The msg group is host to multiple women’s networks that meet on a regular basis. The meetings focus on the active promotion of networking among our female employees, while also providing lively presentations to facilitate the discussion of a variety of topics related to the advancement of women in IT.

As part of the expansive company education and training options at msg, we offer female employees our unique “Women@msg – For Greater Success in Business” course. The workshop teaches women who are tired of waiting to be seen how to systematically highlight their individual strengths, make their work visible and actively communicate their potential, making it easier for them to achieve their career goals going forward.

Many of our employee benefits focus directly on gender equality. In addition to flexible hours and a wide range of options for mobile work and home office, which contribute significantly to a better work/life balance, we also offer our colleagues additional support:

msg has partnered with the digital service platform voiio. The platform offers a variety of support options for different stages of life. msg employees can take advantage of different target group-oriented offers such as options for elder care.
Many of the presentations in the voiio portfolio focus specifically on the advancement of equal opportunities for women in the workplace.

The annual Girls’ Day is part of the Future Day initiative and gives girls in the fifth grade and up the chance to examine careers and industries traditionally dominated by men - which also happens to include the IT industry at msg as well. Many of our msg locations host versatile programs for grade school girls that day. 

We at the msg group make every effort to ensure a gender-neutral writing style in all our internal and external communications. Our hope is to appeal to all genders equally and thereby ensure inclusivity.
In practice, we use gender-neutral formulations, whether participle forms or alternative, gender-neutral terms and forms of address.

At the annual Christopher Street Day in Munich, we are there together on behalf of msg, supporting a colorful and tolerant community and we stand up for gender equality regardless of gender or sexual orientation.

msg's group-wide, open diversity community is organized through our internal communication channels and provides all our employees with a platform for discussing diversity at msg. Interested employees can investigate all facets of diversity and can network, obtain information and enter into discussions, making msg brighter, better and most importantly more colorful.

The code of conduct defines the conduct msg expects from each member of the company. It provides clear orientation on how to conduct our day-to-day work and contains our msg values, concrete guidelines and the rules of conduct to be practiced in our everyday interactions. As a result, it contributes directly to ensuring diverse and open interactions throughout the entire msg group.

As an SAP Gold Partner, msg is involved in a variety of programs including the Changemakers program, which is an SAP and SocialBee initiative. The goal is to use a training program to help integrate refugees into partner companies. The project resulted in numerous employment contracts between refugees and msg in 2022.

Toward the end of 2021, dedicated employees came together to create an inclusion project. Since then, the project has been working in close collaboration with the employer to implement measures that increase the number of severely disabled working at msg, while also increasing the number of contracts awarded to job creation programs (e.g., sheltered workshops).

The project group is primarily active in the following fields:

• Applications and hiring
• Advancement and awareness building
• Awarding of contracts 
• Accessibility – software 
• Accessibility – sites and workspaces
• Reports

msg BiN GmbH is an inclusion company within the msg group. The goal is for the disabled and non disabled to work together to test the digital accessibility of information and communication technology, as well as to provide advice and training. 

msg BiN (accessibility in the network) itself is an inclusion operation as people with and without disabilities work hand-in-hand. Digital products are primarily tested by people with disabilities as they are most familiar with the challenges users face and how to make applications accessible.

In 2022, msg began collaborating with Netzwerk Chancen (network opportunities) - an organization that helps young people from financially insecure and non-academic circumstances to rise up in society.

As part of the collaboration, experienced consultants help those affected by adverse conditions plan careers and use workshops and individual mentoring to provide a look at the different careers available in the consulting industry. 

For young people with little or no access to education in particular, having personal contacts is essential to getting a successful start in professional life. The Public Sector unit of msg was the one to initiate the collaboration with Netzwerk Chancen.

With its 14 subsidiaries, Pfennigparade (penny parade) is one of the largest rehab centers for physically disabled people in Germany.

The Pfennigparade workshops work as service providers in fields such as IT. Pfennigparade has been handling the digitalization of incoming invoices and expense reports for msg systems since 2016. In 2020, Pfennigparade also took over the regular review of a regulation put into place by Germany’s statutory accident insurance (DGUV) to ensure the safety of electric systems and equipment.

Our collaboration with Pfennigparade helps us be even more engaged, while also helping those with disabilities engage with society.