Our social days are a popular volunteering activity globally, where employees come together as a team to support local charities and community groups. In Germany alone in 2023, employees took part in more than 650 of these social days. Some have become firm fixtures in the diary. Since 2001, employees in South Africa have packed more than 500,000 meals to feed pre-school children in township communities as part of an annual team challenge organised by Rise Against Hunger. Our involvement with Whitechapel Mission in the UK also goes back many years. Employees help prepare and serve hot meals at this day centre for London’s marginalised and homeless population.

Our people also donate money and take part in fundraisers. Our payroll giving and matched giving programmes help them give more to causes close to their hearts. In the UK, the Charity of the Year programme is a two-year partnership working with a pioneering charity aiming to address society’s most pressing issues. Since 1999, the programme has raised over 29 million pounds and has enabled strategic growth for dozens of charities thanks to skills, knowledge and expertise offered by Deutsche Bank employees.