Audi Brussels as a role model: “Trans* rights are human rights”

Audi Brussels is working on behalf of trans* people in the company. Here’s a talk about openness and tolerance in everyday work.

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A hand holds up a rainbow flag against a blue sky. A blurred building can be seen in the background.A hand holds up a rainbow flag against a blue sky. A blurred building can be seen in the background.

How colorful business can be: For German Pride Day on July 7, 2022, Audi is spotlighting its work on behalf of trans* people at the Brussels location. Here’s a talk with the two minds behind this – the diversity consultant Austen Lowe and the HR manager Jeroen Tondeleir.

When Leon starts going by Linda one day and comes into work dressed accordingly, it becomes clear whether or not openness and tolerance in the company are just lip service. As a “Prout Employer”, Audi advocates for LGBT*IQ diversity at the workplace and wants to raise awareness of the issues associated with it. It wants to promote a corporate culture in which all employees feel safe and free regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity – because only those who can be absolutely authentic are truly productive and can fulfill their personal potential.

We’re sending a clear signal that we welcome trans* people and that they can feel safe at the workplace without having to fear discrimination.

Jeroen Tondeleir