2012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP Paribas

A RESPONSIBLE BANK: INFORMATION ON BNP PARIBAS’ ECONOMIC,SOCIAL, CIVIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY“Civic” responsibility: helping to combat social exclusion and promoting education and culture7■ The Initiative France network finances and fosters the creation andturnaround of businesses in France, and whose innovative businessstart-up platforms are now supported by BNP Paribas and itsFoundation.■ PlaNet Finance France, and its “ Entreprendre en Banlieue” programme,finances the PlaNet ADAM associations (Associations de Détectionet d’Accompagnement des Microentrepreneurs). The BNP ParibasFoundation supports three of these associations, in Bobigny (93),Vaulx-en-Velin (69) and Saint-Quentin (02). Financités is a solidaritybasedventure capital company which makes social investments tosupport entrepreneurs in underserved urban districts; BNP Paribashas contributed EUR 1 million in equity financing.■ BNP Paribas also supports Business Angels des Cités, with acontribution of EUR 1 million. This socially responsible investment fundinvests in companies that create jobs in economically underprivilegedurban districts and/or whose manager is an entrepreneur who has longbeen based in one of these districts.2012 also saw the joint signature of the “Business & TerritoryCharter” by BNP Paribas Securities Services and the Town ofPantin, in Seine-Saint-Denis. This agreement gives a contractualfooting to the three-year commitments made by BNP ParibasSecurities Services to reinforce its involvement in the Commune ofPantin via a variety of initiatives for jobs, training, outsourcing, etc.Supporting educationBNP Paribas believes that education and the sharing of knowledge arefactors in greater equality of opportunity. The BNP Paribas Foundation,which has been supporting key players in education for around twentyyears, has constantly stepped up its commitment, notably with the 2010launch of Odyssée Jeunes, an innovative programme that helps to financeschool trips. The project has a budget of EUR 6 million over five years andis run in partnership with the Seine-Saint-Denis departmental authorities.In addition, the BNP Paribas Foundation wished, on the twentiethanniversary of Afev (Association de la Fondation étudiante pour la ville (1) ),to mark its longstanding commitment to this association, which it hassupported since 1994 (more than EUR 1 million contributed in 18 years).A reportage by photographer Peter Marlowe, of the Magnum agency,showing volunteer students paired with school children, led to a majortravelling exhibition, “Regard sur les 20 ans de l’Afev”, which visited31 towns in France.In the 2011-2012 academic year, close to 7,300 young peopleaged 5 to 18 years benefited from two hours a week one-to-oneeducational support in France, thanks to Afev.19,000 pupils from 125 educational establishments went onschool trips to 22 countries, with their travel costs cut by morethan 50%.BNP Paribas also stepped up its efforts on behalf of schools inunderprivileged urban areas, to which the apprenticeship tax is paid.Thus, more than EUR 4 million was paid to around 100 institutionsthroughout France in five years.Finally, BNP Paribas is a loyal and involved partner to six IEPs (Institutsd’Etudes Politiques – Lille, Aix, Lyon, Rennes, Strasbourg, Toulouse). Eachyear, it helps 1,200 pupils from deprived areas to prepare for the commonentrance exam for these grandes écoles and pays EUR 60,000 a year tothe IEPs via its retail banks in France.Supporting local initiativesBNP Paribas’ corporate philanthropy is centred on local contacts andexchange, as reflected in the “local initiatives” part of Projet Banlieues,which has supported more than 270 local associations since 2006, viathe Group’s Foundation, branch network and employees.All projects supported are driven by non-profit associations and aimto improve the circumstances of the underprivileged via education,professional training and cooperation. Actions supported fit into the dailylife of the area and address well identified issues specific to that areaand linked to the environment or the local population.(1) Since it was set up in 1992, Afev has been providing individual support to youngpeople from less advantaged districts. Throughout the school year, volunteerstudents spend two hours a week helping children and young people (aged 5 to 18)who are having difficulty with their education.7(1) Since it was set up in 1992, Afev has been providing individual support to young people from less advantaged districts. Throughout the school year, volunteer students spend twohours a week helping children and young people (aged 5 to 18) who are having difficulty with their education.2012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP PARIBAS 405