DEI Statement: Living Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Uniper
At Uniper, we are committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity (fairness), and inclusion in all aspects of our business.
We strive to create an environment where everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, worldview, physical and mental ability, disability, neurodiversity, age, sexual orientation, sexual identity, socioeconomic background, marital status, or any other dimension of diversity.
Our commitment to DEI goes beyond recruitment; it is embedded in our daily operations, policies, and practices. We actively promote inclusion to ensure that all voices are heard and that individuals can thrive and contribute to their full potential.
We appreciate that an inclusive corporate culture can unlock value and foster innovation and resilience
We put people’s wellbeing first. It’s only when everybody can fulfil their full potential unhindered, that Uniper can reach its full potential.
By embracing diversity, living and breathing inclusion, and fostering equity, we make success possible and boost our business both for today and in the long term.
Why is DEI important to us?
Diversity is important to us because different perspectives on daily life and work help us to challenge the status quo and to take innovative paths.
Equity makes Uniper a fairer place and increases everybody’s involvement in our success; thus, strengthens us as a team.
Inclusion at Uniper makes us feel valued for what we have to give and feel welcomed for who we are – anywhere and anytime.
Our vision
Our ambition: create the best possible environment for our employees.
Every day, we strive to create a work atmosphere that embraces differences and in which all employees feel respected, comfortable, and included in their team.
We value that diversity encourages new perspectives, creativity, reflection, and innovation, all of which are crucial to our success.
We foster an open corporate culture because we want to reflect societal change and provide professionals with the attractive work environment that brings out the best in them.
We rely on our employees, because DEI can only be successfully implemented if everyone actively contributes to its design and implementation, senior management and employees alike.
Our strategy
Advancing DEI along strategic action fields – internally and externally.
DEI is sustainable - That’s why we include Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in every facet of our company and bring it to all divisions, functions and locations. And we encourage current and future employees as well as company partners and vendors to take part. Because the more diversity in the voices that speak, the better we become at solving problems – individually and as a competitive company. DEI is part of our DNA. And it’s here to stay.
Our commitment starts with a clear strategy.
Our DEI strategy builds on three pillars
- People are at the core of what we do. We integrate and engage diverse employees and leaders.
- We bring change in our company by adapting tools and processes. This enables us to build an inclusive and fair working environment in which everyone feels welcome.
- We grow together with our partners and create sustainable relationships based on common values for DEI.
We follow ambitious goals and aim to:
- Remove bias and barriers.
- Create a safe environment in which we all can bring our whole self to work.
- Create flexibility and meaningful opportunities for all employees reflecting their individual situations and phases in life.
- Act fairly and behave inclusively.
- Actively seek for different views to challenge our own mindset and broaden our perspective.
- Empower all employees to seize their full potential.
Uniper is Pride Champion
We are proud to have received the Pride Champion Seal in Gold as part of the UHLALA Pride Audit. It is awarded to companies that actively promote the interest of LGBTIQ+ employees and the topic of diversity.
At Uniper, we have a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and undermine this by numerous activities. Our DEI communities, e.g. the Pride community, are an important part of our engagement. We offer DEI trainings for all employees and leaders, foster inclusive HR processes, and constantly improve the accessibility of our physical and digital workplaces.
Our people are our strength and our inspiration.
Our diversity at Uniper is a variety of talents, mindsets, perspectives, qualities, abilities, and attributes of our employees and business partners.
Our individual differences make our company strong and more successful – both the visible differences, e.g. gender or age; as well as invisible differences, e.g. experiences, values, education, sexual orientation, or religious background.
Our approach
Moving from awareness to action and holding ourselves accountable to do better.
We believe in the power of ambassadors. We know from experience that a DEI ambassador network is a great way to raise awareness, and to engage and support colleagues.
Our 50+ ambassadors from across the whole company foster a culture of belonging because they are curious, compassionate, open-minded, active listeners, aware of their own unconscious biases, and actively working to reduce them.
In short, they do amazing work by role modelling an inclusive mindset and behavior and are crucial for our goal of bringing DEI into every corner of the organization.
Celebrating community – our DEI networks are open to everyone
Women@Uniper
Gender equality and fair leadership start with empowerment. The community enables an exchange among women at Uniper and connects colleagues on topics in the areas of personal and professional development.
Parents' and Carers' Network
Being a parent and carer can be a challenging experience in life. The community serves as a platform to stay connected and get impulses about job sharing, flexible working, home office, child care or elder care.
Pride Community
Being proud of who you are is crucial. A supportive network for the LGBTIQ+ community provides opportunities to recognize and celebrate their history and culture.
Heritage & History
Celebrating and honouring cultural heritage & history and all ethnicities. Platform to share experiences and promote understanding and appreciation across our organization.
Wired Differently - The Neurodiversity Network
Platform for neurodivergent people and their allies to share their experience, support each other, promote awareness and deepen the understanding of the different facets of neurodiversity.
We empower our employees to live DEI at work
Continuous Learning
Our employees have access to several DEI Learning Collections and can participate in our growing offer of DEI e-learnings and classroom trainings.
Development
We believe in the power of mentoring, reverse mentoring and coaching. Job-sharing and job-rotation open new opportunities to develop.
Infrastructure
We reduce barriers and improve accessibility on our platforms, in our tools and meeting culture.
A truly international energy company
With employees coming from 5 continents and about 90 different countries, cultural diversity is a well-established fact at Uniper.
Collaborating across age groups
Our employees come from 4 different generations: Gen Z, Gen Y, Gen X & Baby Boomers.
Striving for more gender diversity
The share of women in the highest management positions amounts to 20%.
We aim to increase this share to 25% by 2025.
To achieve that, we will further accelerate our activities and measures along the whole employee lifecycle – from recruitment to development and retention. This includes gender inclusive recruitment and talent attraction, a thoroughly monitored promotion and succession plan, intensive internal upskilling on diversity, unconscious bias and inclusion, expanding existing working formats such as shared or part-time leadership roles, as well as further leveraging Uniper’s mentoring and networking initiatives.