Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

Why?

More creative, productive and motivated team
Raised interest of employees, customers, investors coming from broader backgrounds
Better innovation, technology and products
Higher positive impact in society

What?

Diversity and Inclusion Advisors
Diversity and Inclusion KPIs
Employee oriented and supportive company culture
Open feedback and just culture
Inviting and inclusive office space and digital tools
Obtain “Great place to work” certification until end of 2024
> 40% female team member until end of 2026
> 5 nationalities until end of 2026

How?

Quarterly meeting with diversity & inclusion advisors to discuss challenges and solutions
Diversity and Inclusion KPIs established, adapted, and monitored together with advisors
Quarterly team retrospectives to foster exchange at eye level between different generations, different gender, different disciplines, different company levels
Yearly employee survey to identify potential sources of discrimination (w.r.t. nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, language …) and solutions to raise inclusiveness
Complaints body and possibility for anonymous feedback – regular reminders to use them
Support initiatives w.r.t. FEMTEC, STEM Gap, … to contribute to more diverse engineering talent
Compensate lack of diverse engineering talent in non-engineering business areas
Hire international talent, offer work flexibility, individual training, and health programs
Offer individual solutions for individual challenges
Team workshops to raise awareness as well as optimize company culture and offers

Examples for challenges and solutions:

Challenge: Childcare / Care responsibilities
Solution Example: More flexible working hours, support for childcare close to home/office, workation

Challenge: Conflicts, Bullying, Discrimination
Solution Example: Clarifying conversations, ombudsperson, mediation, disciplinary actions

Challenge: Physical or mental disabilities
Solution Example: Accessible and barrier-free documents and tools, individual home office agreement, adapted workspace to individual needs

Challenge: Single household / new to the country
Solution Example: Cook healthy food together, social events, team sports, private communication channels, use office infrastructure (e.g. printer, tooling) also for private needs

Challenge: Underrepresented gender
Solution Example: team awareness, employee referrals to raise gender share, compensate in other business areas, confidential sessions with diversity & inclusion advisors (how to address problems, tips to have one’s say), ombudsperson, team retrospectives, team events

Challenge: Individual needs
Solution Example: Hygiene articles, lactose-free/soy milk, special chair, special headset, special monitor, …

Challenge: Bad internet access at home
Solution Example: Find solution for better internet (Provider, Starlink, …); offer personally assigned desk in office instead of shared-desk; offer office space (e.g. coworking) close to home

Challenge: Bad public transportation / Long commuting distance
Solution Example: Offer free/cheap accommodation close to office for multi-day stay, increased home office amount, support personal vehicle

Challenge: Time table restrictions
Solution Example: More flexible working hours, increased home office amount, workation

Feel free to discuss your personal challenge at any time – we will find a solution!