01 Our sustainability approach 02 Sustainable investing 03 Active stewardship 04 Corporate sustainability 05 Appendix 04.2 Creating an inclusive and supportive workplace We foster a working environment where people, performance and clients matter. We take a strong stance on diversity, equity Diversity is the mix of visible and and inclusion, as well as the health and wellbeing of our invisible traits that make each of employees. We support them in developing skills and knowledge us unique, including gender, age, disability, nationality, ethnicity, that help to shape sustainable pathways and to be resilient and sexual orientation, cultural prepared for change. background, personality types, and family status. 04.2.1 Living diversity, equity, Mental Health Day where more than 200 and inclusion colleagues joined to discuss the mental Equity differs from equality in 2022 was a special year as it marked health issues that majority and minority that instead of treating everyone 10 years of conscious commitment to groups might face at work, and how we the same regardless of their inclusion and diversity at AllianzGI. can collectively reduce stigma, support needs, it recognises the different We started working specifically to people during difficult times, and create circumstances of individuals and embed respective values into our global a safe environment for all. allocates the resources needed operations in 2012. Our journey began to reach the exact same goal. by defining what inclusion and diversity Inclusion is the behaviour we means to us and establishing local working groups to implement the vision To mark World Mental Health demonstrate and the processes across all regions. Today, we explicitly Day, more than we use that enable everyone to also integrate the aspect of equity. give their best. Our culture of Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is inclusion embraces and values our shaping how we work with and serve differences – it helps us feel free our large and diversified client base. to be who we are. Due to the fact that we are all defined by 200 more than just one trait, and to further consolidate our DEI approach, we view our colleagues joined to discuss DEI challenges through an intersectional the mental health issues that lens. One example was the global online majority and minority groups webinar we organised to mark World might face at work. Allianz Global Investors Sustainability and Stewardship Report 2022 103