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July 15th, 2009

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.
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July 9th, 2009

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 [...]

Helping people and corporations donate

As a strategic partner to Corporate Social Responsibility programs of BNP Paribas Spain since 2004, Fundación Lealtad has facilitated the relationship with several associations, beneficiaries of the program Apoyamos tus ideas, designed to provide financing of employees projects. Among those are: Fundación Bobath (helping people with cerebral palsy), Asociación Parkinson Madrid [...]

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June 19th, 2009

Princesses and Dreamers in Guatemala

Cédric Sottiaux, an employee at BNP Paribas Luxembourg, has been one of the beneficiaries of the Helping Hand for Employees’ Projects programme supported by the BNP Paribas Foundation, for his involvement in the MOJOCA association (Movement for Street Children in Guatemala). Founded in 1989, the organization aims to promote the education and social and [...]

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June 18th, 2009

A different approach to charity

Ligia Torres, an employee of BNP Paribas United Kingdom, used to work within Fixed Income running the ‘European Corporate Group’ (which included DCM, Foreign Exchange, Derivatives, Corporate Solutions) for Europe,Middle East, and Africa. A year and a half ago, she took a sabbatical and went to volunteer in Malawi, applying her skills and know-how [...]

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June 8th, 2009

Work Life Balance Month

The Diversity Council, in partnership with Human Resources, hosted the first Work Life Balance Month in BNP Paribas USA in May 2008 .
The event was aimed to both promote employee wellness and encourage balance in work and personal lives so that employees are empowered to succeed and face the challenges of modern life.
The Fair offered [...]

Even a small contribution can make a difference

Enrique Díaz-Barceló is a BNP Paribas Spain employee , taking care of the relationship management of Spanish insurance companies and foreign banks in Spain. He received funding from Apoyamos tus ideas, the Coup de Pouce project of BNP Paribas Spain, for his involvement with Missioneros Combonianos. This is a religious order very active in the [...]

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May 28th, 2009

Jazz Festival in Saint-Louis, Senegal

The 17th edition of the Jazz Festival of Saint Louis will take place from 28th to the 31st of May 2009 under the patronage of the Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l’Industrie du Senegal (BICIS) a BNP Paribas subsidiary in Senegal .
For almost a decade now, BICIS has been a sponsor of the festival,taking [...]

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May 27th, 2009

Solidarity Handicap (SH92)

The association Solidarity Handicap SH92 was created and run by parents of handicap children. It aims at providing different kinds of activities for the children and at training their parents to be better prepared to take care of their children.
Muriel Kimmerlin and Jean-Pierre Boussard, employees of BNP Paribas France, are active members of [...]