ING’s LGBTQ+ Staff Networks in Poland Win Workplace Pride Award
ING’s LGBTQ+ staff networks in Poland won Network of the Year after joining forces on workplace workshops and Pride events in Warsaw and Katowice.
Nearly 80 ING employees took part in Pride events across Warsaw and Katowice this year after two of the bank’s LGBTQ+ staff networks began working together in Poland.
Their joint initiative won Network of the Year at the Workplace Pride Impact Awards in Amsterdam on 6 November.
Colleagues at ING Hubs Poland and ING Bank Śląski ran five awareness sessions and held workshops on how to support LGBTQ+ colleagues at work.
They also backed initiatives in smaller cities and worked with local organisations including Diversity Hub and Poland’s Campaign Against Homophobia.
How ING supports LGBTQ+ staff
ING says it has 15 LGBTQ+ employee networks around the world.
Since 2023, the bank has also introduced guidelines in several countries to help colleagues understand how to support trans staff and to give employees practical support during a transition at work.
This year, ING’s Rainbow Lions marked more than 20 years of LGBTQ+ inclusion work with an exhibition at the bank’s headquarters.
Colleagues also shared fantastic personal stories in a film for ING’s Pride campaign.
You can see more from the exhibition in ING’s Rainbow Lions post on LinkedIn.
