![]() ![]() “A university world championship makes sense, since it federates the students in ways no other discipline can do,” Guichard insists. Tellingly, Racing 92 have been backed by Natixis for the past 15 years during which time they have flirted with the summit of European club rugby. Much of this progress can be put down to Florent Guichard who spent 12 years as HEC rugby coach before moving on to a top coaching position at Racing 92, one of France’s Top 14 club. I can see the idea really taking off after the years of progress we’ve enjoyed separately.” “There are times we train together - it’s mutually beneficial and more physically demanding than you would think. RCH prop forward Vincent sees a federating spirit which can accelerate the school’s drive to establish a world university championship in the coming years. This seven-a-side touch rugby variant is gaining traction in France where almost 170 mixed rugby clubs have been set up to play over half-fields for matches that last between 12 and 20 minutes. Which makes the prospect of mixed seven-a-side rugby tournament all the more enticing. We’re not far behind the 80 who’ve signed up for RCH men’s team.” Breaking the World Cup Rugby Mold “Our numbers have spiraled up from just four in 2004 to 60 nowadays. “This is especially the case amongst the women student population,” explains the open-side flanker. “In this respect, we’re ahead of the men’s team, but last year they showed great improvement to take third place in the national championships.” Fellow-journeywoman, Anne-Sarah, underlines the growing popularity of rugby for both sexes at HEC. “We won the national French cup four times and last year we celebrated our 20 years of existence by taking the inter-university championship in Rome,” says winger Agathe. While the school’s RCH men’s and FHR women’s rugby clubs are slowly integrating students from all geographical horizons, the latter has already made its mark on the international scene. And we propose a wide range of jobs, from finance to risk management, in France and abroad.” The multinational nature of the financial services firm (around 100 nationalities in the 35 countries it is based in) does indeed reflect HEC’s own cosmopolitan student body. It gave rise to Mirova, our conviction-based asset management firm devoted to sustainable investment or our Green Weighting Factor in the corporate & investment banking, to decarbonize our balance sheet with a view to aligning on the 2☌ trajectory set out in the Paris Agreement.”Ĭécile Tricon-Brossard, Natixis Chief Human Resources, elaborates on the two other reasons: “It’s great to start with Natixis because we are a human-size company open to dialogue and autonomy, which is praised by the young graduates who join us. We have been involved in sustainable financing since the early 2000s, way before other banking structures. “Such sustainability strategies are one of the three reasons we consider us very attractive for HEC students. “This engagement towards reducing energy costs is part of the sustainability drive at the heart of Natixis’ ESG (Ethical, Social Governance) policies instigated years ago,” confides Nicolas Namias. This reduces electricity consumption by up to eight times and increases durability by six times compared to the traditional bulbs on the market. The partnership includes the construction of four 20-meter high floodlights to illuminate the rugby pitch, using LED technology ( Light Emitting Diode). “We are delighted to further our relationship with Natixis through projects which increase access to sports and education for both women and men,” added Peyrache, who insisted on the link between athletes and social impact. “This partnership once again reflects our joint commitment to sports, in particular rugby which incarnates shared values of solidarity and collective effort,” said Namias in front of a mixed audience of HEC staff and students and Natixis representatives. On the international front, Natixis is to back an HEC initiative to create a mixed World Cup rugby tournament destined for higher education institutions. On the domestic level, the investment bank will sponsor the construction of new, environmentally-friendly floodlights for the campus rugby field, to be rebaptized Natixis Rugby Stadium. In a ceremony characterized by good humor and bonhomie, Natixis CEO Nicolas Namias, in charge of the global division of Groupe BPCE gathering corporate & investment banking (Natixis CIB) and asset & wealth management activities (Natixis IM) and HEC Paris Dean Eloïc Peyrache signed in an accord destined to catalyze the development of HEC men and women’s rugby, both internally and internationally.
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