Image: Kristina Schmidt Thomsen, Lea Marie Toft Juliussen, Alberte Wiig Honore, Joachim Skanderby Johansen and Ea Wederwang from Danske Bank volunteering for Pant-for-Pant assisted by Henrik from Pant-for-Pant.

Danske Bank has had a partnership with Hus Forbi for several years, through which employees of the bank have the opportunity to volunteer to prepare food for homeless and vulnerable people. 

We have now decided to expand this partnership to also include Pant-for-Pant. Through Pant-for-Pant, businesses, institutions and organisations donate their return deposits from the bottle and can recycling programme. The money collected goes towards education and wages for the Pant-for-Pant employees. Danske Bank employees assist as drivers when necessary. 

“We’re happy that it’s been possible to further develop our collaboration with Hus Forbi. Pant-for-Pant has a clear purpose to provide vulnerable groups with the opportunity to find a footing in society, and that fits well with our mission as a bank to make a difference for the societies we’re a part of,” says Ea Wederwang, Head of Corporate Volunteering.

This view is shared by Kristina Schmidt Thomsen, who works with sustainability reporting at Danske Bank and who has volunteered with for Pant-for-Pant: “Coming out and helping people who have a hard time finding a job puts your everyday life and working life into perspective – and it’s not the last time that I’ll be applying to volunteer. I really want to contribute to a good cause, and volunteering is at the same time a nice way to be together as a team.” 

Three paid days per year to carry out volunteer work 
The option for Danske Bank employees to volunteer at Pant-for-Pant is part of Danske Bank’s Time2Give-volunteer program, through which employees can carry out volunteer work three days a year with full pay. 

Each employee chooses whether they want to volunteer alone or together with their colleagues or team. Employees are also free to choose which causes they want to support, and in several countries they have the option of volunteering for local NGOs that have established partnerships with Danske Bank. 

In 2022, a total of 3,346 Danske Bank employees volunteered for approximately 30,000 hours combined. This equates to a collected value of more than DKK 5.4 million. Surveys also show that our corporate volunteering programme strengthens employee well-being and motivates employees to undertake more volunteer work in the future.