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September 14th, 2009

European challenge: “25,000 lives to save”

Arval, an international subsidiary of BNP Paribas and a specialist in long-term car leasing and fleet management, is the second largest leasing company in Europe.
Given the 130,000 accidents that occur on European roads each year, Arval, which has a presence in 18 European countries, wished to make a commitment to improving road safety.
How? By signing, [...]

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January 22nd, 2009

‘6 Billion Others’ at the Grand Palais

After five years of field work Yann Arthus-Bertrand presents his colossal exposition at Grand Palais in Paris.
Almost 200 people, including stage managers, electrical engineers, scenographers, and lightning engineers, were mobilized day and night for 48 hours straight in order to set up this monumental exhibition in its full beauty.
Also known as 6MA, the ‘6 Billion [...]

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January 15th, 2009

A medical fellowship programme in South East Asia

BNP Paribas Singapore and the BNP Paribas Foundation based in Paris, together with the National Cancer Centre Singapore “NCCS”, today announce the launch of the BNP Paribas-NCCS Regional Fellowship Programme. This collaboration between BNP Paribas and the National Cancer Center Singapore (NCCS) is the first of its kind for both organizations in Singapore.
This programme will [...]

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January 15th, 2009

Lending a hand to employee initiatives in 2009

For the seventh consecutive year the BNP Paribas Foundation has extended the “Helping hand“ program (“Coup de pouce”) to employee charity initiatives. Started in 2003 the Coup de Pouce program was created to support non-profit organizations in which employees are involved as volunteers.
Since the program’s launch 450,000 euros have been granted to over 200 organizations [...]

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December 19th, 2008

African dance in Rome

The choregrapher Georges Momboye, whose company receives support from the BNP Paribas Foundation, presented the first part of his new production, “Entre Ciel et Terre”(“Between Heaven and Earth”) in the Teatro Olimpico in Rome, on the 3rd and 4th of December, with the help of BNL.
Founded in 1992, the Compagnie de Georges Momboye is made [...]

Medical research for the benefit of the disabled

The BNP Paribas Foundation has rewarded four young researchers for their research on the wheelchair, at the 21st Annual Colloquium of the Garches Foundation, held on 20 and 21 November 2008 in the Hauts de Seine region.
In 1988, the doctors at the Raymond Poincaré Hospital founded the Garches Institute, which later, in 2005, became the [...]

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December 2nd, 2008

Tennis Clubs Get Mobilised for French and Italian Telethon

As part of the 2008 Telethon on 5 and 6 of December, BNP Paribas, in partnership with the the French Tennis Federation (FFT), is organising a “Tennis Telethon”. The Group will provide logistic and financial support to clubs wishing to organise a tennis tournament during the Telethon. Participation by players is rewarded with a donation [...]

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November 28th, 2008

6 Billion Others: Oral accounts from the inhabitants of the world

After having flown round the world for his “The Earth from Above” project, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, supported by BNP Paribas, decided he wanted to bring people closer together through the 6 Billion Others project. Its objectives are to create a sensitive, representative and respectful portrait of the people being interviewed, and to share in the hopes, [...]

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November 17th, 2008

Greening IT at BNP Paribas: a global policy

Thanks to its “Greening IT” programme, BNP Paribas shows its commitment to the process of making IT greener. It was launched in September 2007 by BNP Paribas’ Centre for Innovation and Technology (CIT). The Centre was set up in 2004 with the objective of creating value by means of innovation for IT and other specialized [...]

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