La tablée des chefs130 employees of BNP Paribas volunteered for a charity event organized at the Jean Talon market (Montreal, Canada) by « La tablée des chefs », a social organization and a key driver for Chefs, cooks and pastry cooks social engagement in Quebec.

For half a day, 265 food portions were prepared and donated to the “Maisonnette des Parents” in favor of needy families living in the Rosemont – Petite Patrie disctrict of Montreal, enabling several families to eat a healthy dish, cooked locally with quality ingredients.

At a time when companies are even more solicited by social communities, BNP Paribas is proud to be engaged in charities and to contribute to the development of its local environment.

This event was organized as part of the Group CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) strategy. Earlier this year, the BNP Paribas employees devoted part of their time to the Quebec Society for handicapped children, the Friends of the Moutain organization and to the food bank Moisson Montréal.

photo: Dominick Gravel, http://www.dkgphoto.comFor the 5th consecutive year, BNP Paribas was a major partner of this international event

Considered as one of the main forum for discussion in North America, the international economic forum of the Americas in Montreal gathered from June 9 to 12 key 3000 actors in the business and political communities across the 5 continents. Based on the main theme “The foundation for the next era of growth”, debates dealt with economy, energy and international trade.

Many top notch players took the floor at breakfasts, plenary sessions or forum including Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of the Republic of Iceland.

To get more information on the international economic forum of the Americas, please click here

Armand FrappierBNP Paribas is a long-standing partner of the Armand-Frappier Institute. It recently allocated 10 grants to INRS students, which will enable them to attend congresses of the International Union of Microbiological Societies. These global events will take place this summer in Montreal. It will gather experts in microbiology from the world over, including researchers from the Institut Pasteur International network.

“We are very proud to contribute to the broad reach of young researchers in microbiology of the INRS, Sauveur Menella, Vice-President, Head of communications at BNP Paribas in Canada, underlines. By supporting researchers’ greatness, we participate in building a better future for our society”, he adds.

“These congresses represent a unique occasion for these young grand holders to exchange on the latest developments and perspective in microbiology with the sector’s big names coming from all over the world”, Professor Pierre Talbot, president of the National Organizing Committee and lecturer at the INRS, mentions.

This involvement in the Armand Frappier Institute reflects the Global Corporate and Social responsibility (CSR) policy of the Group. BNP Paribas is indeed strongly connected to medical research through its partnership with the Pasteur Institute which is present in Canada via the Armand Frappier Institute.

IMG_0840Last week end, Canada defeated Serbia 3-1 in a first-round world Group II tie. The sport center Claude Robillard in Montreal was packed and sold out for the entire event.

As the main sponsor of Tennis, and conscious of its role and responsibilities in the Canadian society, BNP Paribas took advantage of the Fed Cup to invite children affected by a tragic fire that arose in Saint Lambert, in the vicinity of Montreal, on Monday, December 23, 2013.

The Canadian team led by Eugénie Bouchard will confront Slovakia, the 5th best team in the tournament on April 19 and 20. The Canadian players will have the benefit of playing at home. The final selection of the city chosen to host the matches will be defined in March. Montreal, Québec and Vancouver are the favourite ones.

Economic-outlookFor the second year in a row, BNP Paribas’ Chief economist Julia Coronado was invited to share views on the world economy at the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto.

On this occasion, the club invited 5 chief economists from Canada’s largest banks as well as Julia Coronado. It is worth noted that BNP Paribas was the sole foreign bank present at this prestigious event.

During two hours, the speakers shared their views on many domestic, regional and international topics. Julia Coronado’s intervention was mainly focused on the global economy, especially on the growth perspectives in US and Europe.

Shortly after this round table, Julia Coronado went to BNN television channel’s studios, where she expressed her views on the FED strategy and its potential actions in the short and medium terms, as well as on the US and European Union economic outlook in 2014. The full interview is available by clicking here

Montbrial2On November 2013, Thierry de Montbrial (Center of the picture), president of the French Institute of International Relations in Montreal, was keynote speaker at two conferences organised by the UQAM University and the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. He completed his roadshow in Canada with an exclusive breakfast discussion on BNP Paribas’ premises.

Montbrial1Before 30 representatives of embassies, consulates and companies, Thierry de Montbrial answered various questions related to the recent free trade agreement between Europe and Canada, business intelligence or the rise of China in the international system .

