1. United Nations Foundation
Interoffice Memorandum
Subject: BNP Paribas Brief
Date: December 4, 2014
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Background
The BNPParibasGroup wasfoundedonMay 23, 2000 withthe mergerbetweenBNPand
Paribas.BNPwas a Frenchbankfoundedin1848 andParibasan investmentbank(founded) in1872. The
mainheadquartersislocatedinPariswitha global headquartersinLondon.Rankedthe thirdlargest
bankin the worldin2012 by BloombergandForbes(measuredbytotal assets) BNPParibasisamajor
playerat the international level.Theircore businesseslie within: retailbanking,corporate&investment
banking andinvestmentsolutions.
Subsidiaries
Priorities
Corporate Social Responsibility4pillarsand12 commitments as a responsible bank:
EconomicResponsibility: steeringthe grouptoact as a responsiblebankbyremainingtrue to
primarymission:long-termservice toclients.Beingpreparedtotake risks,while ensuringclose risk
control.Followingastrictethical code.
Social Responsibility:treatingthe Group’s185,000 employeesinafair andloyal mannerand
engaginginseriousandmeaningful dialoguewithstaff andunionrepresentatives.Makingastrongand
consciouscommitmenttofosteringdiversityinall itsforms.Prioritizingredeploymentof existing staff
throughinternal jobmobilityandtraining.
CivicResponsibility: helpingtocombatsocial exclusionandpromote educationandculture.
Providingspecialassistance forunderprivilegedneighborhoodsandsensitive areas;microcreditand
supportfor charitable organizationsandsocial-economyenterprises.Corporate-philanthropyworkof
the BNP Paribas Foundation,whose initiativesencompasseducation,culture andresearch.Financial-
literacyprogramsto give asmany citizensabettergraspon moneymatters.
Environmental Responsibility: payingparticularattentiontothe directandindirectimpactson
the environmentfrombankingactivitiesaroundthe world.Setclearobjectivesforreducing
environmental impactof day-to-dayoperationssuchas reducingpaper consumption15% by 2015. BNP
ParibasFoundationresearchesprogramsthataimto expandhumanknowledge onclimate change and
to helpmanage the consequences.
12 Commitments

2. BNP Paribas Foundation
For more than 25 yearsthe BNP ParibasFoundationhascontinuouslyaffirmeditscommitmentto
Culture,Health,Education,Solidarity,andEnvironment.
 Culture:BNPParibasFoundationseesculture asasocial necessityanda factorin individual
and collectivegrowth. Theyhave alwaystakenupthe challengeof contemporaryartwhich
normallylackcorporate philanthropy-contemporarydance and the circus arts.
 Health: BNPParibasFoundationhas partnershipswithresearchcentersinSwitzerlandand
Australia, andthe CIB programme forHealthandMedical Researchin25 countries. Theyare
supportingscientistswhoare developingthe medicinesof tomorrow andfacilitatingmedical
researchand itsclinical applications.
 Education: BNPParibasFoundationisdeeply committedtoinvestingineducation.Ithas
alwayssoughtto supportinitiativestopromote knowledge transferandequal opportunities
indisadvantagedneighborhoods. The aimistohelpyoungstudents integrateandthrive as
part of the economicandsocial fabric,andto opendoorsto the worldof employment.
 Solidarity:Relationshipsbuiltonexchangesandproximitylieatthe heartof BNPParibas’
solidarity-focusedcorporate philanthropy. Integrationthrougheconomicdevelopment,
assistingpeopleexcludedfromthe labourmarkettosetup theirowncompanieswiththe
assistance of microcredit are the focusof thiscorporate philanthropy.
 Environment:Understandingthe factorsandpredictingthe consequencesforour
environmentandpopulationsare keychallenges.Thisknowledgewillenablescientists,
policymakers,industryand,more generally,everyone of ustomodifyourbehaviorsin
orderto limitthe impacton the climate.
Regionsof Operation(74 Countries)
Assetsand Funding(Asof September30 2014)
 Numberof Employees: 184,545
 Assetsundermanagement: $2,480.5 billion
 Revenues:$123.2 billion
 OperatingExpenses:19,522 millioneuros
 Gross Operatingincome:9,496 millioneuros
 Pre-tax Income:2,308 millioneuros
 LiquidityReserve:268 billioneuros
 #24 ForbesGlobal 2000
Board of Directors
Contact with UN Foundation
Kari-Anne Halisky(VicePresident):kari-anne.halisky@us.bnpparibas.com leadcontact
person:SusanMeyers
AdrienStern:adrien.stern@us.bnpparibas.com leadcontactperson:Asif Khan
Overlap withUNF

