A corporate culture of openness and teamwork founded on shared values
In all its core businesses BNP Paribas aims to be a benchmark banking group, one that puts the customer at the centre of its interests while actively seeking to improve its capacity to generate profits.
Ever since it was created as the collective project of a group of men and women at the service of their customers and shareholders, “the bank for a changing world” has embraced four corporate values that together capture the essence of its approach to management and to business: customer focus, valuing people, risk-aware entrepreneurship, and leading by example.
“We believe that our values should be embraced by everyone in the Group and guide our daily actions, thus helping to motivate people and foster a sense of common purpose across the Group.”
Michel Pébereau, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Responsiveness
Swiftness in the assessment of new situations and developments, and in identifying opportunities and risks
Effective decision-making and action
Creativity
Encouraging initiative and new ideas
Recognising contributions
Commitment
Commitment to serving our customers and to collective accomplishment
Displaying exemplary conduct
Ambition
Rising to challenges, aspiring to leadership
Desire to win as a team, where the customer is the judge and jury
Diversity is central to our management approach. We have:
- 205,300 employees
- in 84 countries
- of 160 nationalities.
“Together, our differences make us stronger”
Respecting and promoting diversity among our staff is vital at “the bank for a changing world”.
BNP Paribas aims to mirror the society in which it operates and to reflect its customer base. Its blend of talents gives it the creativity and industriousness to drive performance improvement.
Non-discrimination is an essential prerequisite for the effective management of diversity, which is why the Group has identified discrimination as one of its 30 key operational risks.
Best Bank in Western Europe (Global Finance, 2011)
The top bank in the eurozone, 5th in the global banking industry, no. 1 in France, and 11th on the list of the world’s leading companies (‘Forbes Global 2000′ 2011)
Since our inception in 2000, the BNP Paribas Group has always been at the forefront of market developments in our 3 core businesses: Retail Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Investment Solutions.
In addition to being present in 84 countries around the world, we can boast a high degree of innovation competence with respect to new distribution channels and technologies.
The strategy of the BNP Paribas Group emphasises international development together with increased profitability. Even in a fickle economic climate, we have improved our competitive positions and strengthened our financial base, resulting in a consistently high return on capital.
Our results are the product of our dynamic and dedicated teams, our commitment to continuous improvement, our substantial and well-balanced portfolio supported by a strict monitoring policy, and our efforts to anticipate our customers’ needs and build long-term relationships with them.
>> Learn more about the long history of success of BNP Paribas.
Our commitments to our investors, customers and employees are underpinned by a set of shared values, which are embraced by our managers and staff alike, and which create a strong, stable corporate culture imbued with a spirit of openness and teamwork.
BNP Paribas now employs over 205,300 people worldwide. With 6,000 branches, we have one of the largest banking networks on the planet.
This spirit – which has permeated the Group’s entire history – inspires our corporate sponsorship efforts and the work of the BNP Paribas Foundation.
