Our social responsibility
As a responsible bank, we are committed to a corporate culture that puts people at the centre.
This encompasses our business relationships and supply chains, the creation of a diverse, equitable and inclusive working environment for our employees, and our engagement in initiatives and partnerships that promote the common good and a fair society.
Human Ressource Management
Strengthening employee performance and securing NORD/LB's future
Our goal is to expand NORD/LB's position as a reliable and attractive employer and to secure the bank's long-term success through modern human resources work to attract, retain and strengthen the performance of its employees.
To achieve this, we create a future-oriented working environment with competitive working conditions and a respectful and diverse corporate culture. A particular focus is placed on employee development and on promoting our talent pool and women in leadership positions.
98,2 %
Employee participation rate in a performance/career review in the 2025 financial year
11,5
Average training hours per
employee in fiscal year 2025
53 %
Proportion of women in the talent center in fiscal year 2025
25,1 %
Proportion of women in management at
the Bank as a whole in the 2025 financial year
* according to CSRD report 2025
Skills Development and an Inclusive Working Environment
Developing Skills in a Targeted Manner and Promoting Diverse Potential
Managers and employees are continuously prepared for future requirements through systematic learning management. We promote potential through targeted development programmes and focus on attracting and developing junior talent in order to build the specialist skills required over the long term.
Through systematic diversity management, we aim to promote awareness and visibility and enable people with disabilities to participate in working life as fully as possible.
Our employees are important to us
Diverse range of social and fringe benefits
NORD/LB offers its employees a range of benefits covering flexible working models, work-life balance, mobility options and health-promoting measures. These include bicycle leasing, company sports, fitness programmes, support for balancing work and private life, and subsidised meals. These benefits support a modern working environment and promote interaction, health and a sense of community within the Bank.
Different good, better together
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
NORD/LB pursues Bank-wide diversity management to strengthen diversity, inclusion and equity. The Community of Diversity creates space for exchange, learning and visibility for different perspectives. The principles of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging form part of the corporate culture and are supported by internal networks, awareness-raising formats and binding guidelines.
Promotion of well-being and performance
NORD/LB places importance on maintaining employee health and strengthening their ability to work and perform. Occupational health management complements statutory occupational health and safety requirements with health-promoting working conditions, preventive services, counselling and health-related initiatives. These include occupational medical advice, health seminars, flu vaccinations, external counselling services, company sports and exercise programmes.
Our social commitment
Wir zeigen Herz e.V. (driven by heart)
"Wir zeigen Herz e.V." is a support association supported by the active and former employees of NORD/LB and Braunschweigische Landessparkasse (BLSK) that promotes civic engagement and charitable causes. Our goal is to make a positive difference in the lives of those who need our help together with our members and volunteer supporters.
As a Group, in 2025 we received grants in the form of donations and sponsorship amounting to
€ ~1 Mio.
prompted
Since the association was founded in July 2023, "Wir zeigen Herz e. V." has already been able to
49 projects
Support
Donations & Social Day
Strengthening cohesion together
We have long regarded donations as part of our social responsibility as a Landesbank and as a way of contributing to the common good. We therefore support, in particular, projects run by organisations that focus on the education and training of disadvantaged children and young people and that help people from challenging social backgrounds improve their living conditions.
Many employees also get directly involved, for example through project days such as the NORD/LB-wide Social Day. Employees are given one paid day off to support charitable initiatives on selected projects.
Braunschweigische Sparkassenstiftung
Together with the Braunschweigische Sparkassenstiftung, we present examples of social engagement in the region. Over the past three years, the foundation has supported more than 450 projects, including numerous initiatives relating to environmental, educational and social issues. We present four examples reflecting different areas of the foundation's work – from environmental education and plastic-free lifestyles to financial education, integration and respectful interaction at schools.
Consideration of Human Rights in Our Own Operations and Supply Chain
NORD/LB is committed to respecting internationally recognised human rights and takes human rights and environmental due diligence obligations into account in its own operations and supply chain. The relevant framework includes the Code of Conduct, the internal policy on human rights, the policy statement pursuant to the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), and international standards such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Global Compact, the ILO Core Labour Standards, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
A complaints procedure and whistleblowing system are available for reporting and reviewing indications of human rights or environmental risks or violations. This strengthens transparency, prevention and the responsible handling of human rights and environmental due diligence obligations at NORD/LB.
