Focus on Local Communities
BNP Paribas’ UK Community and Charity Programme participates in a range of educational, environmental and community regeneration schemes to support local disadvantaged neighbourhoods, notably in North West London. BNP Paribas partners with charities to deliver this support, including:
- Vital Regeneration – a charity working to transform London’s deprived neighbourhoods through social, environmental and economic programmes
- Royal Parks Foundation – a charity responsible for fundraising for London’s Royal Parks that are areas of significant ecological importance for the capital
- Will to Win – an organisation that delivers children’s tennis coaching in London to those who would not normally have access to the sport
- Westminster Education Business Partnerships - an organisation that brokers relationships between Westminster’s businesses and schools.
Additionally, the BNP Paribas Foundation is providing three years’ funding to ‘Rise Up’, a programme that helps students at risk of dropping out of the education system.
BNP Paribas manages a ‘UK Charity of the Year’ programme enabling employees to vote for a charity of their choice.
The bank’s UK subsidiaries also run a number of other charitable initiatives including conservation projects in the City (BNP Paribas Real Estate UK) and supporting the homeless (BNP Paribas Securities Services).
An Active Supporter of the Arts
BNP Paribas is a committed supporter of the arts in the UK and has sponsored four major exhibitions between 2009-2012, culminating in the sponsorship of “David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture” (21 January – 9 April 2012), which has been one of the most successful exhibitions ever staged at the Royal Academy of Arts.
- David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture - Royal Academy of Arts, 21 January – 9 April 2012
- Women Changing India - The Saatchi Gallery - a photographic exhibition to celebrate BNP Paribas’ 150 years in India at The Saatchi Gallery, 15-29 September 2010
- Miro, Calder, Giacometti, Braque: Aime Maeght and his Artists - The Royal Academy of Arts, 4 October 2008 – 2 January 2009
- Wild Thing: Epstein, Gaudier-Brzeska, Gill - The Royal Academy of Arts,
24 October 2009 – 24 January 2010
BNP Paribas, an active corporate patron the world over
Through its various foundations and thanks to the involvement of its employees, BNP Paribas supports numerous projects in the areas of culture, solidarity, education, health and the environment.
BNP Paribas Corporate Philanthropy ensures the overall coherence and effectiveness of the sponsorship programs that the bank conducts around the world. This policy is managed by the BNP Paribas Foundation, an active patron since 1984.
