Responsible employer
Our independence has enabled us to invest and expand our business with the long term in mind. It also allows us to pursue a unique approach to recruiting and managing people.
Helping all employees thrive
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Diversity, equity and inclusion
Our corporate values of long-term thinking and responsibility naturally lead to a culture of collaboration and partnership. We are committed to making diversity, equity and inclusion an integral part of this culture by taking every step to encourage greater diversity in the workplace, creating fair and equitable policies and fostering an environment that allows all individuals to thrive.
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Flexible and modern ways of working
As a responsible and supportive employer, we offer all employees various flexible working arrangements. These include flexible hours, annualised part-time or unpaid leave, and parental leave. In addition, we support the well-being and creativity of our employees through working-from-home arrangements, reflecting the evolution of our working environment.
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Health and well-being
The health and well-being of our employees are at the heart of our priorities. We take care of our employees’ physical and mental health through online platforms, external partnerships and by offering a broad and healthy selection of food in our staff restaurants. Our restaurants also favour sustainable supply chains, support local farmers and strive for near-zero food waste. We organise regular workshops and awareness campaigns to protect our employees’ integrity and ensure that they are treated in a positive way and feel valued and enabled. Dedicated helplines are available so that staff members can ask internal and/or external specialists questions and discuss their emotional well-being.
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Human rights
Pictet is committed to respecting internationally recognised human rights standards as outlined in the International Bill of Human Rights. We also adhere to the fundamental labour standards established by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Further, Pictet is signatory to and supports the principles of the United Nations Global Compact. We follow the OECD Guidelines for Multi-National Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct, which provide a robust framework that informs our commitment to responsible business practices and the safeguarding of basic human rights.
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Building employee awareness and fostering actions
To support our environmental efforts, we organise internal events like “Sustainability Week”, which was launched in 2016 with the aim of influencing employees and raising their awareness in order to foster sustainability. Employees around the world are able to listen to talks given by internal and external sustainability experts. There have been more than 20 talks so far, with experts such as Peter Bakker, CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Employees can also learn about local flora and fauna, take part in e-bike excursions and visit the installations used to reduce Pictet’s carbon footprint and generate our own clean energy.
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Volunteering programme for employees
Through this programme, our employees can become involved in social or environmental projects. Two hundred employees worldwide gave of their time to help the community in 2019. The activities include lake cleaning, coaching for young students or mentoring unemployed people.
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Blood doning and charitable actions
Blood donations save lives, but only 2.5% of the Swiss population give blood regularly. Pictet has therefore been encouraging its employees to do so since 2007. In 2019, 454 blood donations were collected. Every year we also ask our employees to donate food and other items to the less fortunate. These donations are then matched by a donation from the Pictet Group Foundation.
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George Bennett: Learning the odds
The threads that run through our lives are often woven in childhood. George Bennett, Client Relationship Officer at Pictet Asset Services, first encountered racing on visits to his grandparents in South Africa at four years old. They owned racehorses in Pietermaritzburg, and George would spend his days watching the blur of horses, learning to pick out the family’s blue and gold ‘silks’ - the distinctive jackets and caps worn by a horse’s rider so that it can be recognised at speed.
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Rob Lowe – “Give me a blank sheet of paper, and I’ll work it out”
It is a line Rob Lowe returns to – not as a slogan, but as a way of operating when there is no established playbook. We spoke to him about how that instinct has guided him through a career defined by judgement, adaptability and trust.
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Nadine Jackson – The woman who learned to swim for a triathlon
Nadine Jackson is lying on her back, staring up at the ceiling of a Long Island swimming hall 30 minutes from JFK International, counting the beams. One. Two. Three. Around her, the water churns: arms slicing past her, legs kicking up spray, the muffled percussion of fifty better swimmers powering up and down the lane. She keeps count of the beams, her arms moving in their wide, steady arcs and tries not to think about how much further there is to go. Four. Five. What on earth is she doing here?
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Hervé Thiard – From the Strait of Hormuz to leading Pictet Asset Management France
In January 2024, Hervé Thiard, Equity Partner and Head of Pictet Asset Management (PAM) France & Belux, posted the following message on his LinkedIn account to mark the 20th anniversary of Pictet’s Paris office: “On 5 January 2004, PAM France opened its office in Paris. Since then, every day feels like the first... ” Hervé looks back on a career that blends passion, curiosity, entrepreneurial spirit and, above all, a deep attachment to Pictet.
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Amy Lau – Technology can support us, but it cannot replace the human touch
Amy Lau, Head of Pictet Asset Services (PAS) in Asia, comments on the valuable business opportunities for Pictet in a region of the world considered crucial to the Group’s long-term ambitions.
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Passion alone isn’t enough
When Pictet Wealth Management set out to recruit for the newly created role of Head of Philanthropy Services, the brief was clear. They needed someone with a rare set of skills, someone who combined a deep understanding of wealth management, extensive experience in the charity sector, and the empathy, cultural sensitivity and openness to connect with people from all walks of life – from collaborating with bankers to engaging with and listening to clients.
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Ermira Marika — Journeys without a map
In the summer of 1980, John Lennon released the track “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)” In what is essentially a love letter to his young son, Sean, the former Beatle famously repurposed and popularised the phrase, “Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans”.
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Charles Bourloud – From zero to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro
“Giving up was just never an option.” At 5400m altitude, Charles Bourloud gasped for air in the dark as he put one foot in front of the other, painfully progressing up Mount Kilimanjaro on a terrain of dust, stones and frozen mud. He felt weak, his heart rang deafeningly in his ears. Then the nausea hit.
Developing collective intelligence
Three beehives and 50,000 bees
In April 2018, Pictet employees installed three beehives on the roof of the Geneva headquarters. This also coincided with the launch of the Beekeeping Club, which is 100% managed by Pictet employees. More than thirty Pictet employees look after the hives and learn the basics of beekeeping. By promoting this initiative, we raise staff awareness of the threats to biodiversity.
