To stay a leader in our field, Credit Suisse attracts some of the brightest people in the financial world to work together, to listen to each other and to grow.
We think about your future and keep a close eye on your career. And we like to grow our own leaders. Our global businesses and international culture provide plenty of opportunities for mobility and career development. In 2013, more than 4,385 employees took advantage of internal mobility to chart their own unique careers at Credit Suisse. Our CEO and many of his team exemplify how Credit Suisse trains and mentors its future leaders.
Having a diverse workforce helps us meet our commitments to our employees and our clients. We aspire to have our population reflect the society in which we do business. When we cultivate people with wide-ranging expertise, insights and experience, we create a team of professionals who can meet the wide-ranging needs of our global clientele.
Credit Suisse has earned a reputation for being friendly to diverse work and personal needs. Our awards and recognition includes:
Our success comes from treating all employees and clients with equal respect, without regard to ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation and expression, religion, age or disabilities. We are also committed to diversity and inclusion outside the corporate sphere, supporting public events and external advocacy groups.
Our commitment to global diversity includes:
A full-time Global Diversity team, supported by regional diversity councils
Partnerships with non-profit and philanthropic organizations serving diverse communities
Dedicated diversity recruitment programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels
Support for 38 employee networks worldwide focused on a variety of themes, including:
Credit Suisse works with a wide range of charitable and humanitarian organizations around the world. Our global citizenship strategy focuses on making people's lives better through a concerted focus on education, microfinance, and employee engagement. We help to advance the economic and social development of emerging regions, improve the living conditions of disadvantaged people, and engage in responsible environmental stewardship.
In 2013, 17,388 Credit Suisse employees volunteered 185,764 hours across the globe. Our commitments include:
We are committed to fostering employee volunteerism. For example, our Global Citizens Program offers employees an in-country assignment to help build capacity in education and microfinance. In addition, our employees may take one full day of paid leave each year to volunteer with a charity partner organization such as Habitat for Humanity, as well as local and regional organizations.
Credit Suisse offers a generous suite of health and welfare benefits designed to attract and retain the best people in the financial industry. Our benefits address needs both professional and personal, such as: