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A resilient organisation

Crucial to our corporate culture is credible, fair and respectful employee leadership, as well as a working environment characterised by trust. Both together are the basis for authenticity, diversity and passion, which provide our employees with the necessary space to grow – professionally but also personally. The result is a resilient organisation that is constantly evolving and fostering innovation – for the benefit of all stakeholders.

Years ago, we decided to adopt a life-phase-oriented human resources policy. Being able to reconcile work and private life and taking into account the performance of each individual employee in his or her respective phase of life is central for us. This goes hand in hand with flexible working time models, or even the possibility of working abroad for a certain period of time per calendar year in order to be able to look beyond one's own horizons. The result of our personnel policy: renewed certification as a "Great Place to Work®" company in Germany and France, based on an externally conducted employee survey with a minimum participation rate. Aareon has also been awarded the berufundfamilie certificate in Germany since 2008.

To further strengthen the resilience of our employees, we have launched so-called Mental Health programmes in the UK and the Netherlands with AareonGrow, which enable our managers to sustainably support the development of employees and their well-being at work. With offers spread throughout the year, we are making Mental Health 2023 a topic throughout the Group.

Diversity and equal opportunities

We live diversity and variety! Aareon stands for equal opportunities – regardless of age, gender, nationality, religion, skin colour or sexual orientation. For us, people's skills and potential are decisive. Individuality is a valuable asset. The more diverse we are as an organisation, the more diverse our perspectives on developments, changes and decisions. As a result, this makes us better.

Promoting female managers is important to us. In addition, many female employees work in project and sub-project responsibility as well as specialist responsibility. Our goal is to achieve an even greater balance here.

Developing tomorrow's talent´s

To promote young talent and science, we also cooperate with several universities in Germany, offer internships and support students within the scope of the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. With the Aareon Endowed Chair of Business Information Systems at the EBZ Business School (FH) in Bochum, we make an important contribution to the qualified promotion of young talents with a strong practical focus. The impulses on the science side flow into the further development of our software products.

Corporate social responsibility

We attach great importance to regular donations to initiatives and organisations that help keep our society together: in Germany, among others, to DESWOS Deutsche Entwicklungshilfe für soziales Wohnungs- und Siedlungswesen (German Development Aid for Social Housing and Settlement), in the Nordics to Stadsmissionen or in the UK to various food banks and charities. In the Netherlands, our subsidiary Aareon Nederland sponsors several sports clubs, including cvv Oranje Nassau Almelo.