BNP PARIBAS 2020
ENGAGEMENT MANIFESTOBNP Paribas’ engagement with society is entering a new era.
Our society is evolving. Our future is full of opportunities,
but also of risks, principally due to rising inequalities andclimate change.
No country, business or individual can win in the long termin a world that loses. We firmly believe that collective
progress will be achieved only through growth that is bothsustainable and equitable.
As a major international company and financial services
group, we have the human, technological and financial
resources to push boundaries, to be part of the solution
and to take a leading role.
All over the world, our employees are contributing to thereal economy. They help individuals, businesses, community
organisations and institutions to succeed in their projects
and find tangible solutions to concrete problems.
It is on this basis that we will strengthen our commitment
to society, notably in line with the United Nations’ 17
Sustainable Development Goals.
We are transforming our operating model to be moredigital and more client-focused. This goes hand in handwith the strengthening of our positive role in society. Our
customers, employees, investors and partners as well as
NGOs and individual citizens all want and expect this fromus.
At the heart of our commitment there is a real ambition andkey imperative to corporate social responsibility, ethics,
diversity and inclusion, and promoting human rights inthe countries where we do business, whilst respecting
local legislation and cultures. We must respond withaudacity to the real expectations and expanding horizons
emerging in our society.

In order to achieve the required level of engagement,
we need to:-Collectively develop our ‘positive-impact’ culture, ourculture of diversity and inclusion, and our dialogue withsociety.
-Incorporate social and environmental responsibility morethoroughly into our operational processes and into theGroup’s major projects.
-Create new solutions and partnerships that enable us
to support our clients and have a positive impact on theworld around us.
-Establish specific ‘engagement objectives’ for each majorGroup entity and incorporate their contributions into theGroup’s overall CSR and diversity and inclusion goals.
Beyond this quest for excellence in all areas related toour engagement, we will support causes where we canhave major impacts. We will achieve this by aligning ourproducts and services, partnerships, employer behaviour,
procurement policies, community action, philanthropy,
staff-volunteering
initiatives
andintrapreneurialinitiatives.
-For climate: working with our customers and partners,
to accelerate energy transition by encouraging renewableenergies, energy efficiency, sustainable mobility and thecircular economy.
-For young people: promoting their inclusion in society
by encouraging projects that matter most to them and by
fostering intergenerational dialogue and solidarity.
-For entrepreneurs: encouraging people from diverse
backgrounds to create and develop businesses, andsupporting social and entrepreneurial innovation.
-For our local ecosystems: improving the urban, social andcultural environment in the regions where we do business.
Being the bank for a changing world means continuing to
improve the way we help our customers while contributing
to more sustainable and equitable growth.
Being the bank for a changing world means being a bankthat is committed to changing the world for a better
future.
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The bank
for a changing
world