Xayn signs German Diversity Charter, Charta der Vielfalt
Berlin-based start-up commits to prioritizing tolerance and diversity among employees and leadership
BERLIN, 30 May 2022 – The Berlin-based privacy tech company Xayn announces today its signing of the German Diversity Charter (Charta der Vielfalt), a landmark diversity initiative created in 2010 under the patronage of former Chancellor Angela Merkel. In doing so, the company is actively signaling its long-term commitment to fostering a professional climate of tolerance, appreciation of human diversity, and peaceful coexistence. The announcement coincides with this year’s German Diversity Day on May 31.
"By signing the Diversity Charter, we are putting our commitment to diversity and tolerance in writing. The increasingly polarized social and cultural debates we’ve seen escalate across Europe make it crucial to prioritize tolerance and respect in all areas of life, especially the workplace," says Beatrice Kahl, Chief People Officer. "As the economic lifeblood of cities and countries, organizations like ours have a profound responsibility to society and the people they employ. That's why I'm pleased Xayn is joining this deeply important initiative."
Xayn is already an incredibly international company, with 30-plus employees from 14 nations. The company is also already actively promoting gender equality: In April 2022, the start-up welcomed two women into its C-suite: Beatrice Kahl was promoted internally from Head of HR to Chief People Officer (CPO), and Ruth Rothmaler joined the company in the newly-created position of Chief Product & Design Officer (CPDO). The second management tier already has balanced gender representation. Beyond achieving equity measures, Xayn furthered its commitment to employee welfare by introducing a four-day workweek in April 2022 and flexible working hours and locations. The signing of the Diversity Charter and the oncoming internal changes are an extension of Xayn’s people-first priorities.
“Diversity in the company is and remains the hidden capital. That’s why I’m happy about any organization that takes this seriously. With Xayn, we have a new company joining our path to more diversity and solidarity in business and society,” explains Ana-Cristina Grohnert, Chair of the Board of the Diversity Charter.
The German Diversity Charter is a corporate initiative to promote the economic and social benefits of diversity within companies and institutions. By signing the charter, companies and institutions commit themselves to respecting all employees equally – regardless of their age, ethnic origin and nationality, gender and gender identity, physical and mental abilities, religion and ideology, sexual orientation, and social background. Almost 4,600 organizations employing some 14.7 million people have now signed the Diversity Charter.
For more information on the Charta der Vielfalt e. V. association, please visit: www.charta-der-vielfalt.de/en/
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About Xayn
Xayn is pioneering next genAI for large organizations. The European startup builds secure, sovereign, and sustainable AI systems that leverage the power of language models at scale. Xayn develops its Retrieval Augmented Generative AI as energy efficient and privacy-protecting AI solution “Made In Germany”.
Born out of research at Oxford University and Imperial College London, the Berlin-based company is committed to European values of transparency, privacy, and sustainability and develops its AI system as open-source technology. Founded in 2017 by Dr Leif-Nissen Lundbæk, Professor Michael Huth and Felix Hahmann, Xayn’s academic vision remains, with a workforce comprised of more than 35% PhDs. The start-up has received investment funding of 19.5 million EURO from Global Brain Corporation, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, Earlybird, and Dominik Schiener.
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About the Charta der Vielfalt e.V.
Charta der Vielfalt e.V. is Germany’s largest employer initiative to promote diversity in companies and institutions. The Charta der Vielfalt was launched in 2006 and aims to advance the recognition and inclusion of diversity in work culture. The goal is a prejudice-free working environment and that all employees - regardless of age, ethnic origin and nationality, gender and gender identity, physical and mental abilities, religion and worldview, sexual orientation and social background - are valued. More than 4,600 organizations have signed the Diversity Charter to date - representing over 14.7 million employees. The initiative is supported by the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration, Reem Alabali-Radovan.