Social Investments – creating opportunity

Social investments at Deutsche Bank take many forms from the activities of the Community Development Finance Group in the US to the Little Artist initiative in South Africa.

The issues faced by society across the world are as diverse as the solutions which is why we focus our efforts in the UK on those issues most visible and those most closely linked to our business.

Working with over 15 local delivery partners we invest the full breadth of our resources to help make a positive impact on some of the most important problems the UK society faces. These include addressing the issue of homelessness, supporting those furthest from the employment market return to work, working at grassroots level to grow communities from the bottom up and in 2010 we were able to kick-start our own Social Finance activities for the first time.

Throughout all of our work, regardless of the diversity of projects, there is one common theme, creating opportunities for those most in need whether they be homeless, unemployed or written off by everyone except our partners. Building the confidence and increasing their skills not only helps them, it also helps to build a thriving community and a prosperous economy from which we all can benefit.

Highlights

Impetus honoured by the Institute for Turnaround

December 2011 | UK

Impetus, one of Deutsche Bank’s community partners, has been honoured at Europe's Top Turnaround Awards 2011 in the Third and Public Sector category. more
Pointfive win design of Biennial kiosk

November 2011 | Liverpool

Winners of the Deutsche Bank Award in Architecture in 2011, are appointed to design the Tatton Park Biennial kiosk. more
Deutsche's community partners tackle fuel poverty

November 2011 | UK

The Surviving Winter Appeal asks older people who feel they could manage without the government’s Winter Fuel Payment, to donate their payment to help older people in greater need. more
StreetSmart and SleepSmart launch 2011 campaign

November 2011 | UK

Restaurateurs and hoteliers gathered at Number 11 Downing Street on 1 November to celebrate the launch of this year’s StreetSmart and SleepSmart campaigns. The Chancellor’s wife, Frances Osborn, opened up her famous house to supporters of the campaign, which has raised over £4.7m since 1998. more
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. more
Give as you sleep this winter

October 2011 | UK

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. Since its inception in 1998, the StreetSmart restaurant campaign has raised over £4.7m for homelessness charities across the UK. more