PROUT EMPLOYER INTERVIEWS

Dr. Stefan Schuppert,
Hogan Lovells
„The diversity of our employees is an important concern for me – not only because of my role as Managing Partner and Diversity Sponsor, but also personally. As a company, we function best when people feel comfortable and confident with us.”

Markus Bader,
ERGO Group AG
„I believe that in addition to the pure visibility that we achieve with pride networks, for example, other things are also important. We need to point out unconscious bias. We need gender inclusive language.“

Dr. Matthias Stupp and Dr. Paul Alexander Tophof,
Noerr
“The challenge is to make the topic more present, to establish it as a matter of course, and also to increase commitment and visibility. It’s important to make people aware of what’s on offer at an early stage so that new employees are motivated to take part.”

Sascha Kuhn,
Simmons & Simmons LLP
“We would like to see stronger networking with other market participants in Germany who are concerned about the topic of LGBT*IQ diversity – especially with those who also work internationally.”

Sabine Schmitz,
FiNUM.Finanzhaus
„FiNUM.Finanzhaus stands for openness, respect and tolerance.“

Juan Perea Rodríguez,
Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH
„LGBT*IQ-friendly workplaces are part of what we do at Fujitsu.“

Dr. Christophe Campana,
Campana & Schott
„Opennes and tolerance are here to stay.“

Dr. Jannika Bock,
Google Germany
„We support you! Now and always! Thats what PROUT EMPLOYER says, and that’s why it’s important to us at Google.“

Stefan Stumpp,
Kantar
“It’s great to see that our employee groups on gender and LGBT* topics have sparked a new dialogue beyond specialist teams.”

Dr. Petra Meyer-Ochel,
REWE Group
“We are best able to solve a task when we view it from multiple perspectives.”

Laura Halfas,
METRO
“My goal is that in ten years we no longer have to talk about diversity and inclusion because both of these things have simply become part of life – in all areas of society.”

Ingo Bertram,
OTTO
“That’s why for me, MORE* is a very clear signal to the outside world – a signal that shows that in the Otto Group we will […] continue to be a liberal-minded, tolerant corporate group of many colours.”

Jenny Friese,
Commerzbank
“It has to become normal for heterosexual and homosexual people to be able to interact in a relaxed way with one another – in both directions.”

Michael Heinz,
BASF
“That’s why I champion open and respectful interaction in our company – which means that everyone is seen and accepted as a unique individual here.”

Matthias Metzger,
Continental
“We want to send a clearly visible signal internally and externally that the topic of equal opportunities is dear to us.”

Martin Seiler,
Deutsche Bahn
“I am convinced that we need the potential of this diversity more than ever to develop the innovative strength that is required today and to perform better as a company.”

Stefan Falk,
Vinci Energies Deutschland
“As the Group’s German division, we also want to take a stand and to position ourselves clearly against discrimination.”

Dr. Sebastian Daub,
Linklaters
“The advantage for our law firm is obvious: diverse teams are more multi-faceted, more creative and therefore more successful”