3.  Energyand Climate:
o BNPParibasranked#2 of 2014s greenestbanksbyBloomberg82.3/100
o BNPParibasFoundationprovides2.7millioneurosforfive new projectsdesignedto
advance climate research
o Sustainable andResponsible Investment:3billioneurosmanaged byBNPParibas
 Global Health:
o Supportingmedical research in20 countries
 Womenand Population:
o sponsorof Women’sEntrepreneurshipDay(WED)
o Signedthe Statementof Supportforthe Women’sEmpowermentPrinciples(WEP)
BNP Paribas and the UnitedNations:
BNPParibasaskedby UNIFEM(UnitedNationsDevelopmentFundforWomen) tosignthe CEO
Statementof Supportforthe Women'sEmpowermentPrinciples(WEP).BNPParibashasbeena
memberof the UnitedNationsGlobal Compactsince 2003.
BNPParibaswill be the exclusive bankingsponsorof the inaugural Women’sEntrepreneurshipDay
(WED),the world’slargestcelebrationof womeninnovatorsandjobcreatorsonNovember19,which
will launchatthe UnitedNationsinNewYorkand simultaneouslyin144 countries.
BNPParibashas launcheda ‘Rescue and Recover' fund,whichoffersGroupstaff the opportunityto
provide generoussupporttodisastervictims,whetherinthe formof rapidaid inan emergencysituation
or throughlong-termsupportforcharityorganizationsandNGOsworkingtocombat various‘forgotten'
humanitariancrisesaroundthe world. BNPParibaswill matcheverydonationmade byanyGroup
employeewithanequal sum.The fundsthuscollectedwill be passedonto three partner NGOs:leading
international humanitarianorganization CARE;the FrenchRedCross;and MédecinsSansFrontières
(DoctorswithoutBorders).

5. Bookmarks
Subsidiaries:
 BNPParibasFrance
 BNPParibasBulgaria
 Banque de Bretangne (France)
 BancWest
 BMCI (Morocco)
 BNP ParibasEgypt
 Banca Nazionale del Lavorro(Italy)
 Turk Ekonomi Bankasi (Turkey)
 BNPParibasFortis(Belgium,Germany,Poland,Turkey)
 BGL BNPParibas(Luxembourg)
 Sahara Bank (Libya)
 UkrSibbank(Ukraine)
 BCI Mer Rouge Dijibouti
 Banque de WallisetFutuna
 Banque Internationale pourle Commerce etI’lndustrie duSénégal
 Bank Gospodarki Zywnosciowej (Poland)
 AlfredBerg
 BNPParibasReal Estate
 BNPParibasArbitrage
 BNPParibasAssurances
 BNPParibasAssetManagement
 BNPParibasPrimebrokerag
 BNPParibasLeasingSolutions
 BNPParibasSecuritiesServices
 BNPWealthManagement
 Cetelem
 LaSer UK
 CortalConsors
 FundQuest
 SBI Life Insurance CompanyLimited
 GeojitBNPParibas
 L’AtelierBNPParibas
 CreationConsumerFinance
 Lafayette Services
 BNPParibasPersonal InvestorsLuxembourg

6.  SAIB-BNPParibasAssetManagement
12 Commitments:
1. Long-termfinancingforthe economy
2. Businessethics
3. A range of responsible products
4. Recruitmentandtraining
5. Diversity
6. Solidarity-basedemploymentmanagement
7. Effortsto combat exclusionandsupportsocial entrepreneurship
8. Corporate philanthropypolicyfocusedoneducation,health,cultureandsolidarity
9. Compliance withthe UN GuidingPrinciplesonHumanRights
10. Financingpolicycommitmentsinsensitive sectors
11. Reductioninthe environmental footprintassociatedwithourownoperations
12. Supportfor researchaimedatcombatingclimate change
Regionsof Operation
 North& SouthAmerica
o Argentina
o Brazil
o Canada
o Chile
o Colombia
o Guadeloupe-France
o FrenchGuiana
o Martinique-France
o Mexico
o Peru
o USA
o Venezuela
 Europe
o Austria
o Belgium
o Bulgaria
o Croatia
o CzechRepublic
o Denmark
o France
o Germany
o Greece
o Hungary

7. o Ireland
o Italy
o Luxembourg
o Norway
o Netherlands
o Poland
o Portugal
o Romania
o Russia
o Serbia
o Slovakia
o Spain
o Sweden
o Switzerland
o Turkey
o Ukraine
o UnitedKingdom
 Africa
o Algeria
o BurkinaFaso
o ComorosIslands
o Egypt
o ReunionIsland-France
o Gabon
o Guinea
o IvoryCoast
o Mali
o Morocco
o Senegal
o SouthAfrica
o Tunisia
 Middle East
o Bahrain
o Israel
o Kuwait
o Qatar
o Saudi Arabia
o UnitedArabEmirates
 AsiaPacific
o Australia
o China
o Hong Kong
o India
o Indonesia

