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Creating Opportunity: Social Investments

Creating Opportunity

Taking on responsibility in a globalized world

Microfinance & Social Venture Funds

Microfinance instruments - a core competency of Deutsche Bank - have proven highly effective to combat poverty. In many countries, seed capital of just US$50 is often enough to launch a business. [more]
Review 2008 - Goals 2009

Helping cope with HIV

AIDS has been unfortunately established as one of society’s more serious problems, and HIV remains a global health problem of unprecedented dimensions. Deutsche Bank’s efforts extend around the world to support communities damaged by HIV, creating support structures for victims and families to live with dignity. [more]

Community Development

Sustainable social and economic stability is essential for cities, regions and nations to thrive and prosper. Achieving and maintaining such stability, however, is a pressing issue not only for developing countries; wealthy developed countries also have economically stressed communities suffering from instability. [more]

Haiti Aid: Deutsche Bank, Clients and Employees Raise € 4 million

In Deutschland beteiligten sich mehr als 5000 Mitarbeiter an der Spendenaktion der Deutschen Bank Stiftung für die in Not geratenen Menschen im Karibik-Staat. Auch weltweit reagierten Mitarbeiter rasch auf das Erdbeben und unterstützten die Erdbebenopfer mit Spenden. [more]

Publications

CSR Report 2008
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Short Report 2008
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All publications
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Key Facts

In cooperation with numerous microfinance institutions, loans valued at more than US$ 1 billion and distributed to 2.2 million borrowers cumulatively have been possible
More than 30,000 AIDS orphans in Africa are receiving support from Deutsche Bank in collaboration with various partner organizations
Deutsche Bank has helped create 2,000 living units for the homeless in New York

Looking Back: The 2004 Tsunami

The devastating tsunami in December 2004, like Hurricane Katrina and the earthquakes in Pakistan and Indonesia, was one of those natural catastrophes to which Deutsche Bank and its foundations responded with urgency and without bureaucracy by providing immediate restoration aid. [more]