpreting in particular the shows of Susan Buirge. Her meeting with the dancer, choreographer and dance historian Francine Lancelot in 1983 led to her join the Compagnie Ris et Danceries. So the [...]

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Nelly Rousseau

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December 18th, 2012

Stop Soldier Suicide and the “Ride for Life”

Brian Kinsella, an energy sector specialist with Global Equities and Commodity Derivatives at BNP Paribas, is also a military veteran, and the founder and CEO of Stop Soldier Suicide, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping curb the suicide epidemic among active-duty and veteran service members in the US Military.
Brian spent five years serving tours in [...]

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Erin Kehoe

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December 14th, 2012

Rebuilding Orchid Island, portrait by portrait

In November 2012, BNP Paribas Cardif in Taiwan launched “Image of Love”, in support of the residents of Orchid Island (Taitung County), recovering from the damage caused by Typhoon Tembin.
The program includes a photo exhibition in Taipei, a photo shoot on Orchid Island, and a series of volunteering activities conducted with the employees of BNP [...]

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