Regulatory Alerts2026-06-03
Diversity Benchmarking: National Evaluation of Diversity Reporting (Reference Date: 31 December 2024)
The Deutsche Bundesbank analyzed diversity practices in the management bodies of 158 German CRR credit institutions and securities firms as of 31 December 2024, revealing that 33% of institutions lack a diversity strategy and women remain significantly underrepresented in executive roles. While most institutions with strategies set gender diversity targets, quantitative goals are often low, with executive board quotas frequently capped at 25%, and a persistent gender pay gap exists despite regulatory requirements for gender-neutral remuneration policies. The report urges institutions without strategies to develop them immediately, recommends that significant institutions adopt ambitious quantitative targets, and calls for corrective measures to eliminate remuneration disparities.