Corporate Governance

Evli Group's diversity

Efficient diversity management and promotion of equality help improve work well-being, increase employee commitment and fulfil the employees’ competence potential. In addition, diversity increases innovation, productivity and the company’s competitiveness.

Evli Group’s diversity is based on its values, ethical principles and Human Resources Policy. The diversity goals provide guidelines for Evli’s diversity and equality efforts and sets a target level for the promotion of diversity throughout the organization.

The diversity goals applie to all of Evli’s business areas. The everyday goal of the workplace is to support cultural diversity. Diversity is also taken into account in all personnel management from hiring to career advancement and development. All employees have equal opportunities to advance in their career.

Promotion of diversity

The diversity goals define the guidelines by which gender equality can be increased and the way in which employment among people representing different language and ethnic groups can be promoted as far as possible.
One of the key elements of attaining the goals is the recruitment process in which the aim is to ensure on the basis of fairness that all qualified applicants have an equal chance of being selected. All recruitment is based on fairness, transparency and equity. In addition to recruitment, equal treatment is ensured to all in the division of work tasks and career advancement.

Progress in the attainment of the diversity goals is monitored yearly.

Evli's diversity goals

  • The long-term goal is gender balance in the organization.
  • The minimum amount of under-represented gender in the Board shall be 40% by June 2026.
  • The recruitment process will be further developed, and greater attention will be paid to diversity in recruitment, for example by working more closely with stakeholders, including students, to make the investment industry more attractive to women.
  • In recruitment, the most suitable person for the position is always selected.
  • We ensure that there are always candidates of different genders when filling leadership positions.
  • Both genders must be represented in the group of people selected for the Trainee program.