Diversity, equity and inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) enhance Uniper’s competitiveness, resilience, creativity, innovation, and enterprise value. Promoting DEI, treating it as an opportunity, and combating discrimination are all central to the Uniper Way, our corporate culture.

Our strategic plan

Commitment

Systematically enhance DEI to create the best possible environment for all employees and to achieve equal opportunity and a more balanced representation
No tolerance of discrimination

Targets

Increase the share of women in leadership positions to 25% by December 31, 2025, and to 30% by 2030 (for the Board of Management and two management levels below it).

Company-wide DEI strategy

Uniper takes DEI seriously and wants to do even more to cultivate a workplace where everyone can thrive personally and professionally. We adopted a company-wide DEI strategy in 2021 to bring us closer to this goal. The strategy clarifies our ambitions, creates a common framework for all DEI activities, and establishes a governance structure. It also enhances analytics, measurability, and transparency. It has five main action areas: talent management, leadership, organization, marketplace, and society. The DEI strategy will enable Uniper to take a comprehensive, structured approach to all relevant stakeholders, functions, processes, and policies.

Read more about our DEI Strategy

Fostering female talent

20%

of the positions in first and second management levels below the Management Board were occupied by women at the end of 2023.

Uniper aims for women to account for 25% of the first and second management levels below the Board of Management each by December 31, 2025. The long-term goal is to have 30% women in management positions by the end of 2030.

26.3%

of our overall workforce consisted of women at the end of 2023.

Women made up 26.3% of our overall workforce in 2023, which is more than the prior-year figure of 24.5%. We intend to increase women’s representation in our workforce through more diverse selection and recruitment procedures, mentoring, flexible work arrangements for all employees, and other measures.