Help for East Africa: Donations amount to nearly 1 million euros
November 1, 2011 | Frankfurt
Deutsche Bank, its foundations, staff and clients make donations of almost 1 million euros for East Africa.
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Credit where it's due
November 2011 | London
Deutsche Bank is proud to announce the launch of its “Impact Investment Fund I”. It will seek to provide finance to social enterprises via intermediaries with the aim of generating both positive social impact and a financial return, as well as seeking to play a role in encouraging and developing the social finance market.
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Deutsche Bank assists Thailand flood relief efforts
October 31, 2011 | Bangkok
Following the devastating floods in Thailand, Deutsche Bank assessed the most effective response and donated both emergency kits and money.
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Napoli LaborArt - support for children in Naples
October 25, 2011 | Naples
Deutsche Bank Italy has partnered with two charity organisations to launch 'Napoli LaborArt', a project that aims to provide support to children and families living in Naples’ most disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
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Give as you sleep this winter
October 2011 | United Kingdom
2011 is set to be another freezing winter and the situation for the homeless is literally life or death. Projects like SleepSmart and StreetSmart are critical to supporting numerous charities helping those in need.
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Health centres for Haiti
September 2011 | Haiti
Deutsche Bank Foundation supports health centres in Haiti that will be set up in cooperation with the German humanitarian aid organisation Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe (St. John Accident Assistance).
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Remembering 9/11
September 2011 | New York
The opening of the 9/11 Memorial Plaza is a moment for reflection for Deutsche Bank and everyone touched by the events of 9/11.
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Promoting good reading in Chinese village schools
September 2011 | China
Deutsche Bank Asia Foundation partners with the Green and Shine Foundation to promote good reading practices in village schools in China.
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Senior citizens support young entrepreneurs
August 2011 | España
Deutsche Bank Spain signed an agreement to support Secot Foundation (Seniors Españoles para la Cooperación Técnica), a non-profit association that leverages the expertise of retired persons. They offer their knowledge to socially disadvantaged young entrepreneurs. More information in Spanish:
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“We love London appeal”
August 2011 | London
One of Deutsche Bank’s community partners has launched an appeal in response to recent events in London. The bank is covering administration costs of the "We Love London" fund, so all donations made will go to local communities.
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130 portraits of Down syndrome kids
June 9, 2011 | Madrid
One of Madrid's most popular places, La Puerta de Alcalá, displays until June 30th large portraits of children with Down syndrome. Deutsche Bank Spain sponsors this exhibition of works by recognized Spanish photographers, to support integration.
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USD 3 million for Japan relief and rebuilding efforts
May 10, 2011 |
Total donations for relief and rebuilding efforts for Japan made by Deutsche Bank, its foundations, employees, and external stakeholders now total USD 3.03 million.
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Support for immigrant entrepreneurs in NYC
March 3, 2011 | New York
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation and NYCEDC (New York City Economic Development Corporation) launch a competition designed to identify, develop and support innovative programs that address the needs of immigrant entrepreneurs in New York City.
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Deutsche Bank pledges NZ$250,000 to earthquake relief in New Zealand
February 24, 2011 | Sydney
Deutsche Bank today announced it has pledged NZ$250,000 to support victims in earthquake-affected Christchurch and the surrounding regions in New Zealand. This is in addition to the NZ$100,000 donated by Deutsche Bank after the September 2010 earthquake.
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New certification for microfinance institutions
February 8, 2011 | Washington, DC
The Smart Campaign approves a work plan for launching certification by the end of the year.
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Fundación CasaBásica 2011
February 2011 | Pencahue, Chile
Almost a year after the Chile earthquake, residents of Pencahue are celebrating a fresh start in their new homes, thanks to Deutsche Bank and Fundación CasaBásica.
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Microfinance: Effective self-help for entrepreneurs in developing countries
January 31, 2011 |
A binding code of conduct for the microfinance industry can achieve more than regulatory guidelines.
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Deutsche Bank responds to flood disaster in Brazil
January 18, 2011 | Rio de Janeiro
Floods and landslides devastated several mountain towns north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 12, killing at least 640 people so far. This is the deadliest one-day natural disaster in Brazil’s history.
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Deutsche Bank pledges $100,000 to flood relief in Queensland
January 14, 2011 | Sydney
Deutsche Bank today announced it has pledged $100,000 towards recovery efforts in Queensland in response to the flood crisis. Deutsche Bank will also match dollar for dollar donations made by Australian and New Zealand employees to appeals which support victims of the floods.
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Haiti: A year after the earthquake
January 13, 2011 | New York
January 12 marks the one year anniversary of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake which devastated this fragile Caribbean country resulting in 230,000 deaths, the loss of more than 200,000 homes and the displacement of 1.2 million people.
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Deutsche Bank fund supports the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
December 13, 2010 | London
In a global first for the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) industry, Deutsche Bank’s ETF platform, db x-trackers, has launched a socially-conscious fund to help finance the fight against Aids, tuberculosis and malaria.
