ERFURT_ For their extraordinary commitment to equal opportunity in the workplace, TOTAL E-QUALITY e. V. awarded its eponymous seal to 59 award winners from all over Germany on October 25 in Erfurt. The TOTAL E-QUALITY seal honors companies and organizations from business, science, and administration for their commitment to establishing and expanding equal opportunity and diversity within the company.
“We sincerely thank all award recipients for their commitment,” says Dr. Ulla Weber, Chairwoman of TOTAL E-QUALITY. “They are outstanding examples of equal opportunity personnel policy that is oriented towards current and future challenges. With their successful application, they document that equal opportunity and diversity are an integral part of their organizational culture. They present themselves as attractive employers in the competition for committed, qualified specialists. Scientific institutions additionally highlight equal opportunity as part of their excellence.” The award ceremony takes place annually at changing locations; this year at the COMCENTER Brühl of LEG Thüringen in Erfurt. The LEG was honored for the sixth consecutive time in 2022.
"We have been a label holder since 2007 and are pleased that the award ceremony takes place with us this year," said Andreas Krey and Sabine Wosche, management of LEG. "For our company, equal opportunities and diversity are central aspects of corporate culture. We promote diversity, work-life balance, gender equality and health maintenance with the goal of increased motivation, meaningful work and performance throughout the company."
The long-standing history of the TOTAL E-QUALITY e. V. association shows that lived equal opportunities and the future viability of companies and organizations are directly linked. This is particularly evident in the recruitment of skilled workers. A working atmosphere in which people are treated respectfully and judged equally regardless of their personal and social characteristics is an important success factor not only for recruitment but also for retaining skilled workers. How can we create a culture that is characterized by mutual appreciation and recognition and in which everyone has the same opportunities? "There are different views and perspectives on the HOW of achieving goals. We will have to talk about it – again and again, with each other, controversially too, and above all with all those involved, and across generations. Under the heading `Generation Contract Equal Opportunities`, TOTAL E-QUALITY Deutschland e. V. is using this year's award ceremony to shape and advance the dialogue between generations," explains Dr. Ulla Weber.
Organizations from business, science, and administration as well as associations that generally employ at least 15 employees can apply for the TOTAL E-QUALITY award. The application sets out fundamental attitudes, strategies, measures, and their monitoring. An independent jury examines the application documents on behalf of the association and decides on the award. The criterion is that the organizations reach a consensus between economic interests on the one hand and strategies for implementing equal opportunities in the interest of employees on the other. The different starting situations and circumstances of the applicants are taken into account by the jury.
The award is granted for three years. The winners receive a certificate and may use the TOTAL E-QUALITY logo in all internal and external relations for presentation and image cultivation. A renewed award is given if the repeated application demonstrates that the path to equal opportunity is sustainable and further progress has been made. In 29 award rounds since 1997, TOTAL E-QUALITY e. V. has awarded a total of 1,020 awards to 357 organizations. 241 of them have successfully extended the award at least once. Those who receive it for the fifth time are given the sustainability prize. 72 organizations have already achieved this distinction. Behind the 357 organizations are a total of approximately two million employees and around 900,000 students.
This year's award winners are:
For the first time, the "Prädikat im Aufbau" is awarded to
- Federal Foundation for Equality, Foundation under Public Law
The new recipients of the TEQ award: first distinction
- adesso SE
- BIG direkt gesund, KdöR
- German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin (DRFZ) - A Leibniz Institute
- Foundation Medicine GmbH
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ GmbH
- Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences
- Holzmühle Westerkamp GmbH
- IU International University of Applied Sciences
The repeated holders of the TEQ seal: repeated award
- AOK - The Health Insurance Fund in Hesse
- Vocational Training Centers of the Bavarian Economy
bfz gGmbH, bbw gGmbH, gfi gGmbH, gps mbH, TRAIN GmbH - Continentale Versicherungsverbund a. G.
- German Aerospace Center e. V.
- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials e. V.
- EDG Disposal Dortmund GmbH
- Women's Center Dortmund 1980 e.V.
- Hamburg Investment and Development Bank, Institution under Public Law
- University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Environment Nürtingen-Geislingen (HfWU)
- Hotel Esplanade GmbH & Co. KG
- Institute of Contemporary History Munich-Berlin/Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History
- Thuringian State Development Company mbH
- Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) e. V.
- Leibniz Institute of European History
- Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture - Simon Dubnow e. V.
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute e. V.
- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW)
- Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle e. V.
- Messer SE & Co. KGaA
- Rhön-Rennsteig Savings Bank, Institution under Public Law
- Robert Bosch GmbH Blaichach
- City of Herne
- City of Nuremberg
- City of Witten
- City of Cologne Administration
- Technik in Form Sheet Metal Processing GmbH
Design in Form Fertigungstechnik GmbH - Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm
- Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences
- Technical University of Ilmenau
- TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology
- TITK-Group:
Thuringian Institute for Textile and Plastics Research e.V.
Ostthüringische Materialprüfgesellschaft für Textil und Kunststoffe mbH
smartpolymer GmbH - Federal Environment Agency
- University of Duisburg-Essen
- University of Cologne
The recipients of the Sustainability Award for the fifth consecutive award:
- Building and Property Management NRW
- BBQ Education and Vocational Qualification gGmbH
- Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe - Institute of the Leibniz Association e. V.
- IHP GmbH - Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics/Leibniz Institute for Innovative Microelectronics
- Municipal Employers' Association Bavaria e. V.
- Leibniz Institute for the German Language
- Leibniz Institute for Plant Biochemistry
- Leibniz Institute Hessian Foundation for Peace and Conflict Research
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- Mülheimer Wohnungsbau e. G.
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research e. V.
- Technical University of Berlin
- Thuringian Ministry for Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family
- Thuringian Ministry of the Interior and Local Government
- TIBOR Society for Education, Consulting and Placement mbH
- vbw - Association of Bavarian Business e. V.
vbm - Association of the Bavarian Metal and Electrical Industry e. V.
bayme - Bavarian Metal and Electrical Industry Association e. V.
ibw - Information Center of the Bavarian Economy e. V.
TOTAL E-QUALITY Deutschland e. V.
TOTAL E-QUALITY Management (composed of TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT and EQUALITY) is an organizational and personnel management approach oriented towards gender and diversity equity. The initiative TOTAL E-QUALITY Deutschland e. V. annually awards the TOTAL E-QUALITY seal for exemplary action in the sense of organizational and personnel management focused on equal opportunities. The seal is based on a voluntary self-assessment with a jury decision and is awarded for three years. Over 1,000 seals have been awarded since 1997. TOTAL E-QUALITY is recommended by renowned public figures (Board of Trustees) and, since 2001, by the German federal government.
