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Employee commitment

Employee Donations

The Employee Donations programme offers UBS employees in Switzerland the choice of various charitable organizations which they can support by making a donation. The goal is to offer staff the broadest possible range of different organizations to cover their various interests. UBS matches employee donations to the selected organizations, thus further increasing employees' commitment.

Opportunities for young people in Benin – An example
Opportunities for young people in Benin

Swisscontact is the development organization run by Swiss business. It supports entrepreneurial and social development in a number of countries in the South and East by providing advisory services, training and continuing education. For example, thanks to Swisscontact’s support, young people in Benin have the opportunity to complete apprenticeships, allowing them to earn a living and to escape from poverty.

Employee Volunteering

Through the Employee Volunteering programme and throughout Switzerland, UBS employees can carry out voluntary work in social institutions and environmental organizations. This work is carried out in a variety of regions throughout Switzerland.

UBS supports employees participating in these volunteer activities by allowing them to carry out the commitments during working hours.

Conservation work for endangered species of plants and animals – an example
Conservation work for endangered species of plants and animals

In a project organized by the Landschaft & Kies Foundation, UBS employees carried out work to protect endangered species of plants and animals in Switzerland. At a nature reserve in a former gravel pit, UBS employees were supervised by experienced project leaders as they erected dry stone walls, cleared out hedges and built small islands in the water. In only one day, the volunteers were able to create a variety of habitats for yellow-bellied toads, sand lizards and rare species of orchids, thus contributing to maintaining the ecological diversity of the region.

A Helping Hand from UBS Employees

"A Helping Hand from UBS Employees" has a history stretching back over 30 years and is funded entirely by UBS employees. Donations from the association enable socially disadvantaged people to lead active, independent lives. Money donated through the Employee Donation Program is matched by UBS.

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