At Allianz Ireland we use our role as an employer, insurer, investor and corporate citizen to contribute to more inclusive and stronger societies. We are proud to work alongside and be part of the following organisations and groups to help make a difference in our local society.
Social Impact
Inclusion & Equal Opportunities
Inclusion & Equal Opportunities are key to a successful, thriving workplace and a fair work culture.
We at Allianz believe in an inclusive workforce, in bringing people together and making them feel they belong.
We recognise that Inclusion & Equal Opportunities are invaluable assets and are dedicated to its importance as part of our target inclusive meritocracy workplace culture and ensure it is truly embedded in our people and business. It is the fabric of our culture and success.
Our ambitious strategy helps us achieve this through each step of the employee lifecycle across our 6 dimensions of Gender, Disability, Nationalities & Ethnicities, LGBTQIA+, Generations and Social Diversity.
Find out more on our Inclusion & Equal Opportunities strategy and key focus areas here.
The Shona Project
Allianz Ireland has partnered with The Shona Project, a non-profit organisation which strives to create a support system for Irish girls as they navigate their way through their teenage years.
Our most recent Inclusion and Equal Opportunities partners, The Shona Project launched their new mentorship programme at our offices in September 2024, where professional female mentors are paired with adolescent girls around Ireland, including some of our own impressive colleagues.
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We are extremely proud to be partners with Women’s Aid since 2021. Women’s Aid are a leading national charitable organisation working to stop domestic violence against women and children in Ireland since 1974.
Through our work with Women’s Aid such as our annual fundraiser event Stand Strong, we want to lift the lid on the topic of domestic abuse, start a conversation and help work to put a stop to abuse against women and children.
The diversity of our workforce enables Allianz to truly understand our equally diverse customers and their needs. That’s why being part of the Valuable 500 is extremely important to our business. This global movement put disability on the business leadership agenda and got 500 national and multinational, private sector corporations to be the tipping point for change and help unlock the social and economic value of people living with disabilities across the world. Find out more.
For over 100 years Allianz has been supporting communities through Sport. We want to support those who display acts of courage both big and small. We do this through our partnerships at a grassroots level by supporting Allianz Cumann na MBunscol and The Camogie Association. We also support community through sport at a professional level and for over 30 years we have been a proud Sponsor of the Allianz Leagues. In 2023 we were delighted to expand our partnership with the GAA and become a sponsor of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. We are proud to partner with some of the nations most inspiring and influential organisations such as the GAA.
AHEAD – WAM Programme
Willing Able Mentoring (WAM) is a work placement programme which aims to promote access to the labour market for graduates with disabilities and build the capacity of employers to integrate disability into the mainstream workplace.
This partnership brings graduates with disabilities and employers together so that both can benefit from each other - ensuring genuine learning opportunities for all while supporting and building a more inclusive workplace.
Allianz has been a proud partner of the AHEAD WAM Programme since 2020 and have been awarded a WAM Leaders Award 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024.
As I Am Partnership
As I Am is Ireland’s National Autism Charity organisation and is one of our important Inclusion & Equal Opportunities partners.
We have a collaborative partnership as part of their Communities in Practice and they are supporting us on our journey in becoming an Autism Inclusive Employer.
Their purpose is to advocate for an inclusive society for autistic people that is accessible, accepting and affirming.
As I Am work to support the autistic community and families to fully engage in Irish life and build the capacity of society to facilitate true inclusion.
Their vision is for Ireland to be a country where every Autistic person is accepted As They Are.
Great Place to Work
Allianz were proud to receive Great Place to Work certification in 2023 and re-certification in 2024.
We have been recognised as:
- #1 Best Workplaces in the Super Large Category
- Best Workplaces 2024
- Best Workplaces for Women 2025 & 2024
- Best Workplace for Health & Wellbeing 2024
Allianz Ireland has been named one of Ireland’s Menopause Workplaces of Excellence for 2024!
Awarded by the Menopause Hub Academy, in partnership with Great Place to Work Ireland, we have been recognised for our commitment to creating a supportive and inclusive environment for women and all persons experiencing peri/menopause.
Our Pledge
At Allianz, we are committed to:
- The wellbeing of all our employees.
- Providing an inclusive, respectful, and supportive workplace.
- Providing our colleagues with the support and resources they need to optimise their health and wellbeing.
It is Allianz Ireland’s ambition to be certified as a Menopause Inclusive Employer through our 3 Strand Approach:
- Education
- Empathy
- Empowerment
Allianz officially began its eight-year worldwide partnership with the Olympic & Paralympic Movements on January 1 2021, building on a collaboration with the Paralympic Movement since 2006.
In Ireland, we have been a proud supporter of Paralympics Ireland since 2010 and the Olympic Federation of Ireland since 2021.
Through our partnership with the Olympic and Paralympic Movement, our aim is to continue to support of Ireland’s future athletes, inspiring them to write their own future with the support of Allianz to underwrite it.
Gender Equality
Allianz is committed to gender equality, meaning equal opportunities for all genders. As we strive to continue to be an inclusive and equal opportunities employer, we closed the Equal Pay Gap in 2021 (0%) and have all measures in place to ensure that it stays closed in future. We are happy to say we achieved EDGE Move certification in 2022 and recertification in 2024 that recognises our approach, which included an independent audit of our Equal Pay Gap as part of the certification process. Edge is an international certification that helps us to measure, monitor and understand our gender equality progress.
Ireland's mandatory Gender Pay Gap reporting regime has commenced in 2022 for Republic of Ireland employers with a headcount of 250+ employees. The Gender Pay Gap Information requires organisation’s to report on their hourly Gender Pay Gap across a range of metrics including the Employers statement published on their website.
Under Irish government rules, the Gender Pay Gap measures the average and median of pay for men and for women across the organisation. It does not take account of the different roles that may be occupied by men and women. An organisation applying Equal Pay principles can still have a Gender Pay Gap.
In our case, our Gender Pay Gap Report reinforces our Equal Pay approach in the Lower and Middle quartiles of the organisation, where many men and women perform similar roles. In the Report, it reflects there is a more substantial gap in our Upper Quartile population of colleagues. This reflects a higher percentage of male to female colleagues overall in this group, and a higher number of unique roles. Many of these roles are in senior management and we have set ourselves targets to address the gender representation imbalance here; progress is being made, and at general management levels we already have achieved a gender balance in 2022. From an Equal Pay Gap perspective, these roles are currently assessed in the same way as other roles in the organisation in line with our Equal Pay approach.
We are a proud founding signatory of the Women in Finance Charter. We take every opportunity to highlight the ambition we have for the financial services industry to increase women’s participation at all levels in the sector. Reports, such as the Women in Finance Charter report, are incredibly useful in helping the industry pinpoint where further, real and actionable change is needed.
Our Headline Female Leadership Commitments
- 30% Female Leadership at Board of Director
- 30% Female Leadership at Board of Management
- 50% Female Leadership at Middle and Junior Management
For us at Allianz Ireland, we are pleased to say that women make up over half of our workforce and we are firmly committed to promoting gender equality. Our mission is to create a workplace where women of all ages and life stages can succeed.