Global Goals Week: An international gathering to reach the Sustainable Development Goals

BNP Paribas is aware that these goals will be achieved through a joint effort and with an alliance and collaboration between all stakeholders. The group will therefore take part in many major events during this week :

• Financing Sustainable Landscapes : Global Challenges and Opportunities

On 25 September, Laurence Pessez, head of CSR at BNP Paribas, will take part in the conference organised by UNEP on sustainable-development challenges for emerging countries. The event will consider how new financing models like the Tropical Landscape Finance Facility (TLFF) could be used to ensure both economic development and protection of local ecosystems.

On 26 September, Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, the Group's Director and CEO, will co-lead a round table on future energy financing and tomorrow's energy accessibility in the presence of many heads of state and global company directors.

Following the Bloomberg Global Business Forum, the second edition of the One Planet Summit will take place in the presence of French president Emmanuel Macron. It will be a chance to take stock of the twelve actions that began in 2017 at the Paris summit to tackle climate change.

As a HeForSheThematic Champion, Jean-Laurent Bonnafé will take part in the HeForShe summit on 26 September, organised by UN Women. This will be a day of discussions on innovative practices and concrete solutions to promote gender equality.

• Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge

On 26 September, Jean-Laurent Bonnafé will sign the Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge, alongside all the other partners of this initiative. This undertaking encourages states and the private sector to withdraw from financing and insuring the tobacco industry. In 2017, BNP Paribas announced it would stop its business activities in financing and investment in the tobacco industry. The Group is a founding member of this movement.