At Allianz we have worked hard to build a caring, diverse, and inclusive culture where employees can bring their authentic selves to work every day. Having diversity of thought and talent helps us innovate, grow, and succeed in our mission: We secure your future. This commitment to D&I touches everything we do – both within the walls of Allianz and in the greater community we call home.
As a large employer in the Twin Cities, we believe we have a responsibility to help make a positive difference in our community and support equity in Minnesota. We’re engaged in a number of different initiatives to help support diverse businesses, expand economic opportunities, and improve racial equity both in our state and beyond.
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace extends to the goods, services, and commodities we source, and the contingency staffing and consultants we partner with. Our collaboration with underutilized businesses through our supplier diversity efforts helps promote opportunity within our supply chain.
We are a proud signatory of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace. As part of this commitment, we pledge to cultivate a workplace where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected and where employees feel comfortable and encouraged to discuss diversity and inclusion.
We are proud to be one of more than 80 organizations working to build an equitable, inclusive and prosperous community with and for Black Minnesotans. We are committed to the work the coalition is doing in partnership with our community by providing resources in the four focus areas: workplace, policy, philanthropy and allyship.
We know that securing a brighter future begins within our own walls. That’s why we’ve developed a number of D&I groups to help drive equity and inclusion at our company, from our D&I Advisory Council to our employee resource and inclusion groups.
True Connections Sponsorship Program for people of color is an example of our commitment to accelerating the pipeline of extraordinary diverse talent at Allianz. It includes a collaborative connection between Sponsor and Sponsoree to further the professional development and elevate the Sponsoree into their next career move.
The D&I Advisory Council is a cross-organizational group of employees responsible for creating strategic accountability for results, providing governance and oversight on D&I efforts, and promoting company-wide communications on progress.
The McKinsey Leadership Academy for Diverse Talent is a program dedicated to helping accelerate the progression of Black, Asian, and Latinx leaders. As part of this partnership, Allianz selected several employees to be a part of a six-month management accelerator program with the goal of growing into senior leadership roles.
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Inclusion Groups are voluntary, employee-led groups that foster an inclusive workplace aligned with the mission, values, and objectives of the business. These groups help develop future leaders, increase employee engagement, and help boost understanding of key issues affecting our diverse community, as well as help to expand marketplace reach. These groups are funded by the organization and are responsible for delivering on performance goals set by the ERG leadership.
Allianz NEO (Networking – Engagement – Opportunities) is focused on fostering an inclusive company culture where people can develop and succeed irrespective of their gender identity.
Allianz Pride works to support the Allianz LGBTQ+ community and its causes through inclusion, ally engagement, education, community involvement, and outreach.
Black Employee Leadership & Opportunity Networking Group (BELONG) is an inclusive community that supports the professional development, recruitment, retention, and community involvement of Black employees at Allianz.
The Green Team works to support sustainability efforts at Allianz and encourages employees to learn more about green initiatives both in the workplace and at home.
Operation SERVE seeks to positively influence the culture at Allianz through service, relationship building, and communication by leveraging veterans and interested employees in support of veterans groups, active service members, and their families.
Beyond is an inclusive community that is focused on removing barriers, stigmas and taboos, and fostering an environment where people with disabilities feel they can succeed.
ASCENT (Asians Supporting, Collaborating, Educating, and Networking Together) provides resources, promotes engagement among Asian employees, and asserts influence in Asian communities through community involvement and education.
EDDGE (Empowering Diversity in Distribution through Growth and Education) exists to attract qualified candidates to Distribution, welcome them to a workplace of belonging, and offer pathways for growth, advancement, and inclusive innovation.
We pride ourselves on our diverse and caring workplace culture that recognizes, celebrates, and rewards employees for making an impact at work and in our world.
Nicoshia Wynn is a senior HR consultant and chair of BELONG. She is also the founder and executive director of Relentless Academy, a new summer program in Minnesota focused on providing accessible and affordable summer educational options to students, infused with music and financial literacy.
She was inspired to start Relentless Academy after reviewing youth summer camp options for her own kids. She quickly realized there were limited options. Now, she’s working to change the narrative by offering an affordable and accessible academic summer program for underserved families in our community to make a cultural, educational, and economic impact. With technology, financial literacy, and sciences being the wave of the future, she created the Relentless Academy S.M.A.R.T. (science, math, art, reading, technology and a lyrical splash of music) summer youth program. This 10-week tuition-free program opened its doors in the summer of 2021, thanks to the generous donations from individuals and organizations.
Learn more about our commitment to making Allianz a great place to work for all employees through our inclusive culture, dedication to empowering and recognizing great work, and focus on work/life balance.
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