Team challenges – everyone can make a difference
Around the world, our employees tackle tasks in their local communities, offering direct and individual support to nonprofit institutions and social organizations. Not only financial resources but also helping hands are often needed to make a difference together.
Pass on your passion: learn how bank employees help society with practical hands-on support
Planting trees for better drinking water – Deutsche Bank employees create new woodlands
Out of suits and business dress and into working clothes and rubber boots: More than 3,400 Deutsche Bank employees are committed to active protection of woodlands. To date, they have planted 44,000 new trees, thus creating healthy mixed deciduous forests that supply more drinking water – 12 million liters a year.
A place to play, swing and seesaw – 40 Deutschbankers support children in Frankfurt
Marissa Horvatin, Thomas Koch and their colleagues dig holes, saw and sand wood and hammer away. The bankers can be proud of their achievement, a playground kids love at the end of a hard day’s work. As a partner of the campaign, the Frankfurter Kinderbüro knows what sets children’s hearts racing.
One city, 12 months, 12 project – and 100 percent enthusiasm (in German)
In the region, for the region and for “their” city of Essen: For an entire year, Heike Erhardt, Ingo Ottmann and 120 other Deutschbankers rolled up their sleeves to support 12 projects recommended by city residents. The projects included the renovation of an elementary school.
For years, the bank has supported participation in nonprofit projects as part of its Team Challenge program, which allows for paid leave. Their participation strengthens team spirit by bringing entire departments together to work hand in hand. Through their participation in Team Challenges, Deutschbankers achieve a lot in a little time.
There are many possibilities to make a difference together. Whether it is renovating social services facilities, planting trees to generate drinking water, organizing a benefit concert or helping after a natural disaster: bank employees offer practical hands-on support. Direct support is particularly needed in regions devastated by natural disasters such as Haiti, Pakistan, Japan and East Africa as well as New York. Alongside financial support, Deutsche Bank also helps through the direct involvement of its employees like after the destructions left by Typhoon Haiyan in many regions of the Philippines in 2013.
Employees can select the initiatives they wish to support. In 2014, employees thus initiated and organized more than 1,400 projects.
Our accomplishments
12,556 employees
participated in teams on Team Challenges in 2013.
“Everyone was thankful for our engagement, which they didn’t expect from a bank.”
Team Challenges: See how Deutschbankers engage as a team worldwide
Frankfurt: Deutsche Bank employees have planted 1,700 trees in cooperation with the environmental group Trinkwasserwald e.V.
Tokyo: Employees help the needy in a Second Harvest soup kitchen
New York: Deutsche Bank employees lend a hand after the destruction from Hurricane Sandy
Kiel: Deutschbankers build an earth xylophone to create a sound experience for children and young people
“You simply have to think in all categories.”
“Deutsche Bank’s image in our city district has gained a new profile.”
“One bank, one team – that idea clearly drove this project.”
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