Humanitaire dates back 2013, and gives us the opportunity every year to enable employees to volunteer for charity work overseas. Under the scheme, they can make their contribution to solidarity projects in health, education, and entrepreneurship by donating their time. In 2017, four of our employees had the opportunity to undertake assignments that enabled them to provide their These solidarity events give our employees the input for construction and renovation projects alongside local opportunity to get involved with good causes communities. during working hours in ways that also help to build team cohesion. In Malaysia, for example, the BNPP AM teams get together every year to work for a good cause as part of a mutually supportive team building event. This year, the money raised was donated to the Victory Children & Youth refuge that helps the children of families facing major hardship. races for a long time, but I really wanted to get involved with a more hands-on project and immerse myself in a very different kind of ALL LOCAL in Andahuaylas Province another culture, meet some great people… And come home As part of the ‘Make a Change’ volunteer with an even more open mind.” programme in Asia, our teams based in Hong Kong went out into the streets to deliver food to NATHALIE RIBAUDEAU some of the city’s poorest people. Every year in Sales Assistant France, employees have the opportunity to vote for which charity races they would like BNPP AM to participate in by registering a team to represent the company. So in 2017, for example, 40 employees and their families competed in the Odysséa race to support cancer research. ACTING AS A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY 31