Sustainability at IBKR

Our Actions

• We have created a dedicated ESG department to oversee our growing sustainability programs and ESG initiatives.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion are important to us, and we continue to focus on strategic initiatives to expand diverse talent across all levels.
• Post-pandemic, we continue to strengthen our corporate governance and risk management processes, through the expansion of personnel, systems and technology.
• We have strengthened our procurement processes by the addition of a dedicated procurement department to ensure responsible sourcing and supply chain activity.

Our People

IBKR Governance

Our ESG Board Committee works closely with Board-level directors to set our firm’s sustainability strategy, including the creation of sustainable products and raising our ESG profile.

In addition to supporting our current team, we also place great emphasis on attracting diverse candidates.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (“DEI”)

• Employee Resource Groups: We believe in the importance of workplace DEI and have established several employee resource groups that support women and minorities along their personal and professional paths at the Company.
• Talent Acquisition: Our recruiting process is an important part of our DEI initiatives. We have recently completed extensive research on emerging communities with technology and software engineering talent aligned with our growing client markets.
• Employee Engagement: As part of our Company’s engagement, inclusion and belonging initiatives post-pandemic, we have recently launched a global mentoring program and we continue to sponsor several wellness events at our offices around the world.

Human Capital and Social Initiatives

We strive to create a workplace that allows our employees to thrive within a healthy, engaged and empowered work environment that fosters the achievement of our company-wide objectives.

In support of our employees and their overall well-being, we recently added new benefits for our employees in the U.S, such as a new parental leave policy that increases paid leave time for same sex, opposite sex and domestic partnership couples; enhanced benefits related to childbearing and adoption for employees; childcare support through a third party provider; healthcare travel reimbursement; and leadership coaching and training for new managers globally.

Our Community

Community Support Initiatives

We contribute to the communities in which we operate, and over the last few years have donated to many groups. Our contributions have included providing food and support for people affected by the Coronavirus, advancing Coronavirus medical solutions and supporting Ukrainian refugees.

For the full press release on IBKR’s response to Covid-19, click here

Our Carbon Footprint

Sustainable Practices

We have taken steps to reduce our global carbon footprint and implement sustainable practices for our offices and data centers. Our new greenhouse gas ("GHG") inventory process includes data collection from our offices and data centers; water and waste management; and equipment recycling. We have also procured renewable power sources for 18 of our offices and data centers, representing about 40% of our operational footprint.