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May 18th, 2010

Tree Planting Gives Brooklyn a Green Makeover

Trees grow in Brooklyn, NY, thanks to the efforts of BNP Paribas employee volunteers at two recent tree planting events. The bank is serving as one of the 2010 lead sponsors of MillionTreesNYC, a citywide initiative with a goal of planting one million trees and increasing New York’s urban forest by 20 percent in 2017.
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Scott Gerace

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April 27th, 2010

Ecological attitude on Earth Day

To mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, 2010, the Sustainable Development Committee in Canada wanted to make an impact in Montreal. More than 200 plants were distributed to employees during lunch. Each employee was offered to choose one of the various types of plants. The event was a great success. The idea [...]

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Chantale Beaudoin

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April 16th, 2010

Sponsorship of MillionTreesNYC

Following its previous support in 2008 and 2009, BNP Paribas will be the 2010 lead sponsor for MillionTreesNYC, a citywide tree planting initiative that serves as a key component of New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s environmental plan, PlaNYC.
With an ambitious goal of planting one million trees and increasing New York’s urban forest by 20 [...]

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Scott Gerace

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September 24th, 2009

Summer of Volunteering in Regent's Park

Employees at BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking in the United Kingdom participated in five environmental projects taking place in Regent’s Park over the summer. The projects were all designed to support the Park in their conservation work.
The tree management project kick started the 2009 Regent’s Park summer team challenge programme. Under the guidance of [...]

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Emma Roche

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July 30th, 2009

Planting trees for a Green Revolution

On June 13th 2009, 200 employees of BNP Paribas India, in association with two NGOs, Concern India Foundation (CIF) and SHARE, came together for a trip to a rural village, Usar, about 280 km from Mumbai. The trip was part of the Green Revolution, India’s tree plantation initiative, started last year, to contribute to a [...]

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Stephen Rempala

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June 2nd, 2009

Million Trees NYC: a success in 2009!

Million Trees NYC is a citywide green activity , which aimed at planting exactly one million trees in New York over the period of ten years, has been a success and an inspiration for many citizens. This is a public-private initiative where The City of New York will plant 60% of trees in [...]

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Esther Reid

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April 14th, 2009

A "Green Sunday" at Marathon, Greece

On Sunday April 5th, 2009, BNP Paribas Greece organised a tree planting event at Marathon. Situated around 45 km from Athens, this place of historical significance gave the name of the long distance run that is today known as “marathon”.
The employees gathered with their families, and planted more than 300 trees, in an area, which [...]

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