At BNPP AM, the Group commitment to Diversity and Inclusion is a strategic priority central to our new corporate culture. BNPP AM employees are encouraged to take part in the Diversity events hosted in a number of our locations, and which range from dedicated week-long events to other shorter initiatives, including conferences in London, shows in France and ... by continuing the digital acculturation of our teams. In 2017, cookery events in Asia. IT (Information Technology) created the Change Angels community Promoting more women to management positions to support and facilitate everyday tasks for those employees is a major challenge for us as a company. The impacted by the digitalisation of our business activities. gender balance within our business was 43% Around 40 volunteers worldwide are involved in this initiative, women/57% men at the end of 2017, with women which is an important part of our company transformation. occupying 15% of senior management positions. A 100% Agile method. During 2017, we renewed our agreement with the trade union organisations to encourage and facilitate a further improvement in workplace gender balance. We are, for example, offering bespoke personal development plans for women working towards team management posts. A number of female managers from a range of European countries have taken part in the UK/ US Women in Leadership support programme, while others have engaged with a programme designed to prepare them for directorships in responsible investment companies. A training course held in London provided several women Every year, BNPP AM measures the commitment of its employees employees with the opportunity to stand by conducting an annual survey. In 2017, 70% of employees in back and consider their career development. 20 countries responded to the survey; 74% of them said they We continue to extend teleworking to all approved of the way in which BNPP AM exercises its social and employees (in France, two-thirds of teleworking staff are women) and we organise meetings environmental responsibility, and delivers on its commitments structured around “Maternity and career as a responsible asset manager (up 2% on 2016). 74% also said development”. We also provide nursery places, they approved of their working environment in terms of Diversity giving preference to women managers. In many and Inclusivity*. countries, we extend our commitment to creating In 2017, an ambitious and far-reaching in-house training programme an improved work/life balance by inviting the was rolled out for all employees worldwide. As a result, everyone children of employees to take part in Parenting has taken part in a ‘culture and brand’ workshop session to learn days designed to give them the opportunity to more about the history and culture of our company and to become see for themselves where their parents work. its best ambassadors. * Source: Global People Survey (GPS) 2017 and 2016 30