EIB Group Doubles Staff Participation at Luxembourg Pride Run, Rallying 475 Runners for LGBTIQ+ Inclusion

EIB Group Doubles Staff Participation at Luxembourg Pride Run, Rallying 475 Runners for LGBTIQ+ Inclusion

(IN BRIEF) At Luxembourg’s 2025 Pride Run, 475 EIB Group staff members participated—more than double the number from the previous year—demonstrating their strong support for LGBTIQ+ inclusion. Vice-President Robert de Groot emphasized the Bank’s ongoing commitment to European values of diversity, equity and human rights. The EIB Group integrates DEI principles into its workplace culture, believing that a truly inclusive organisation drives innovation and advances its goal of promoting sustainable growth and societal well-being.

(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 11-Jul-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — A record 475 employees from the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group laced up their running shoes for yesterday’s Pride Run, Luxembourg’s annual celebration of diversity, inclusion and equality. This year’s turnout more than doubled the Group’s participation compared to 2024, underscoring staff commitment to LGBTIQ+ causes. Runners tackled either a 5 km or 10 km route alongside companies, associations, families and allies, all united in support of a safe, expressive space where everyone can celebrate their identity.

“On behalf of the EIB Group, I want to extend my heartfelt support to the entire LGBTIQ+ community and to honour the spirit of equality, inclusiveness and resilience that Pride represents,” said EIB Vice-President Robert de Groot. “While considerable progress has been achieved, recent events remind us that our work is far from over. At the EIB, we stand firmly behind European values such as equality, diversity and inclusion. Let’s mark Pride Week not only with colour and joy but with conviction and purpose—together, in solidarity and unity.”

The EIB Group reaffirms its dedication to the EU’s motto, “United in Diversity,” by embedding equity, human dignity, non-discrimination and respect for human rights into its culture. By placing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at the core of its operations, the Bank believes it becomes more innovative and effective—better equipped to fulfil its mission of improving lives and fostering sustainable growth.

Background information  

The European Investment Bank (ElB) is the long-term lending institution of the European Union, owned by its Member States. Built around eight core priorities, the EIB finances investments that contribute to EU policy objectives by bolstering climate action and the environment, digitalisation and technological innovation, security and defence, cohesion, agriculture and the bioeconomy, social infrastructure, the capital markets union and a stronger Europe in a more peaceful and prosperous world.

The EIB Group, which also includes the European Investment Fund (EIF), signed nearly €89 billion in new financing for over 900 high-impact projects in 2024, boosting Europe’s competitiveness and security.

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SOURCE: European Investment Bank