The survey was conducted in the spring and resulted in a so-called inclusion score of 84 out of 100. The survey was based on employee evaluations of three general statements on a scale from ‘strongly disagree’ to ‘strongly agree’:

1. At Danske Bank, I am treated fairly and with respect, regardless of gender, identity, age, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
2. I can be myself at Danske Bank.
3. I feel I belong at Danske Bank.

“On the inclusion questions, Danske Bank scores both very highly and very similarly across gender and age groups – a sign of an organisation that can embrace diversity,” says Morten Hartvig, Head of People Insights at Ennova, who were responsible for the survey.

We can always be better
The Bank was also pleased with the results:

“History tells us that the more aware employees become about their experience of Danske Bank as an inclusive workplace, the more the inclusion score will vary from year to year. Nevertheless, I am pleased that we now have a starting point for our work going forward,” says Betina Dam Hansen, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Danske Bank.

In other words, we are aware there is still plenty to do with respect to diversity and inclusion:

“It is good we have now established a solid base, and I am very satisfied with the result. However, it is important we do not rest on our laurels and that we constantly raise the bar with regard to our ambitions for being an inclusive workplace,” says Mark Wraa-Hansen, Head of Personal Customers in Denmark and chair of Danske Bank’s Diversity & Inclusion Council.