This event was organized in cooperation with the “Leaders  for the Next Economy”, which brings together young professional executives engaged  in building the economic future of Quebec and Canada on the international scene  to discuss on the latest trends in finance, natural resources, sustainable  development and international trade.

About Thierry de Montbrial

Thierry de Montbrial is President of the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri), which he founded in 1979. He is Professor Emeritus at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. In 2008, he launched the World Policy Conference. He has been a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques of the Institut de France since 1992, and is a member of a number of foreign Academies including the Russian Academy of Sciences.

He serves on the board or advisory board of a number of international companies and institutions.

Thierry de Montbrial chaired the Department of Economics at the Ecole Polytechnique from 1974 to 1992. He was the first Chairman of the Foundation for Strategic Research (1993-2001). Entrusted with the creation of the Policy Planning Staff (Centre d’Analyse et de Prévision) at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was its first director (1973-1979).

He has authored seventeen books, several of them translated in various languages, including Action and Reaction in the World System – The Dynamics of Economic and Political Power (UBC Press, Vancouver, Toronto, 2013)

He is a Commandeur of the Légion d’honneur, Grand Officier of the ordre national du Mérite and has been awarded other state honors by the French and several foreign governments.

Thierry de Montbrial is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Mines, and received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.

At this year-end, BNP Paribas has decided to support one of its employees, Nicolas Jean, in a mission in the region of Miragoâne in Haïti. During one week, Nicolas will meet several local organizations. He will set up refresher courses in accounting and training sessions on accounting tools, will suggest adjustments in their governance and support the managers in the set-up of management systems.

This mission will be followed by a long-term remote support and will enable these organizations to develop their activity in a more efficient way.

“CPA Sans Frontières” is a non-profit-making organization gathering members of the “Ordre des CPA” (Order of chartered professional accountants in Quebec). It is sponsored by the “Ordre des CPA” and “Terres Sans Frontières” (Earth Without Borders). It aims at contributing to the sustainable growth of developing countries and intervenes in the fields of accounting, management and governance.

This voluntary work fits into the CSR actions supported by the Group.

Photo credit : CPA Sans Frontières – Jacqueline-Lessard Orphanage, Croix-des-Bouquets, Haïti. May 2013

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 At a cocktail organized by the Armand Frappier Institute, BNP Paribas in Canada awarded Jean-Christophe Simard (right side of the picture), a PhD student in virology and immunology, with an excellence grant. This grant enabled him to participate in the 15th International Congress of Immunology-ICI 2013 in Milan, Italy.

BNP Paribas is strongly involved in the healthcare and research fields through its global partnership with the Pasteur Institute, which is present in Canada via the Armand Frappier Institute.

According to Sauveur Menella, Head of Communications and CSR at BNP Paribas (Canada), “BNP Paribas is a major economic player on a global scale. It remains close to its clients, partners and employees and has a strong and responsible stake in the society. In Canada, BNP Paribas is proud to sponsor research programs on health care, an area in which the Group is strongly involved.”

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BNP Paribas (Canada) announced early July that it will contribute $40,000 to the emergency fund operated by the Canadian Red Cross to assist residents of Calgary and surrounding communities stricken by the flooding that has devastated large areas of Southern  Alberta in June and July.

To read the press release announcing BNP Paribas’ assistance to Alberta residents, click here

The « Murmure du coquelicot » (The poppy red’s whisper), a play directed by Sébastien Soldevilla and featuring Rémy Girard, will be presented by BNP Paribas throughout the 2013-2014 season.

For the third season, BNP Paribas will get involved in a play at the TNM, after having presented Le roi Lear (King Lear) in 2012, and le Dieu du carnage (God of Carnage) in 2010.

The poppy red’s whisper has been authored by Sébastien Soldevilla, co-founder of the doigts de la main (The Hand’s seven fingers), a company that took center stage in the circus industry for its original acrobatic creations. In this play, an actor is reluctantly carried away by a fascinating delirium as he takes an audition to play his own life’s role.

The poppy red’s whisper will be played at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, downtown Montreal from September 17 to October 12, 2013. BNP Paribas is aware of its role and responsibilities in the Canadian society and is proud to support the Montreal’s cultural community by renewing this partnership with the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde.