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Tolerance: beacon for faith and life

Unique models of religious and civilian buildings in wood, ceramic and cardboard are at display in an impressive exhibition: “Tolerance: beacon for faith and life”, at the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Promoting gender equality by supporting girls’ access to education

As part of its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) policy, BNP Paribas Assurance has recently formalised its commitment to diversity (the fight against all forms of discrimination together with the promotion of equal opportunities) by disseminating to all its employees and associates a document entitled “Our Commitment to Diversity“.
 
The objective is to apply these principles in [...]

Fighting against discrimination at work

BNP Paribas is the only bank among the first seven companies to  obtain the “Diversity” label awarded by Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR) for initiatives that foster non-discrimination at work.
AFNOR is a French state-authorised organisation  which  specializes in standardisation and certification of companies in line with the international norms in  management systems, products, services and [...]