BNP Paribas has just created BNP Paribas Foundation Portugal, its 14th foundation worldwide, celebrating 40 years of the bank in Portugal. This foundation will consolidate all the company’s charitable work in the country around a single goal: to help society grow inclusively and to protect the environment.
This year, the foundation is investing €1.5 million in research projects that address climate change and its effects on marine life. These two projects were chosen from 163 worldwide suggestions:
- Ocean Path – Gulf of Guinea: This project will create a safe pathway for blue sharks, mako sharks, and cetaceans, using 3D technology to track their movements.
- Show-IT – Bull Shark: This project analyzes how ocean warming affects the growth of young bull sharks, helping to protect marine areas.
The foundation will focus primarily on these three areas:
- Helping People: Integrating youth, women, and migrants into the labor market, ensuring their inclusion in society.
- Saving Nature: Working on the preservation of the Atlantic Ocean and its creatures.
- Arts and Culture: Supporting underrepresented artists and ensuring everyone can enjoy cultural events.
Luciana Peres, who leads BNP Paribas Foundation Portugal, stated that they want to work with workers, clients, schools, and partners long-term to make a real difference in society, the environment, and the arts. The foundation's motto, Empowering those who act! reflects the commitment to collaboration, knowledge sharing, and promoting meaningful change.
Anne Pointet, responsible for corporate engagement at BNP Paribas Group, stated that this foundation is aligned with the charitable work that the entire group has been doing over the years. Isabelle Giordano emphasized that Portugal is extremely important in the network of BNP Paribas foundations.
The foundation will use what the main BNP Paribas foundation and local charitable programs have learned to start projects between 2026 and 2028. These projects will combine helping people, saving marine life, and reviving culture.
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