Civic Engagement

The DZ BANK Group is actively promoting financial education in Germany. The Group has been providing the local cooperative banks with comprehensive knowledge of the fundamentals of financial markets and investments since 2022, with the aim of educating the younger generation of investors in particular about long-term wealth creation. Target group-specific offers such as the Instagram account @dzbank_wertpapiere, YouTube videos on investment education and the podcast ‘Fit4Trading’ expand knowledge about capital markets. In addition, the ‘DZ Research Podcast’ presents well-founded analyses of the economy, capital markets, currencies and commodities for an informed and interested public.

Within the social sphere, the focus of our support is on the Childaid Network foundation, which many of our employees also support with donations and, in some cases, as volunteer helpers. The organisation is committed to helping children and young people in India who would otherwise have no access to education. For many years, DZ BANK employees have been donating to the Childaid Network foundation as part of a Christmas campaign. DZ BANK regularly tops up the amount donated. Committed employees maintain close contact with the children's homes in Northeast India.

Another focus of the social commitment of the Cooperative Financial Network is the Active Citizenship Foundation. DZ BANK also supports this foundation and is a member of the foundation council. The aim of the foundation is to provide information and advice on civic engagement and to train and educate committed individuals, multipliers and sponsors.

DZ BANK Art Collection

The DZ BANK art collection, founded in 1993, focuses on contemporary photographic art and integrates works of art selected by employees into workspaces for inspiration and communication. With over 10,000 works of art by over 950 artists, it is one of the largest of its kind and, since 2021, has been managed by DZ BANK Kunststiftung gGmbH (DZ BANK Art Foundation), which also maintains a partnership with the Städel Museum in Frankfurt and offers extensive educational programmes.

Helping out at the 'Frankfurter Tafel'

Twice a month, our junior employees actively participate on-site at the 'Frankfurter Tafel'. They assist with unpacking, sorting, and distributing food. As the organization relies on volunteers, the Tafel staff are happy about every helping hand. The junior employees coordinate and rotate shifts among themselves to ensure that there are always two of them on duty.

DZ BANK supports this initiative by allowing young employees to carry out their valuable work during working hours. Moreover, our involvement extends beyond Frankfurt. In Hanover, our colleagues expand the initiative by organizing clothing donations for 'Diakonie', which take place twice a year.