With the support of Emporiki Bank and the participation of its summer camp (“Happy Village”) team of pedagogues, an innovative environmental action organised by the 1st Directorate of Primary Education of Athens (Environmental Education Office) and based on “The Immigration of living organisms” educational program by the “Friends of Goulandris Natural History Museum” Association has been completed successfully.

This multidimensional action took place with the participation of 300 students of 5th and 6th grade classes from ten Primary Schools of Athens, in the framework of the current school year annual environmental program. The objective was to raise awareness of the students about the wider meaning of “immigration”.

In a particularly interesting and interactive way, all students were asked in the first place to observe the struggle for survival, as it is expressed through the migration of several living organisms within the natural environment and connect it with the phenomenon of the populations´ immigration, seeking for better living conditions within the social environment. On March 9th, a special closing event took place at Technopolis of Athens, which marked the end of this action and gave the students the opportunity to present, with the support of their teachers, excellent artistic creations, inspired by the meaning of immigration.

For the organisation and the development of this action, many parties collaborated, such as the “Happy Village” summer camp pedagogical team, the Environmental Education Office of the 1st Directorate of Primary Education of Athens and the teachers of the ten Primary Schools of Athens. Emporiki Bank undertook the overall support of this project, offering also to the ten Primary Schools´ libraries a series of environmental books for children as well as the "Greek Wetlands" publication of Emporiki Bank.

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Emporiki Bank Group

Emporiki Bank is member of Crédit Agricole, leader in Universal Customer-Focused Banking in France and one of the major banking groups in Europe, with 160,000 employees, 54 million customers and 11,500 branches in 70 countries.

Emporiki Bank has taken a significant hand in the Greek economy for more than 100 years, constituting a reliable partner of domestic households and businesses. Today Emporiki Bank Group employs approximately 5.100 people and has 312 branches and 11 business centers throughout Greece, along with a growing international retail network via the Group’s subsidiaries in Cyprus, Albania, Romania and Bulgaria.

Emporiki Bank, via its wide branch network, which is being upgraded according to the high standards of a new, modern retail branch model, and having the significant know-how and support of its parent company, offers a wide range of innovative products and services covering the current saving, financing and investment needs of its customers in Greece and abroad, where both Emporiki and Crédit Agricole are present.

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Crédit Agricole Group

Crédit Agricole Group is market leader in full-service retail banking in France and one of the largest banks in Europe.

With operations in 70 countries, Crédit Agricole Group is a leading partner in supporting clients with their projects in all areas of retail banking and associated specialised business lines: day-to-day banking, savings, home and consumer loans, insurance, private banking, asset management, leasing and factoring, and corporate and investment banking.

On the strength of its cooperative and mutualist foundations, Crédit Agricole Group's expansion is based on balanced growth serving the real economy and respecting the interests of its 54 million customers, 1.2 million shareholders, 6.5 million mutual shareholders and 160,000 employees.

Crédit Agricole is included in the four main sustainable development indices: ASPI Eurozone since 2004, FTSE4Good since 2005, DJSI since 2008 (Europe and worldwide) and ESG Stoxx Global 1800 since 2011.

It is ranked the sixteenth most sustainable corporation in the world and No. 2 in France, and is the only French bank in the 2012 Global 100 List.

www.credit-agricole.com

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Press contact:
Christina Dimoudi / Telephone number: 210 328 2706/
E-mail: dimoudi.c@emporiki.gr