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Sustainability at MLP

Sustainability is an ongoing focus for the MLP Group. Through this website, we provide information about our approaches, priorities and activities, as well as related developments within the Group.

Principles of Sustainability within the MLP Group

The following principles outline key sustainability topics and guiding principles of the MLP Group. They apply across the Group and are further specified in consideration of business activities, customer requirements, and applicable legal and regulatory frameworks.

  • We take sustainability aspects into account in our business decisions and consider environmental, social, and economic factors in our deliberations.

  • Our activities are guided by applicable legal and regulatory requirements as well as internal standards. We provide our stakeholders with transparent and comprehensible information.

  • Mutual respect, diversity and equal opportunities are important topics for the MLP Group. The MLP Group provides information about its corporate culture and employee development programmes in its MLP Group Sustainability Report.

  • We bring together diverse perspectives and areas of expertise and provide guidance to individuals and businesses on financial matters.

Further information on our values and our shared framework for action is available in our Sustainability Policy, which we make transparently accessible. Further information on sustainability management within the MLP Group, including information on developments and the annual progress of sustainability-related activities, is available in the annual MLP Group Sustainability Report.

Uwe Schroeder-Wildberg, Vorstandsvorsitzender MLP SE im Portrait

„Sustainability is an important topic for MLP. We engage with environmental, social and governance-related topics and provide information about our approaches, priorities and activities in these areas.”

Dr. Uwe Schroeder-Wildberg
Chief Executive Officer at MLP SE

Sustainable Development Goals

We acknowledge the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the United Nations for a better and more sustainable future for all. The following goals are particularly relevant for us as a company – with a view to our core business.

Work and education

SDG 4: Learning and professional development are an integral part of MLP. Employees as well as advisors have access to a broad range of learning and development formats covering a variety of professional and methodological topics. These formats also provide opportunities to exchange perspectives on current issues and developments.

Our learning offerings cover a wide range of subject areas and are regularly adapted to new content and changing requirements. Practical formats, digital learning opportunities and in-person events are all part of the programme, alongside specialist information events.

In addition, MLP provides selected information and event formats on financial topics for external audiences. These formats offer opportunities to explore financial issues and gain insight into different perspectives.

SDG8: For MLP, the topics of the working environment, corporate culture and economic development are closely connected. As a financial services provider, we engage with the framework conditions that are relevant to collaboration within the company and to the long-term development of our business. These include topics such as professional development, collaboration and the organisation of work processes.

Particular attention is given to topics such as transparency, integrity, compliance and respectful interaction in the workplace. We provide transparent information on relevant policies, organisational frameworks and company-wide standards. In addition, we address diversity, collaboration and other aspects of the modern workplace within the context of our organisation.

Gender equality

SDG5: Topics relating to diversity, equal opportunities and the appointment of leadership positions are considered within various HR and organisational processes at MLP. These include processes in areas such as recruitment, personnel development, remuneration and succession planning.

These processes apply to all employees and form part of the company's existing organisational and governance structures. MLP publishes information on selected metrics and developments as part of its sustainability and corporate reporting.

In addition, MLP addresses topics such as the representation of women in leadership positions and remuneration-related aspects. Relevant evaluations and reporting metrics are recorded and documented within established processes.

Environment and climate protection

SDG7: Within its own operations, MLP addresses topics related to energy and resource use. At its business locations, we collect and document relevant information and consider site-specific framework conditions as well as technical options.

As part of these activities, we examine topics such as energy supply, building technology and mobility solutions. Examples include photovoltaic systems at selected locations and charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. Information on these topics is provided through our sustainability reporting.

SDG13: Climate-related topics form part of MLP's sustainability reporting. In this context, we collect and document various metrics and information relating to our own business operations and make this information available in a transparent manner.

In addition, the MLP Group provides support for projects related to corporate forest projects in Germany. Information on these activities and the related framework conditions is published on our website.

Our Sustainability Strategy 2025⁺

Sustainability is an integral part of our corporate strategy. The Sustainability Strategy 2025⁺ sets out selected topics and indicators used by the MLP Group. Current information and reporting boundaries are published in the annual MLP Group Sustainability Report.

As a financial services provider, sustainability-related topics are relevant in several areas of our business. To illustrate this approach, the sustainability strategy is structured around four distinct roles. Each role describes specific areas of action within the strategy and is linked to selected indicators reported by the MLP Group.

Sustainability Strategy 2025⁺

Areas of action

Responsibility as an Employer and Corporate Citizen:

The MLP Group has defined HR, remuneration and leadership processes that are applied across the organisation. Information on workforce-related topics, employee development, remuneration processes, indicators and targets such as the proportion of women in leadership positions or apprenticeship and trainee ratio is published in the MLP Group Sustainability Report.

The MLP Group considers environmental and climate-related topics within its sustainability management. Information on energy consumption, greenhouse gas data and related indicators is published in the MLP Group Sustainability Report.

The MLP Group carries out selected activities relating to education, culture and social topics. Examples include charitable donations and employee activities such as “MLP packt an”.

Responsibility as a Provider of Knowledge and Education:

Through the MLP Corporate University and the School of Financial Education, MLP offers learning and qualification opportunities for consultants and employees. Information on the programmes, participant feedback and accreditations applicable to individual programmes is available in the respective programme documentation.

MLP provides learning and development opportunities for consultants and employees. Information on learning and development indicators and targets, including training hours and employee participation rates, is published in the MLP Group Sustainability Report.

Responsibility as a Trusted Financial Advisory Partner:

Trust is an important aspect of our business model. We support clients throughout different stages of their financial lives and provide financial advice that takes account of their stated objectives and circumstances. Where relevant to clients' preferences and goals, sustainability-related aspects can be incorporated into the advisory process. Our advisory processes are supported by digital tools, a Group-wide network of specialists and transparent communication.

We support clients throughout different stages of their lives and provide financial advice that takes account of their objectives and circumstances. Long-term client relationships are an important aspect of our approach. Relevant indicators include the average duration of actively supported client relationships and the range of advisory areas used by each client. Information on these indicators is available in the MLP Group Sustainability Report.

Responsibility as a Product Curator and Solutions Provider:

As a financial services provider, the selection of product partners and financial solutions is an important part of our business activities. Defined criteria are used in the selection and review of product partners and financial solutions. Information on the applicable criteria, assessment scope and reported indicators is available in the relevant product documentation.

Sustainability-related products and services form part of the range offered by companies within the MLP Group. Companies within the MLP Group may consider defined ESG-related features in selected products and services, depending on their respective business model and the applicable requirements. Product-specific criteria are provided in the relevant product documentation.

The annual MLP Group Sustainability Report provides information on the reported indicators, targets and related developments.

MLP Sustainability Report 2025

View the reports from previous years

Memberships and External Assessments

“Sustainability is an integral part of our corporate strategy and an important consideration in the way we shape our business. Over the years, sustainability-related topics have become an established part of the discussions and processes that support our business decisions. In our day-to-day activities, sustainability-related aspects are considered alongside economic considerations wherever relevant.”

Jutta Herrmann, Nachhaltigkeitsbeauftragte MLP

Jutta Herrmann

Sustainability officer

mail: nachhaltigkeit@mlp.de

phone: 06222/308-3694

CSR Committee

In the CSR Committee, the sustainability officers from all key companies in the MLP Group work on further development, as well as Group-wide coordination of sustainability topics at MLP.