2020 Universal registration document and annual financial report - BNP PARIBAS 569

7 A COMMITTED BANK: INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL,

CIVIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY OF BNP PARIBAS

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Our social responsibility: developing and engaging our people responsibly

OUTSTANDING INITIATIVES

Achievement of HeForShe objectives

In March 2018, Jean-Laurent Bonnafé became a Thematic Champion of the HeForShe programme. Within the organisation, he has committed to implementing concrete solutions to promote gender balance in business lines that are often dominated by one gender, such as women in Human Resources and men in Global Markets. Outside the organisation, he has committed to supporting female entrepreneurs who are working to develop renewable energy solutions in Africa (see Commitment 1

Supporting female entrepreneurship). The Group now has achieved the objectives set as part of this three-year partnership (see chapter 7.6 2020 Results Our employees).

A real launch pad, HeForShe has initiated a new approach to progress on gender diversity issues throughout the Group, in particular thanks to the Nudge methodology. Building on this momentum, the Group s IT is launching the IT gender balance programme, an ambitious initiative: to have an additional 1,000 women by 2024, from 32% to 37% of women in this field, which will strengthen the Group s lead compared to other companies in the sector.

Professional equality: developing and spotlighting women s careers

BNP Paribas fully incorporates the issue of professional equality into its HR programmes and continues its efforts in terms of gender diversity and representation of women, for shared governance.

The Group is a longstanding partner of the Women s Forum and was elected to the Strategic Committee in May 2018. In 2020, BNP Paribas was actively involved in 5 Daring Circles discussion and action circles bringing together different stakeholders. They enabled significant progress, such as the signing of the Charter for the Contribution of Women in the Fight against Climate Change. The Group contributes to the report of the Women s Forum submitted to the French Government in the context of the 2020 law on the economic emancipation of women. It is particularly involved in circles dedicated to the roles of women in artificial intelligence and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

In France, the Digital Ladies & Allies initiative of BNP Paribas organises intergenerational events Women & Girls In Tech to encourage female employees and young people around them to discover digital jobs. This is an opportunity to meet female role models in the new technologies sector, share a fun intergenerational experience and build their professional future by discovering the internal training offered on these topics.

According to the members of the Executive Committee, 2020 marks the extension of the #JamaisSansElles Charter to the Top 100 Executive Managers in 14 countries. They thus individually commit to no longer participate in forums, round tables, panels open to the public or juries with at least three speakers that would not include the participation of at least one woman. This step makes BNP Paribas the first CAC 40 company, and the first company in the financial services industry, to sign this charter and bring its entire Top Management together to back this cause.