In practice that tends to mean a working culture that values teamwork in pursuit of shared goals, that constantly strives to exceed expectations and which recognises the contribution made by each individual within our business. It means an emphasis on collaboration, mutual support and a calm resolve to excel whatever the conditions.

The essence of our culture is encapsulated by our core behaviours – values and attitudes that we recognise as being fundamental both to our historic success and to our future strategy. They are:

• dare & share – dare to innovate, dare to challenge existing practices, cut across teams and business lines to communicate and share information
• push & pull – empower people to take initiative, lead change and foster accountability
• pride & passion – pride to work for a Bank that is moving forward, passion to work for our business

The sharing of information, skills and experience is vital to our culture of innovation, which drives our growth and gives us the confidence to be daring, to trust our own judgement and seize opportunities, whenever they appear.

Pulling together as one global team, sharing knowledge and best practice, equips us with the tools to perform at the very highest level. Our culture of teamwork and mutual collaboration is what fires our creativity and gives us the support we need to push each other and ourselves to deliver even more successful solutions for our clients.

We take pride in what we do, and we are proud of what we've achieved. We are passionate about our work and we maintain the highest principles of business ethics while continuing to strive for excellence in everything we do. 

Diversity

BNP Paribas CIB employs people from more than 50 countries and over 100 nationalities. Diversity, for us, is much more than a recruitment goal, or a policy; it's an essential part of who we are and why we're successful. We encourage all our people to make the most of what BNP Paribas CIB has to offer by taking advantage of opportunities whenever they occur. This has resulted in rich diversity within each of our offices and close working relationships between individuals, divisions and offices throughout our global network.

The wide variety of backgrounds of our people is both a source and a driver for greater creativity and knowledge and gives us a much greater pool of skills, talent and experience to draw upon. This enables us to better service the needs of our expanding and diverse client base, and ultimately deliver more successful solutions.

"Diversity is crucial to BNP Paribas' success in the global marketplace. As a global organisation, we are committed to maintaining a culture that enables us to attract, develop and retain the best talent. Our strategy is to integrate diversity within our business through both local and global initiatives including talent management, networking and specific diversity training and events. In both our business and our workforce, we see diversity as one of our greatest strengths."

Gill Somerset, Global Head of Diversity