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Charity Challenge for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

BNP Paribas Real Estate has shown its commitment to helping beat blood cancer by announcing a two year charity partnership with Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research in the UK.
The commercial property company has a series of fundraising events planned in order to raise a substantial amount for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research – the only UK [...]

Italian Telethon: the fight against genetic diseases

The Italian Telethon, which took place on the 11th, 12th and 13th of December 2009, succeeded in raising, despite the crisis, a sum of 31,210,000 euros in its televised 60-hour marathon.
Thanks to the initiatives and commitments of BNL, a partner of the Telethon for 18 years, they have helped raise over 185 million euros [...]

Operation Smile: Peru

Operation Smile is active across the planet with the goal of transforming the lives of children by healing their smiles. They work worldwide to repair childhood facial deformities by delivering safe, effective surgical care directly to patients. Created in 1999, the association Operation Smile Peru (OSP) is a private non-profit company. Their mission is to [...]

The fight against infectious diseases

For the second consecutive year BNP Paribas Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) has involved itself in a charitable and global cause.
The budget normally reserved for year-end business gifts is being donated to the Institut Pasteur for the global fight against infectious diseases.

In 2009, BNP Paribas CIB again brings its financial support to the Institut Pasteur’s [...]

Telethon 2009: France

This year represents the 23rd edition of the Telethon in France. This annual event is held to benefit the muscular dystrophy charity AFM (French Myopathy Association). The face of the Telethon this year is French actor Daniel Auteuil. December 4th and 5th, during this 30–hour long televised broadcast, they will be promoting the message “Tous [...]

Run for hope

On Sunday, 22 November  2009 , close to 6,000 people participated in the annual run to raise funds for cancer research in Singapore. Amongst them were 28 staff from BNP Paribas and BNP Paribas Fortis who jointly took part in the event, “Run for Hope“, to support the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), one of [...]

Supporting cancer programs in Brazil

BNP Paribas Brazil has given its support to GRAACC (“Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e à Criança com Câncer” or Support Group for Children and Adolescents with Cancer) and the Pediatric Oncology Institute. GRAACC is a non-profit institution that was created in 1991 in order to ensure children and adolescents with cancer, the right to [...]

Pasteurdon, 3rd edition

The third edition of Pasteurdon, an awareness operation and call for donations to the Pasteur Institute, will take place from the 5th to the 11th, October 2009. This year the event is organised with a new partnership with several television channels, which for the first time unite their efforts, choosing to support the Institut Pasteur.
Again [...]

Aiding Medical Research in South Korea

“We are pleased to support the medical research, the prevention and treatment of disease, education and public health activities in South Korea by joining forces with Institute Pasteur ” said Philippe Reynieix, Head of Territory of BNP Paribas Korea who has recently signed a sponsorship agreement in order to support medical research on infectious diseases.
Although BNP [...]