RepoRt on - BNP Paribas

nP Paribas/london
insights on team leadership while helping
them to identify their potential for
improvement.
A dynamic mobility policy
career mobility is not only a source of
competitive advantage for bnP Paribas.
it is also the preferred means of adapting
human resources to organisational
change. mobility enables employees to
enrich their professional experience and
move ahead in their careers. various
forms of career mobility are used to develop
employees’ potential in new business
lines and enable them to develop
new capabilities:
— functional mobility. mobility does
not automatically involve a change
of position; it may also encompass
professional development through
the enrichment of skills, abilities and
knowledge;
— geographical mobility. this involves
moving employees to new cities or,
in the case of international mobility,
to another country;
— inter-company mobility. employees
move from one group entity to
another.
although the diversity of the group’s
businesses provides enormous scope for
career mobility, mobility decisions must
take account of employees’ individual
aspirations while ensuring that optimal
use is made of their existing skills.
thus, the group’s performance evaluation
framework encourages dialogue
between employees and managers as
a key prerequisite for career management.
more generally, the size, scale
and breadth of the group’s worldwide
operations provide ample opportunities
for career mobility. despite the impact
of the economic crisis, mobility opportunities
were provided for several thousand
employees in 2009.
a support framework has been developed
for expatriate managers in order
to facilitate cross-border mobility.
this comprises intercultural awareness
training, support for spouses seeking
employment, administrative assistance,
etc. in addition, an internal job vacancy
postings service (“e-jobs”) is also being
deployed at group level. the number of
job openings posted on e-jobs currently
stands at around one thousand across
france, italy and spain.
in other countries, particularly in
belgium, france and italy, the group
has put in place dedicated structures
(staff, training, information, etc.) to promote
career mobility.
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promoting diversity in all
its forms
the group has expanded rapidly into
new business lines and operating territories
in recent years. the group’s operating
structure reflects this evolution
and shows a balance across business
lines and geographic areas.
bnp paribas and its
commitment to diversity:
“the spirit of diversity”
with over 200,000 employees of more
than 160 nationalities across 80-plus
countries, bnP Paribas views employee
diversity both as a major strength for
“the bank for a changing world” and a
source of performance enhancement.
the group has a duty to be a standard
setter for corporate social responsibility.
bnP Paribas also believes that mixing
people from different backgrounds not
only helps to spur creativity and efficiency,
but also ensures that its organisation
mirrors the societies in which it operates.
to fulfil its corporate mission statement
as “the bank for a changing world”,
bnP Paribas has made a key investment
in promoting diversity. the group’s
diversity policy is coordinated by the
group’s executive management and
the executive committee. its overarching
purpose is to ensure non-discrimination.
the diversity policy provides a
common framework for the group. each
country has developed an individual diversity
policy which is designed to cater
to its specific legal, cultural and social
context. bnP Paribas published its first
diversity:
a patchwork
of local initiatives
throughout the world
diversity initiatives are being
pursued by group entities in a variety
of countries. in the united states,
bnp paribas’s subsidiaries in new
york have established a diversity
council which organises high-profile
initiatives such as diversity day
(scheduled for 28 october 2009).
in bahrain, gender equality is
a key element in diversity initiatives
and training efforts. in the united
kingdom, a Women’s internal
network has been established in
london and mirrors a similar group
initiative in France. in belgium,
fortis took steps to develop
a diversity policy as part of its
integration into the bnp paribas
group. A series of audits have been
performed and working groups
established.