The Swiss agency Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) recently published the results of its Corporate social responsibility assessment of more than 1,200 companies listed in the Stock Exchange around the World. For the banking sector, BNP Paribas is among 13 European…

BNP Paribas SA signed a four year agreement at company level in favour of employing disabled persons, which came into effect retroactively on January 1st, 2008. Further to the Convention signed in 2007 with the AGEFIPH (Association de Gestion du…

Microfinance has as much need for expertise as it does for capital in the fight against poverty. In the wider scope of BNP Paribas’ commitment to job creation via microfinance, two projects encouraging the voluntary provision of skills have been…

As a socially responsible bank, BNP Paribas includes microfinance within its natural citizen liabilities. At the Group level, the Microfinance entity was created as a genuine banking activity that contributes to the development of microfinance. “At BNP Paribas we believe…

BNP Paribas is a partner of the social solidarity organisation ADIE (Association pour le Droit à l’Initiative Economique) in organising the 4th Microcredit Week from 3 to 7 June.This initiative introduces the unemployed and those on income support to microcredit,…

The first “Prize BNP Paribas for Philanthropy” is given to Dr. Mo Ibrahim for his philanthropic action in the domain of sustainable development in an emerging country. On May 15, prizes were issued at the Chateau de Versailles, France, with…

The Grand Prix BNP Paribas 2008 award for philanthropy was bestowed on Dr. Mo Ibrahim, while the Prix Coup de Cœur award was presented to Amina Laraki-Slaoui, both for philanthropic commitment in a developing country. This year, BNP Paribas conferred…

April 25th, 2008 has been named ‘BNP Paribas celebrates MillionTressNYC Day’ in New York City. Mayor Bloomberg’s proclamation states: “To the benefit of all New Yorkers, this venerable financial institution has matched its international prestige in banking with an outstanding…

BNP Paribas, the bank for a changing world, is proud to present its Greenhouse in support to Mayor Bloomberg’s initiative to plant one million new trees by 2017. As part of its sponsorship of MillionTreesNYC month, the bank has created…

In Depth – Sustainable IT can serve not only to benefit the environment, but can reduce business costs and sustain the future growth of your business. With the looming energy crisis, some businesses are feeling pressured to take a greener…