Closeup on the highlights of the 2024 edition
The seventh edition of ChangeNOW was held from 25 to 27 March 2024 and marked a turning point with an unparalleled audience of 35,000 participants. During these three days of activities, participants discovered 1,000 solutions, listened to more than 500 speakers, attended entrepreneurs’ pitches, took part in workshops, and listened to thousands of transition players.
Highlights included:
- The first European debate dedicated to the environmental and social transition organised in partnership with France Info, the YouTuber Gaspard G and Quotaclimat. The main candidates for European elections and their representatives debated for two hours on several themes, including farming, water, fossil fuels, etc.
- The CDP Awards Europe 2024 and the “Prix de l’Entrepreneur Environnemental et Social 2024” ceremonies.
- The launch of the new IMPACT40/120 index, which cast a spotlight on the 40 impact companies most likely to become impact unicorns and the 120 impact companies to keep a close eye on and to support in their acceleration.
- A programme co-organised with YouTube that brought together 25 content creators (representing more than 54 million subscribers) to raise their awareness.
BNP Paribas was present to support the transition players
Biodiversity, financing of the transition, supporting impact start-ups… BNP Paribas took part in discussions around these key issues along with other transition players, as well as with students and interns of the Group and start-ups.
Discover the solutions and companies supported by BNP Paribas in videos
Our content on social networks in partnership with Mediasphere has generated with a total of 105,000 views on our videos!
- Take a look at our conversation with Marius Hemlot, CEO and co-founder of Le Pavé®, which specialises in transforming plastic waste into eco-construction materials.
- Maha Keramane, Head of the BNP Paribas Positive Impact Business Accelerator (PIBA), spoke to us about her job and BNP Paribas’ role in financing and supporting impact start-ups.
Our experts and partner start-ups take the floor
Antoine Sire, Head of Company Engagement at BNP Paribas, took part in a round table on the role of financial institutions to discuss the challenges and opportunities of sustainable finance and the shifts needed to accelerate the transition.