We are committed to increasing diversity, as underlined by the adoption of our Code of Diversity and certification in accordance with the Pride Index in 2023. The Bank employs people from 39 nationalities resulting in a diverse and inspiring working environment; HCOB has signed the Diversity Charter, making a strong voluntary commitment to ensure a working environment that is free of prejudice and guarantees equal opportunities for all. To strengthen the topic of gender equality in the context of diversity the #networkingwomen network organises the active networking of women throughout the bank with regular exchange formats and events. The aim is to ensure the visibility of women in banking and beyond, and to empower individuals through the community. Besides that, HCOB is fully aware that language shapes the way we are thinking, the way we feel and thus forms overall our values. Therefore the bank strives in all its communications for a use of language that is inclusive and gender neutral treatment has a long tradition at Hamburg Commercial Bank. Members of the Management Board and workers councils voluntarily ensured that the issue of equal treatment was permanently established in a works agreement, which still applies at the Bank today.