536 2019 Universal registration document and annual financial report - BNP PARIBAS

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Our social responsibility: developing and engaging our people responsibly

COMMITMENT 4: PROMOTION OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace continue to be promoted thanks to initiatives implemented across the whole Group in line with the challenges of the Global agreement.

A SOLID FRAMEWORK, A MULTI-ACTOR COMMITMENT

An effective and cross-functional governance of diversity and inclusion

The Group s Diversity and Inclusion Committee has 40 members and meets twice a year. Similar committees exist in the different business lines and countries. The manager in charge of Group diversity and inclusion reports to the Head of Human Resources and is a member of the Strategic Committee of the Company Engagement.

Numerous and active employee networks

Internal employee networks continue to grow and strengthen their key role in promoting diversity and inclusion, raising awareness, acting as a conduit for information and a source of innovation. In 2019, over 25,000 employees from 49 countries came together to talk about topics as varied as professional equality, sexual orientation, inter-generational harmony, parenting, origins, disability, inter-faith dialogue and veterans.

The unflagging commitment of the Executive Management extends throughout the Group

The Group is working to implement SDG 5 of the United Nations to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. 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 diversity 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.

Promoting diversity and inclusion: a pillar of the Global Deal Global agreement

Built around the European agreement on gender equality in the workplace signed in September 2014, the measures promoting equal treatment during recruitment, training and professional development have been extended across all of the Group s business lines worldwide through the Global agreement.

COMMUNICATING, RAISING AWARENESS, TRAINING: MAINTAINING A CULTURE OF INCLUSION

Training, developing and mentoring

Awareness training and/or awareness-raising initiatives to promote diversity and fight discrimination are continuing in 64 countries representing more than 96% of the Social Reporting Headcount.

Some business lines are continuing to deploy their own programmes, such as French Retail Banking with the Treating all customers equally e-learning geared to all sales staff and their managers within the network.

In addition to training covering stereotypes and bias in many countries, the Group also rolled out a number of personal development programmes, including Active Inclusion , #WomengotTalent and Women in Business to facilitate more inclusive professional paths opportunities in the Group. In 2019, new initiatives were launched, such as the Women s Impact Program in Germany, RISE in the United Kingdom and Boost Her Career in French Retail Banking.

Communicating and raising awareness among employees and managers

Lectures, screenings, roundtables, performances, exhibitions, podcasts etc.: during the Diversity and Inclusion weeks, events organised by Human Resources and the employee networks bring together thousands of employees across the world. In an effort to be more inclusive and to reach as many employees as possible, these awareness-raising actions make good use of digital technology, taking advantage of more accessible formats (e.g. podcasts) and offering live streaming and replays. This major event was also a springboard for a podcast series titled In My Shoes , episodes of which are available on the Group intranet as well as on the Deezer and Spotify platforms; there were around 6,000 listens in 2019.

For the fourth consecutive year, BNP Paribas took part in the UN s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by issuing a worldwide press release.

OUTSTANDING INITIATIVES

Professional equality: developing and spotlighting women s careers

In 2019, confronting the challenges of reducing inequalities (UN Sustainable Development Goal 10), the Group makes professional equality a full-fledged part of its HR programmes and continues its efforts to make the business lines more balanced and to increase female representation in its governing bodies.