Our mission
Drive meaningful progress on DE&I across the business, with a current focus on gender diversity & inclusion.
For Zühlke, diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I) means that all our people, regardless of gender, age, religion, ethnicity, social and cognitive background, physical ability, and sexual orientation, receive equitable treatment and opportunities, feel valued as individuals, and are celebrated for their performance, contribution, and impact.
We believe that a highly diverse and cognitively varied workforce, together with an inclusive culture, enables us to realise our full potential. It allows us to attract, develop, and retain the best talent. It also underpins our company values of integrity, courage, performance, and customer success. This is a strategic priority and an undisputed condition for our long-term success. That's why we're committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can be at their best and feel they belong.
“Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to the success of our group and our culture. I am proud to chair our DE&I board that has a passion for action and delivery.” “Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to the success of our group and our culture. I am proud to chair our DE&I board that has a passion for action and delivery.”
Drive meaningful progress on DE&I across the business, with a current focus on gender diversity & inclusion.
We know that in a service business only people will make the difference. We want to attract and retain the best people. Best for us means the ones that share our values and aspirations and are ready to go above and beyond for the success of our clients. People must feel psychologically safe and speak up when they feel they want to and need to. We cultivate discourse and value different opinions. We expect our employees to contribute, to take different perspectives and to question what is already in place. The different backgrounds and orientations must never influence who we hire, develop and promote.
We must increase our awareness on unconscious biases and focus uncompromisingly on individual behaviour, contribution, and performance. Mutual support, kindness and cordiality, respect, professional behaviour are non-negotiable. We are tough in the matter, but always humanly convincing.
We believe in the value of all types of diversity. Our near-term focus is on improving gender, race, and age diversity. This focus does not mean other types of diversity are less important. We strive for all people to feel included.
We hire the best person for the job. In doing so, we ensure that we have the best possible diversity in our workforce. In the recruitment process, we consciously look to strengthen ourselves where we are underrepresented. We want to be able to tap into as large a talent pool as possible and not exclude individuals based on gender, age, religion, race, social and cognitive background, physical ability or sexual orientation. The same applies when it comes to promotion and development of our staff. Everybody is invited to apply for an internal opportunity.
Our leaders are required to share and support our ambitions and drive the diversity agenda in their areas of responsibility. This means creating an environment where people feel safe and included, encouraged to speak up, different opinions are valued and considered when making decisions and above all, our leaders genuinely must aim to be mindful and overcome biases.
Build a balanced tech workforce by increasing women representation in our tech roles.
Create a truly inclusive & equitable culture, through continuous review and updating of global policies relating to the representation of women in the workforce.
Drive engagement by collaborating internally and externally with existing communities and teams.