Our journey towards corporate sustainability

Embracing our societal responsibility with purpose

Thanks to the motivation of our employees and our presence across a number of European countries and cities, Quintet has a unique opportunity to make a difference in the local communities we serve by acting as a responsible corporate citizen. That includes by contributing time and capital to laudable organisations and important ideas, serving as an agent of positive social change.

Explore our latest Corporate Sustainability Report

Achievements in 2023

Our impact through our social responsibility involvement:

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Supported over
59 charitable organisations

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Donated over €225,000
to charitable organisations 

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Spent over 3,873 hours
volunteering at charitable organisations

Established our Corporate Sustainability Strategy, supporting six of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals

Our commitment to our people

As a bank, we believe we have the capacity to have a positive influence on our people.

Learning and career opportunities

We want to support our colleagues by helping to prepare them for their roles today and tomorrow. In 2022 we introduced learning week. Over a period of five days, over 28 workshops were organised to promote a learning culture. Sessions were based on various themes, including: presenting like a pro, building collaboration, managing upwards, turning stress into an ally, lightening your mental load, understanding how your brain works and managing as a coach. While certain sessions could appeal to specific audiences (e.g. managerial roles), the sessions were open to all employees.

Mental health training programme

The Mental health training programme was designed for employees who wished to deal more calmly with the challenges of everyday life. The training provided the opportunity to better know and understand different reactions to stress, thus identifying the possible appropriate and positive responses. Attendees acquired tools to manage reactions to stress with serenity and anchor practices in everyday life.

Quintet group graduate programme

The Quintet Group Graduate programme has been in place since 2020, with four to five graduates joining the programme each year. Through a two-year rotation based programme, graduates can experience four different areas of Quintet’s business, while being trained and developing professional competences. During the programme, graduates can be based in any Quintet location. International mobility is encouraged to share experience, explore the corporate culture and local specificities, building a strong network across the group. We seek diversity within our graduate community and have accordingly recruited from a variety of academic backgrounds.

Our corporate impact on the planet

We have been calculating our carbon footprint across all locations and different categories such as energy, transport and business travel. By having knowledge of our impact, we understand where we can act. We are undertaking a number of initiatives across our sites to reduce our environmental impact, including for example energy saving campaigns, increasingly sourcing electricity from renewable energy sources, waste management initiatives and a reduction of packaged materials like bottled drinks. This is a journey to be continued.

Carbon Footprint 2023

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Diversity, equity and inclusion

We continuously endeavour to create a more diverse environment where our colleagues feel included, valued and heard. After defining our DEI policy, we worked towards acting upon this by doing the following:

Hiring and advancement of women at all stages of their careers through internal mobility, personal development, and internal career progression, where everyone feels empowered and accepted 
An equal-pay philosophy, rewarding employees equally for doing equivalent jobs at the same level of experience and performance, regardless of gender 
Attracting more women into our workforce, and into our management and Authorised Management Committee; here, we target representation of 30% of the underrepresented gender in the management body 
Partnering with a global internal women’s network, and external organisations

Nationalities

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different nationalities employed

Distribution of employees by age group

distribution