2007 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

7 ClearlySOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATIONidentified operational challengesRaising awareness through internalcommunicationThe company takes a proactive approach to awareness-raising and hasmade ambitious commitments that are monitored on a quarterly basisusing a set of indicators. Company-wide agreements signed in 2006 and2007 are also monitored at regular intervals to ensure that they havebeen correctly applied.An internal diversity review was carried out in 2006, involving interviewswith more than 30 HR managers in France and abroad. The aim of thisreview was to (i) discover how the different BNP Paribas territories andentities view diversity; (ii) gain an insight into the various challengesand priorities of each of these territories and entities; (iii) assess thecurrent state of affairs; and (iv) identify best practices that can beshared across the Group. In recent years, English-speaking countries,for example, have been developing a range of endeavours in favour ofdiversity with particular attention to raising awareness through internalcommunication and training.Diversity is frequently discussed in internal paper, electronic and audiocommunications, which are widely disseminated throughout the Groupand easily accessible. The visuals used for external recruitment andcommunication campaigns also feature diversity so that visible minoritiesdo not feel that they cannot step forward.At Group level, information on diversity has been published on theintranet and in the weekly newsletter accessible to all employees.Topics have included news of the launch of the documentary Plafondde verre (the glass ceiling) sponsored by IMS, an association of Frenchcompanies – of which BNP Paribas is a member – that promotescorporate social responsibility; the results of the test performed onBNP Paribas recruitment processes by HALDE; and regular updateson Projet Banlieues, which addresses issues of employment and socialinclusion in France’s underprivileged suburbs. Several sites outside France,< Contents >in particular in London, in Canada and within Bank of the West, haveimplemented internal communication strategies underscoring theircommitment to diversity.Since October 2007, the recruitment page of BNP Paribas’ Frenchwebsite offers applicants a fuller presentation of the Group’s approachto diversity:http://recrutement.bnpparibas.com/fr/qui-sommes-nous/diversite.aspSpecial trainingDiversity and non-discrimination are frequently examined at conventionsfor senior executives, seminars and HR committee meetings.The diversity training module for the HR function was established on thebasis of a diagnostic review by IMS on recruitment methods. This reviewwas completed in 2007 and consisted of individual and group interviewswith more than 70 people within the Group, including recruitmentmanagers, individual managers and line managers.In France, training provided to almost 300 career and recruitmentmanagers focused on the analysis of stereotypes, the presentationof BNP Paribas’ diversity policy, and legal issues, in order to facilitatethe day-to-day management of non-discrimination. This training wasdesigned in conjunction with IMS and presented by external specialists:employment law experts, career management and diversity managersand an external consultant.As early as 2006, the Group held an international career managementseminar under the theme of “Managing Difference”. One hundred andeighty HR managers attended presentations on the Group’s diversitypolicy, and HR managers from countries with a long history of diversityand non-discrimination initiatives, notably the UK, the US, Hong Kongand Singapore, spoke about their experiences.12345678910112482007 Registration document - BNP PARIBAS