Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Best Company for Diversity and Inclusion (end-user)—BNP Paribas

For BNP Paribas, it’s not a matter of whether it will achieve its diversity goals—it’s a matter of when. “We recognized diversity and inclusion as being core to our success quite a few years ago,” explains Vinay Kapoor, head of diversity and inclusion, Americas, for the French bank, adding that BNP Paribas “identified it as one of our 30 key operational risks.”

Working toward equality is daunting and Kapoor admits that progress is slow. “These organizations [within financial services] have been