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Cultural Diversity Day Extended in Canada

World Day for Cultural Diversity continues throughout the year in our Canada offices, where we ask members of our team hailing from around the world to share their thoughts about their arrival in Canada. This time, Siddiqa Dahoo from Mauritius, a new employee in the Customer Service department, tells us about her transition to Canada.
What struck [...]

Bordeaux Hosts the “Six Billion Others” Exhibition

On 8th July 2010, the “Six Billion Others” exhibition opened its doors in two important venues in Bordeaux. The exhibition brings together the responses of some 5,600 people interviewed across 78 countries: from a Brazilian fisherman to a Chinese shopkeeper all to an Afghan farmer, each answered questions about their aspirations, struggles, hopes and feelings.
The first [...]

Celebrating Workplace Diversity in Canada

With over 26 nationalities represented, BNP Paribas (Canada) can be proud to have a staff hailing from all the corners of the globe. We took advantage of the 21st of May, World Day for Cultural Diversity, to launch a series of “employee portraits” of some of our international co-workers. We wanted to pay tribute to [...]

The export of the MixCity network to the Gulf countries and South Africa

The BNP Paribas MixCity association has chosen the International Women’s Day, March 8th, to launch and expand its MixCity network in the Gulf countries and South Africa. The association operates as a “network,” with the goal of providing its members with a wide range of opportunities to meet, discuss and share.

For this occasion, the Group [...]

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 [...]

Women's Internal Network: Education, opportunity, and mentoring

In November, a Women’s Internal Network, focused on maximising the potential of women working for BNP Paribas Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) in London, was launched. [...]

The anonymous CV makes a comeback

Will the anonymous CV finally take off? The French Commissioner for Diversity and Equal Opportunity, Yazid Sabeg, has launched a test of the anonymous CV in which BNP Paribas will participate, alongside 48 other companies. The kick-off was on 3 December, and the test will run until April 2010.
The concept of the anonymous CV was [...]

6 billion Others – climate change special

The “6 billion Others” project team from the GoodPlanet Foundation, chaired by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, is on the move again. Following the major exhibition last January in the Grand Palais in Paris, it is continuing on its way – and that’s not counting a little surprise in early December for internet users who liked the exhibition [...]

The 2nd Women and Leadership conference in Bahrain

The 2nd Women and Leadership conference will take place on January 17th, 2010 in Bahrain. BNP Paribas, present across five Gulf countries (Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia), organizes this event in partnership with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) for the second consecutive year. 

This conference is aimed at recognizing the crucial [...]