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StreetSmart launches new iphone app
December 1st, 2010 | United Kingdom
The StreetSmart campaign operates in partnership with restaurants across the country every November and December adding a voluntary £1 onto diners’ bills that goes straight to help the homeless in the local area.
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Little Artists Staff Art Exhibition and Auction
December 1st, 2010 | Johannesburg
The "Little Artists" programme takes children from the inner city of Johannesburg and teaches them basic art. It has received long-standing support from Deutsche Bank who was honoured the Business Arts SA for this commitment in 2009.
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Royal visit to key East End Charities
November 25, 2010 | London
The Wessex Youth Trust, the charitable foundation of Their Royal Highnesses (TRH) The Earl and Countess of Wessex, hosted a tour in conjunction with its main corporate partner, Deutsche Bank, to some of its beneficiaries in the East End of London.
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First Donate-a Day Programme in Singapore
November 2010 | Singapore
A “Donate-a-Day” initiative was recently launched successfully by Global Markets to raise funds for charity. In this initative, staff could sign up to donate a day of their salary to nominated charities.
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East Harlem: Creating and Preserving Affordable Housing in New York City
November 2010 | New York
In East Harlem 340 units of housing are rising. A new project called Hobbs-Ciena will create affordable, energy efficient homes in an upper Manhattan neighborhood with a tremendous need for more housing.
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Pakistan Aid: New elementary school for girls
November 4, 2010 | Berlin
An elementary school for girls is being built in northern Pakistan with donations from Deutsche Bank employees and clients in Germany. Beginning of November, Deutsche Bank Foundation presented “Malteser Hilfdienst” (Order of Malta Volunteers) a check worth €110,000 to help rebuild the school.
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Green Bucks program launches in the Bronx
October 13, 2010 | New York
SoBro, Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation and Partners encourage healthier eating with new Produce Coupons redeemable at select NYC Green Carts.
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Deutsche Bank raises funds to help victims of the Pakistan floods – large donations from employees and clients from around the world
October 6, 2010 | Pakistan
By October 6, more than 690.000 euros have been raised for the victims of the flooding by the Deutsche Bank Foundation and Deutsche Bank Asia Foundation - more than having coming through donations by employees and clients.
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Deutsche Bank Sri Lanka Organises Eye Camp
September 22, 2010 | Epitawela
Over 20 Deutsche Bank Sri Lanka staff volunteers and family members organized an “Eye camp” for low-income villagers.
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New partnership for social investments
September 2010 | London
In a global collaboration, two of Deutsche Bank’s CSR teams are working together to finance a social investment scheme. With help from the Community Development Finance Group (CDFG) in New York, Deutsche Bank’s UK Corporate Citizenship team has invested in Big Issue Invest’s new social enterprise investment fund which is supporting the development of social enterprises in the UK.
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Deutsche Bank group employees reach out to Tondo Kids
July 19, 2010 | Philippines
Volunteers from Deutsche Knowledge Services (DKS) gathered together to distribute school supplies to 100 kids at the PCF Community School near the formerly infamous dumpsite Smokey Mountain.
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Donating 67 Minutes to honour Nelson Mandela
July 19, 2010 | Johannesburg
Deutsche Bank staff honours the birthday of Nelson Mandela by donating 67 minutes of their time or resources in recognition of the 67 years of service to the freedom of South Africa.
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Deutsche Bank Award Winners announced at the Saatchi Gallery
June 28, 2010 | London
The winners of the annual Deutsche Bank Awards were announced on June 28 at a ceremony at the Saatchi Gallery. The Deutsche Bank Awards were launched to offer practical and financial support to freelance artists, craftspeople, designers and performers to start a business or conduct a project in the crucial year after leaving college.
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Deutsche Bank Donates Drinking Water to Baima County Central School Children
May 1st - May 31st, 2010 | Chongquing, China
947 primary school students in the 19 classes of Baima County Central School in Chongqing, China, received drinking water donated from Deutsche Bank for the entire month of May 2010.
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Eye Fund finances eye care for the poor
May 2010 | New York
Earlier this year, Deutsche Bank has successfully closed the Eye Fund, a US$14.5 million social investment fund dedicated to expanding eye care services to the poor in developing countries. Deutsche Bank launched the fund in partnership with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness and Ashoka, a non-profit organization that invests in social entrepreneurs.
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Health Points for rural India
May 2010 | Punjab State
Three rural villages in Punjab State, India, now have access to state-of-the-art medicine thanks to a health care startup partially financed by a low-interest loan from the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation.
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Earthquakes in Haiti and Chile: Sustainable relief efforts
May 2010 | New York
Two powerful earthquakes elicited an outpouring of support from Deutsche Bank and its employees.The January 12 quake in Haiti killed an estimated 300,000 people. The earthquake that struck Chile on February 27 killed nearly 500 and displaced thousands.
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