PROUT EMPLOYER-company profiles

About barilla

Barilla is a global food company with Italian roots and family ownership. Founded in 1877 as a small pasta and bread shop in Parma, the company is now present in more than 100 countries. Over 8,000 employees worldwide work together towards a common goal: ‘The Joy of Food for a Better Life’. This means a commitment from field to plate to offer the world tasty, enjoyable and balanced products made with selected raw materials from responsible supply chains.

An essential part of this commitment is a corporate culture in which all people are valued. That is why we see diversity and inclusion (D&I) as an integral part of our culture and strategy. For us, diversity is not just a value, but a lived reality. More than ten years ago, we established a global D&I Board that brings together managers and employees from different regions and functions to strategically anchor and further develop the topic. Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) also play an important role in its implementation.

In Germany, we work in the regional Barilla ERG ‘Together C&NE’ (Central & Northern Europe, i.e. Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway) in two work streams that are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Reduced Inequalities and Good Health & Wellbeing.

Since 2019, we have been a proud PROUT EMPLOYER and, together with PROUT AT WORK, we are committed to diversity, equal opportunities and an inclusive working environment. For example, PROUT AT WORK gave an important keynote speech at our summer party on the topic of queer diversity engagement by companies. We also held joint workshops on inclusive language for our employees.

About bundesbank

Diversity is worth its weight in gold – our responsibility as an employer and institution

As a central bank, we operate at the heart of international financial markets and at the interface between politics, business and academia. As a state-of-the-art institution, we bear a special social responsibility. We fulfil this responsibility not only in our economic activities, but also as an employer.

We therefore strive to ensure that all employees are treated with appreciation, respect and equal participation. It does not matter what gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, generation, religion, ideology, ethnic origin or nationality they belong to, or what their health, social background or educational background is.

As part of our diversity concept, we see the promotion of diversity as a shared responsibility that all employees bear. It is therefore a prerequisite to show openness and mutual respect towards all employees and to live in partnership and acceptance of all lifestyles.

The Bundesbank as a place of diversity

The Bundesbank is explicitly committed to supporting employees from the queer community. We want to create a climate within the bank that is open to sexual orientation and gender identity, in order to eliminate the pressure to legitimise and justify oneself and thus fully unleash motivation, energy and commitment. Gender identity should have no influence on the distribution of resources, tasks or responsibilities within the bank.

In 2021, the employee network ‘Vielfalt leben – Rainbow and Friends’ (Living Diversity – Rainbow and Friends) was also founded, which is additionally committed to visibility, acceptance and equal opportunities. It actively addresses all employees of the bank and strives to further promote a working environment in which colleagues from the LGBTQ+ community feel welcome, accepted and safe. The measures taken by our bank’s own diversity team in cooperation with the network include, for example, annual participation in the CSD in Frankfurt in cooperation with the ECB and EIOPA. Within the bank, various measures are taken to draw attention to days such as IDAHOBIT, the anniversary of the first CSD, and Coming Out Day. These include raising the rainbow flag, publishing testimonials from queer employees, and personal video messages from our board members and other senior executives.

About sanofi

Sanofi is an innovative global healthcare company with a shared purpose:
We explore the wonders of science to improve people’s lives.
Our team of 86,000 employees in 70 countries is committed to transforming the practice of medicine, making the impossible possible. We provide millions of people worldwide with life-saving vaccines and treatment options that have the potential to improve lives. In doing so, we place sustainability and social responsibility at the heart of everything we do.

We employ around 8,000 people in Germany. There are only a few healthcare companies in this country that also research and develop innovative medicines. Sanofi, with its sites in Frankfurt-Höchst and Berlin, is one of them.

Our goal: a more diverse and inclusive working environment

Diversity means nothing if it is not accompanied by inclusive behavior and a culture that enables our employees to thrive.
In our “United in diversity” networks on the topics of “Generations”, “Health restrictions”, “Origin and cultures” and “Pride+”, we promote a culture in which everyone can feel that they belong.
We ensure that our managers have the tools they need to build and maintain an inclusive culture. We also offer our employees the support they need, including through our networks, to ensure their voices are heard.
We continuously develop our workplace to meet the visible and invisible needs of our employees. We ensure that 100% of our locations offer accessibility, inclusive technologies and ways of working that enable them to be fully productive in the workplace.

We have already achieved great things and want to achieve even more!

About Edelman Germany

We at Edelman are the Trust Makers.

Edelman is the global communications agency that builds and extends trust between people, brands, companies and organizations. To do this, our global experts work hand in hand every day, based on data-driven strategies and deep industry knowledge. As a result, our work is as integrated as the world around us.

In Germany, around 230 experts with offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Frankfurt am Main deliver strategies that enable our clients to lead, act with conviction and win the lasting trust of their target groups and stakeholders.

Excellence comes from diversity.

Diversity, equality and inclusion drive our culture at Edelman.

We believe that with a team made up of employees with different backgrounds and experiences, we can develop more meaningful campaigns. We want to actively learn from each other, celebrate different perspectives, and ensure that everyone can reach their personal potential.

“As a company in the communications industry, we have a special responsibility regarding this topic and want to set a good example – through active initiatives and visible role models that encourage others. For me as an employee, a diverse corporate culture means being respected for who I am. As an employer, I want to make it possible for diversity to be experienced and valued, and for everyone to have the same opportunities.” – Christiane Schulz, CEO Edelman Germany

As a family business, we are committed to creating an open and supportive environment that fosters collaboration, encourages diverse thinking among our employees and partners, and creates a culture that respects and celebrates these drivers within our agency and across the diverse communities in which our clients operate and we all live.

We have done so much and are still eager to do more! Because we all still have a long way to go until full equality of opportunity becomes a common practice in business, politics and society. As PROUT EMPLOYER, we want to remain committed to engaging in dialogue with the network and getting closer to the goal together.