At UniCredit, we have long recognised that an equitable and diverse workforce is vital to our business and creates a more fair and inclusive working environment. Our goal is to unlock everyone's potential and create a supportive work environment where everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the overall success. We develop this environment in line with our values of Integrity, Ownership and Care, as well as with the strategic goal of empowring communities to progress.
Diversity
Our approach to diversity is about understanding, accepting and valuing people’s differences.
Equity
We create, maintain and protect equity throughout the organisation in our recruitment, development and retention processes as well as our product and
Inclusion
Inclusion is based on respect and accessibility. We promote a barrier-free working environment where everyone knows and feels they have a voice.
Harassment, sexual misconduct and bullying
We provide up-to-date and mandatory training on anti-harassment, bullying and sexual misconduct to all employees and support to individuals. We clearly outline several reporting channels.
Anti-Retaliation
The Group strictly prohibits any form of retaliation against employees who report possible ethical violations in good faith. We protect employees reporting misconduct through our confidential reporting channels.
Our efforts' framework for achieving diversity, equity and inclusion
Our DE&I framework is designed to fuel change, innovation and sustainable growth and thus we reinforce our strong commitment to building a more diverse and inclusive workplace and an equitable and positive working environment, united by a common purpose to empower communities to progress.
The above chart describes the four pillars of our DE&I Framework: People, Culture, Clients and Communities and Innovative Solutions.
DE&I ambitions
- Promote gender parity across all organizational levels
- Ensure equal pay for equal work
- Increase cultural and ethnic diversity in our staff
- Boost work-life integration, well-being and flexible working model for aour people
- Leverage on our diverse work force to areflect client needs
- Enhance digital and physical accessiblity for both our people and our clients
- Ensure suppliers embrace our DE&I principles
UniCredit is the first pan-European bank to win a Global EDGE Certification for gender equity and inclusion
The award is a result of efforts in the field of diversity and inclusion of the group's banks in 10 countries, among which also Bulgaria.
EDGE is the leading global assessment and business certification for gender and intersectional equity.