“With customers in more than 50 countries, and 100,000 employees worldwide, ING is truly a global financial services organization. For us, diversity is more than an ideal, it’s our everyday business reality – and keeping our employees engaged is the most important thing we do.

Our success requires that we know how to take advantage of unique differences, thinking styles and contributions of our employees. We develop our leaders to create a culture that embraces and sustains a diverse workforce. That's our strategy. It's how we’re wired. It's in our DNA. We seek individuals who are not afraid to assume risks and who can bring a balance of results orientation, fresh thinking and the desire to develop to make it easier for our customers to succeed.

ING is committed to a global diversity strategy that is both inclusive and measurable.

The core of our diversity strategy is an unwavering commitment to create an inclusive work environment. ING recognizes that employees perform better in environments where they feel welcomed, respected, challenged and rewarded.

In the United States, we monitor the company’s progress in four key areas. Tracking our progress across these four Diversity Pillars, as we call them, keeps us clearly focused on our values and our diversity goals:

Creating a diverse work environment keeps ING competitive, drives our productivity and helps attract and retain talented employees. In a constantly changing business environment, we believe that our ability to leverage diverse thinking is the single most important strength that will differentiate ING from the competition.”

Tom McInerney