„Our long-term success as a company depends on our qualified, highly committed staff. We want to remain an attractive employer going forward – one that creates an open, respectful space in which individuals can develop and that actively promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are convinced that only a workforce that mirrors the many different facets of society can offer the best possible conditions for creativity and productivity, and make us – the United Internet Group – unique.“
RALF HARTINGS
Foreword
In fiscal year 2024, United Internet held its fourth “Diversity Days” event, a virtual in-house conference with 35 sessions on the topic of diversity. Among other things, the program featured keynote speeches, interactive workshops, reports by staff on their own experiences and lessons learned, and panel discussions. The feedback from the 800 or so employees who took part was extremely positive and it is planned to continue the format in fiscal year 2025. United Internet won the “Impact of Diversity” award in the “Best Company” category in 2023 for its Diversity Days format. This diversity prize is awarded annually by the Impact of Diversity and the Frauen-Karriere-Index (Women Career Index).
Regular operations at the data centers owned by IONOS, 1&1 and 1&1 Versatel are emission-free, since they source green electricity.
The services that build on the fiber-optic network range from the higher bandwidth offered by location connections compared to DSL or cable down to cybersecurity solutions. In this way, United Internet is helping to promote Germany’s digital transformation. The high transmission rates, high bandwidths, and stable latencies offered by fiber-optic connections make it possible or easier for companies to use cloud services, big data, or AI applications, facilitating the development of new products and services.
Since 2010, United Internet2 has ensured that some of its internally used servers and network devices that have reached the end of their service life are recycled in an environmentally sound way by passing them on to refurbishment specialist AfB gGmbH. This prepares them for reuse or sends them for professional recycling, prolonging the life of the hardware and conserving resources.
United Internet has worked with the United Nations’ Children’s Fund since 2006 in the “United Internet for UNICEF” foundation to collect donations and recruit new sustaining members.
The editorial team was awarded the “Nachhaltigkeitspreis Medien Bayern” (“Sustainable Media in Bavaria”) prize at the end of 2023 for its transparent working methods; among other things, the team reveals its sources, corrects errors in a manner that is transparent for readers, and clearly distinguishes between opinion pieces and information.
In fiscal year 2024, for the first time, United Internet trained 33 employees as “mental health first aiders” (18 “psychological first aiders” in the Consumer Applications segment) to provide colleagues undergoing psychological stress with anonymous support in confidence, to offer initial actions, and to help organize professional help.
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