Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Our perspective.
Our only norm: Diversity
As a company that travel’s globaly, we encounter a wide variety of challenges every day. To meet them, we rely on our employees and their different skills, experiences and perspectives.
We build diverse teams that complement each other across our workforce. Promoting diversity is an important tool for increasing competitiveness in all areas of our business.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion are essential foundations of our vision and values. Responsible behavior and openness are the basis for our actions at Working at Height Limited.
Our Vision Diversity, equity and inclusion are deeply rooted in our DNA. We foster a culture that embraces belonging for every individual, just as they are.
Our Mission We drive an inclusive culture that embraces diversity, equity and belonging, empowering all individuals to reach their fullest potential. We accomplish this by attracting, developing and retaining diverse talents. It’s on us to establish a work environment where unique perspectives drive collective success.
Networking Our Network gives us the oppertuinity to connect woth each other, to exchange Ideas or to simply to learn somthing new.
Our values Every company, every corperate culture needs values that acts as sign posts. These are part of our mission.
Carrers Working at Height Limited offers purposefull carrers for people with different skills and backgrounds. At Working at Height you can leave your mark.
Our approach and commitment At Working at Height Limited, we take a holistic approach to Diversity & Inclusion, meaning we want to create an environment where everyone feels valued and welcome. What we do supports all employees in achieving this. Find out what that means in concrete terms:
Individuality & Personality.
We want to see, recognize, and accept the individuality of each person. Diversity in attitudes, expectations and perspectives is what enriches us at Working at Height Limited – even if it may seem challenging at first glance.
We want to bring together the most diverse personalities in a forward-looking way so that the whole is more than the sum of the individual potentials in the team. Diversity shapes team success, even if Diversity can be challenging due to origin, personal attitude or life situation, for example.
We work on teamwork in management and organizational development as well as in change projects. We offer numerous opportunities for individual groups and cross-divisional networks to exchange experiences to practice togetherness and support cross-divisional networking.
Inclusive Culture
Everyone is different. At Working at Height Limited, we think that’s exactly the way it should be. We want to promote and maintain a culture of openness and appreciation. Appreciative and open interaction with each other and with employees is a basic prerequisite for more Diversity at Working at Height Limited. Diversity in teams must not only be promoted, but also managed accordingly so that a team is not only diverse, but also efficient, open, and appreciative – and remains so.
This enables us to leverage the different potentials of diverse teams, achieve better team performance and deal more flexibly with change. Last but not least, it also makes us more attractive as an employer and enables us to attract and retain suitable talent over the long term.
Our managers are the key to an appreciative and open corporate culture. We encourage and challenge our colleagues, for example, through Unconscious Bias Training, in which we reflect on our own – often unconscious – thought patterns and become aware of our decision-making patterns in hiring, team appointments, promotions, etc. We also involve all managers personally in the process. We hold all managers personally accountable by making them aware of their own privileges in Allyship training sessions and encouraging them to become active advocates for D&I themselves.
Gender & Gender Identity
Male, female or diverse – Working at Height Limited stands for tolerance and openness. All genders should be equally represented at the various company levels in functions, departments and projects.
This is not only an ethical and moral imperative, but also makes good business sense. Scientific studies show that diverse teams lead to good – if not better – results. And this is especially true for mixed-gender teams.
We set ourselves ambitious targets for the proportion of women in management positions, which are anchored in individual target agreements. Specifically, we aim to increase the proportion of female managers by 2031. This corresponds to the overall proportion of female employees at Working at Height Limited. In addition, there are targeted development programs for junior staff and managers.
Sexual Orientation & Identity
At Working at Height Limited, as a company with employees, it is guaranteed that we have a very diverse workforce. With this, we also recognize that across the company, we are at different stages of LGBT+ inclusion. We understand that there is still much work to be done in this area and we are committed to continuous improvement.
As a company, we are increasingly recognizing the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of sexual orientation.
We believe that it is important to educate ourselves and our employees on various aspects of sexual orientation, including not only the challenges faced by those who identify as LGBTQIA+ but also on how we as a company can help educate our colleagues to be allies. We are taking steps to create a safe and inclusive environment for all our colleagues and customers, regardless of their sexual orientation. We have conducted trainings on unconscious bias and allyship and are planning to develop group-wide anti-discrimination guidelines, specifically for onboarding new colleagues. In addition, we conduct workshops to educate colleagues and spread awareness of LGBTQIA+ topics.
As a company, we welcome the opportunity to learn and grow as we strive to create a more inclusive workplace for all.
Physical & Mental Abilities
“Our society is changing in many respects and is characterized by an increasing diversity of ways of living and working. We are becoming fewer, older and more colorful.
It is therefore our aim to promote Diversity, equal opportunities and Inclusion in the Group. However, this does not happen on its own, but requires active action from all of us. Everyone should be perceived individually.
The Diversity of our employees is our basis for creativity and innovation. This applies not only to those with disabilities, but to everyone – regardless of age, sexual identity, cultural background or religion. A diverse team also pays off economically.
That is why we promote a working atmosphere of acceptance, appreciation and mutual trust in which every employee can contribute his or her strengths and potential.
- Support us in living diversity and difference!
- Everyone deserves the same opportunities.
- Diversity makes us stronger and the WE wins.”
Age & Generation
The age structure at Working at Height Limited should be balanced. This is the only way we can utilize the full potential and experience from every phase of our employees’ lives.
Demographic change means a shift in the age structure of our society. On average, people are getting older – and so are our customers. At the same time, the younger generation is becoming increasingly digital. We want to know and understand our target groups, i.e., reflect a comparable age and value structure in the company.
Age-diverse teams, active knowledge transfer, and systematic succession planning bring a good mix of perspectives and experience. We also increase our attractiveness as an employer through targeted talent approaching and development and development.
Ethnic Background & Nationality
The world is growing ever closer together. Teams are becoming more international and increasingly operate across regions. At Working at Height Limited, we stand for new technologies in (inter)national markets, complex as well as global systems, and for opening up new horizons.
With internationally operating teams, we broaden our perspectives and understanding of other parts of the company, break down silo thinking and promote exchange.
Cross-regional assignments and job rotation at all levels and in all functions and areas are part of the development of all managers and employees. Language and cultural training are, of course, just as much a part of this as new opportunities to make working hours and location more flexible.
Social Background
People have very different starting conditions in life. Particularly when it comes to social background, we are committed to actively identifying and developing potential here as well.
We promote equality of opportunity. People from disadvantaged social backgrounds contribute special perspectives and experience that make us more resilient, flexible and innovative. With the introductory qualification, they promote and develop key qualifications and soft skills.
Religion & Worldview
Religious backgrounds – or lack of religion – is firmly part of one’s identity and should be able to be openly communicated and valued without reservation.
Our internal employee networks help people to exchange ideas and learn from each other.
We also want to promote the visibility of different religious worldviews in our company.
Indigenous People
Working at Height Limited respects human rights and we are committed to being a good neighbour and supporting and enhancing the communities in which we live and work in. Some of the most important communities our business impacts are the Indigenous communities. We are committed to working with these communities, to develop positive, long-term relationships based on mutual trust and respect, and recognizing their diversity and the importance they place on the land, their culture and their traditional way of life. Even on your personal time, you must not participate in any illegal or inappropriate statements or activities that could be detrimental to the Company or its reputation
