2012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP Paribas

A RESPONSIBLE BANK: INFORMATION ON BNP PARIBAS’ ECONOMIC,SOCIAL, CIVIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITYSocial responsibility: pursuing a committed and fair human resources policy7DIVERSITYWITHIN THE GROUPAnother way to make BNP Paribas staff proud to belong to the Groupis by showing its commitment to promoting diversity. BNP Paribas’diversity policy is based on one key principle: valuing each individual andrespecting all differences through Group and local diversity initiatives.To achieve this objective, the Group must prevent risks and combatdiscrimination, while respecting each country’s laws and cultures. Aspart of the Group commitment, communicated to all staff in 2007,discrimination was defined as one of 30 major operational risks.➤ BREAKDOWN OF THE GROUP WORKFORCE BY AGE AND GENDER*65 et plus60 à 64Women: 96,07853%261 2382,008 2,566Men: 87,62147%55 à 5950 à 5445 à 4940 à 448,1739,3299,43010,8839,5839,7849,27810,95335 à 3915,27014,25630 à 3419,01915,82825 à 2915,98612,104- de 25* Physical headcount taking into account 95% of Group headcount.5,6723,049The average age of Group employees is 40.1 years and their length of service is 11.8 years.The Group’s age structure remains balanced overall. The younger age groups are predominant in most of the Group’s divisions, while Group’s retailbanking operations in Western Europe are predominantly comprised of older employees. This diversity requires specific policies to be defined locallydepending on the issues.7Diversity in executive bodiesBoard of DirectorsAt 31 December 2012, women made up 35.7% of the 14 membersof the Board of Directors elected by shareholders. The Board alsohas two Directors elected by employees, one of whom is a woman.Executive CommitteeIn 2012, one woman - Marie-Claire Capobianco - and three non-French people sat on the Executive Committee, and so non-Frenchpeople made up 16.7% of the committee.The Group’s 100 top executive managers (known as the “G100”group) now include people from eight nationalities, 11 womenand 23 non-French people. They work in 14 different countries.Women and international representation in Senior Management (1)At end-2012, the target of having women make up 20% of theGroup’s Senior Managers was reached.Given that gender diversity enhances corporate effectiveness,Baudouin Prot made a commitment in 2009 that at least 20%of the Group’s Senior Managers would be women by the end of2012, as opposed to 16% in 2009. The target was reached, andExecutive Management has just set a new target of 25% womenSenior Managers by end-2014.The composition of Senior Management reflects the Group’sincreasingly international dimension with 52 nationalitiesrepresented in 59 countries and 38% of Senior Managers beingnon-French.(1) The Group’s Senior Management consists of staff occupying the 2,200 positions regarded by Executive Committees in all business lines / operating entities / Group functions ashaving the greatest impact in strategic, commercial, functional and expertise terms.2012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP PARIBAS 395