Diversity strengthens our company. The diverse input of our colleagues from over 110 countries makes us who we are: A Bavarian automotive brand that is at home in the world. Diversity – in all its forms – is one of the most important success factors for us. Because just as diverse our customers, suppliers, investors and partners worldwide are, so diverse are our teams, who manage to put a smile on the faces of our customers every day.
JOY THROUGH DIVERSITY.
OUR BMW GROUP COMMITMENT.
Passion knows no differences.
This is why we encourage diversity in all our teams. Because if you want to set standards in shaping the sustainable and individual mobility of the future, you also have to go ahead with the corporate culture. This diversity in our teams enables us to better understand, reflect and make more intelligent decisions about the various requirements of our stakeholders from all over the world. Our diversity is the cornerstone of our company's success and not only secures our innovative strength, but also our long-term competitiveness.
Our commitment to more diversity.
To us, equal opportunities and inclusion are a lived reality, not an empty promise – every day and everywhere. Because the different and complementary perspectives and abilities of everyone increase our innovative power and make us strong for any challenge.
We focus strongly on promoting gender parity. Through a variety of activities and measures, we are working towards a balanced gender ratio across all levels of the hierarchy. In this way, we ensure that our talents can develop even better at all levels. We offer a broad basis for equal opportunities, for example through Parental Coaching, Joint Leadership, Equal Pay and many other measures. Furthermore, we create the best conditions for networking and exchange with our internal women's networks and other internal collaborations.
Due to an earlier entry into the company and a later exit, for example due to the increasing retirement age, the working life of our colleagues is growing. Currently, four generations are working successfully together with us. We promote intergenerational cooperation - with the aim of creating a productive exchange between the generations and supporting our talents in such a way that they can optimally utilize their individual potential. Furthermore, our offerings in the field of occupational health management as well as our flexible working time models enable our colleagues to plan their life phases individually.
It is part of our self-image to provide an inclusive and barrier-free work environment for colleagues with physical or mental disabilities. We ensure that all our talents, with or without disabilities, feel equally comfortable and can shape creative processes from different perspectives. Because we know that these different viewpoints play an enormous part in enabling us all to achieve great things together day after day. We use, among other things, the possibilities of digitalization and Industry 4.0 to make work easier and better, especially for our colleagues with disabilities.
We are proud to have colleagues from over 110 different nations in our global teams and actively promote the exchange between the different cultures through training and other measures. The cultural diversity of our employees helps us on the one hand to understand the specific needs of our customers in a wide variety of markets and to align our products accordingly. On the other hand, it helps us to respond quickly and flexibly to changing requirements.
Multifaceted Insights.
The promotion of tolerance, inclusion, equal opportunities, and active action against any form of discrimination are crucial for us in the further development of our culture and our mindset. We hold numerous Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Days (DEI Days) annually, where important topics are addressed and explored in depth together with our talents on selected international action days.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SIGN LANGUAGE.
It is about what we say, not how. In order to create ideal working conditions, we ensure that all colleagues feel comfortable and are able to be part of creative processes – also the ones that can't speak or hear.
INTERNATIONAL TOLERANCE DAY.
Passion knows no difference. Diversity is an indispensable element for the future of the BMW Group. Diversity and individuality make us strong and innovative in order to lead the way to a better and sustainable tomorrow.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS.
As a company with over 150,000 employees around the world we also benefit from the experience and knowledge of our elderly colleagues who have often worked within the BMW Group for many years.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP.
It’s all about friendship: Appreciation, openness, trust, transparency, responsibility… Values that are also essential for us at the BMW Group. Living those values day by day, many colleagues also become friends over time.
INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY.
Women from around the globe with their diverse talents and competencies, with their personality and passion bring our company a step forward every day.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE.
At the BMW Group there are many women across all divisions working in science and technology – and even though there could still be more, we are proud to have so many female colleagues in these areas on our teams.
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