8. o Japan
o Malaysia
o NewCaledonia-France
o NewZealand
o Philippines
o Singapore
o SouthKorea
o Taiwan
o Thailand
o Vietnam
o WallisandFutuna-France
Board of Directors:
 Baudouin Prot- Chairman
 Michel Pébereau- HonoraryChairman
 Jean-LaurentBonnafé- Chief ExecutiveOfficerandDirector
 Monique Cohen- Associate manageratAPAXFrance
 Pierre-André de Chalendar- ChairmanandChief Executive Officerof the Compagniede Saint-
Gobain
 Marion Guillou- Chairwomanof Agreenium
 DenisKessler- ChairmanandChief Executiveofficerof SCORSE
 Jean-FrancoisLepetit- Directorof companies
 Nicole Misson- Customeradvisor
 Thierry Mouchard- Administrativeassistant,customertransactionsdepartment
 Laurence Parisot- Vice Chairwomanof the ManagementBoardof IfopSA
 Daniela Schwazer- professorandresearcheratJohnsHopkinsUniversity
 Michel Tilmant- Manager of Strafinsprl (Belgium)
 Emiel Van Broekhoven- economist,honoraryprofessoratthe Univesityof Antwerp
 Jane FieldsWicker-Miurium- Cofounderandpartnerof Leaders’ Quest(UK)
 Philippe Bordenave- Chief OperatingOfficer
 Francois Villeroyde Galhau- chief operatingofficer
BNP Paribas Foundation:
Culture: Since itsinception,the BNPParibasFoundationhascontinuouslyaffirmeditscommitmentto
culture,whichitseesasa social necessityandafactorin individual andcollective growth. The BNP
ParibasFoundationhasalwaystakenupthe challenge of contemporaryart,choosingtosupportartistic
teamsindisciplinesthathave traditionallyreceivedlimitedsupportedfromcorporate philanthropy:
Contemporarydance andthe circus arts.
Health: The BNP ParibasFoundationissupportingscientistswhoare developingthe medicinesof
tomorrow,facilitatingthe workof researchersandphysiciansworkingonthe dual frontiersof medical

9. researchand itsclinical applications,improvingtheirdailylives,andmuchmore.Aspart of thisongoing
commitment,several initiativeshave emergedwithinthe BNPParibasGroup:partnershipswithresearch
centersinSwitzerlandandAustralia,andthe CIBprogramme for HealthandMedical Researchin25
countries.
Education: Thisknowledge economycannotfunctionwithoutsharing.Yetinequalitiesexist,andwhole
sectionsof the populationfindthemselvesexcludedfromthe knowledge revolution,due tolackof
access to qualityeducationoracalm environmentinwhichtopursue theirlearning.Thisiswhythe BNP
ParibasFoundationisdeeplycommittedtoinvestingineducation.Ithasalwayssoughtto support
initiativestopromote knowledge transferandequal opportunitiesindisadvantagedneighborhoods.
These actions,especiallyamongyoungpeople,aimtohelpthemintegrate andthrive aspartof the
economicandsocial fabric,andto opendoors to the worldof employment.
Solidarity:The BNPParibasFoundation’ssolidarityactionscontributetothe economicandsocial
developmentof countriesinwhichitoperates.Itdoesthiswithintegrationthrougheconomic
development,assistingpeople excludedfromthe labourmarkettosetuptheirowncompanieswiththe
assistance of microcredit.Meetingandsharing:relationshipsbuiltonexchangesandproximitylie atthe
heartof BNPParibas’solidarity-focusedcorporate philanthropy.Inresponse tothe growing
commitmentbyemployeestoactionsprovidingassistance andmutual aid,the BNPParibasFoundation
createdthe HelpingHandprojectto supportprojectswithwhichemployeesare involved.
Environment:Understandingthe factorsandpredictingthe consequencesforourenvironmentand
populationsare keychallenges.Thisknowledgewill enable scientists,policymakers,industryand,more
generally,everyone of ustomodifyourbehaviorsinorderto limitthe impactonthe climate.In
accordance withthe Group'scommitmentsinthe fightagainstclimate change,inearly2011 the BNP
ParibasFoundationlaunchedthe “Climate Initiative”programme inclose collaborationwiththe BNP
ParibasDelegationforCorporate Social Responsibility(CSR). BNPParibasrankedno.2 of the 2014
greenestbanksrankingsbyBloombergwithascore of 82.3/100