ACTIVITY REPORT 2021 A YEAR OF COMMITMENTS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS CREATION BRED is committed to entrepreneurs by supporting Adie, an association specialised in assisted microcredit, and its Créadie award. Each year, this competition rewards and promotes the outstanding projects of SPONSORSHIP PARTNERSHIP micro entrepreneurs, honouring people who 10 YEARS’ SUPPORT FOR BRED AND THE ORCHESTRE contribute to local economic development. HABITAT ET HUMANISME IDF DE PARIS In June 2021 , six entrepreneurs supported by Adie were rewarded by BRED in mainland For 10 years, BRED has been a sponsor of BRED has renewed its support for the France and the French overseas territories. In the association Habitat et Humanisme Île-de-Orchestre de Paris, which has been working Martinique, the winners took part in a training France, and is supporting the fourth Heure in hospitals for ten years via the Musique Santécourse entitled “How to be an entrepreneur” Solidaire (solidarity hour) project to facilitateassociation. It offers musical activities at patients’that helps them to finalise their business access to housing for families and persons inbedsides in the form of musical moments suitedcreation project. precarious situations. to the condition of each patient. EXCELLENCE DYNAMISM FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP A FOUNDATION THAT WITH HEC STAND UP CONTRIBUTES TO THE DEVELOPMENT 300 women received training in entrepre- OF LOCAL SKILLS neurship in Martinique, Guadeloupe and Réunion, in connection with an excellence In May 2021 , Banque Calédonienne d’Investis- training programme developed by HEC that sement, a BRED subsidiary, created a corporate BRED has been involved in since 2018. foundation. Its mission is to enable talented New Caledonians to take an excellence course in mainland France by providing financial sup- port. The aim of this initiative: to develop the skills and experience required to take part in developing and building the New Caledonia of the future. 8 dlrow eht ot nepO sthgilhgih dna sseccuS