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Banca March obtains the Great Place to Work certification for the fifth year running

22 February 2024 Category: Banca March

  • Among the aspects most valued by the independent consultancy Great Place to Work are a culture of trust and high performance, where people meet objectives and work as a team, as a family and within a positive working environment.
  • 9 out of 10 employees say they are proud to work at Banca March and are proud of what the bank has achieved. The same percentage of employees consider that customers would rate the service they receive from the bank as "excellent".  
  • This highly prestigious international certification endorses Banca March's unique business model based on leadership in solvency, responsible advice, a solid reputation, service quality, advisory technology and people management, with the best-trained professionals in the sector. 
  • This is another milestone in addition to those achieved by Banca March in 2023, when the bank was recognised as the fifth best company to work for in Spain and the only Spanish bank among the best companies to work for in Spain and Europe, according to the prestigious Best Workplaces ranking. At the beginning of the year, Banca March also secured Top Employer certification for the sixth year running.

Banca March has obtained the Great Place To Work certification for the fifth year running. The independent consultant has highlighted the high indicator that the entity has maintained in surveys for years thanks to its excellent culture and the pride of belonging expressed by its professionals. Among the aspects most valued by the consultancy, the culture of trust and high performance, where people meet objectives and work as a team, as a family and with a positive working environment, are the most important. 

In order to issue its certifications, Great Place To Work analyses employee trust through questionnaires and an audit that evaluates the company's people management practices and policies. According to the survey, 9 out of 10 employees say they are proud to work at Banca March and are proud of the achievements made by the bank. The same percentage of employees consider that customers would rate the service they receive from the bank as "excellent". Equally, 9 out of 10 professionals find the Banca March project attractive and say they feel motivated to collaborate in it.  

The same study conducted by Great Place To Work shows that 92% of professionals say they feel welcome when they join the bank, 90% consider that their superiors run the business in an honest and ethical manner and 87% say they want to work at Banca March for a long time. Finally, 9 out of 10 employees say that Banca March is a friendly place to work.  

Award for a unique business model 

This accolade, one of the most prestigious at international level, endorses a unique, non-replicable business model based on leadership in solvency, responsible advice, reputational strength, quality of service, advisory technology and people management, with the best trained professionals in the sector. 

Obtaining the Great Place To Work certification adds to the other recent milestones achieved by Banca March in the area of people management. In 2023, Banca March was acknowledged as the fifth best company to work for in Spain and, in the last three years, as the only Spanish bank among the best companies to work for in Spain and Europe, according to the prestigious Best Workplaces ranking. At the beginning of the year, Banca March also secured Top Employer certification for the sixth year running.

The certification awarded by Great Place To Work, a consulting firm with over 30 years of experience in assessing companies around the world to identify, create and maintain a culture of high trust and high performance, requires companies to meet high standards of excellence in the development and management of people, with a homogenous model for the more than 15,000 companies it analyses in nearly 90 countries on six continents. 
 
Anselmo Martín-Peñasco, Deputy Managing Director of Banca March and head of the Human Resources area, said: “At Banca March we are very well aware that people are an essential part of the business, which is why we place them at the centre of our strategy. Achieving the Great Place To Work certification for the fifth year running fills us with pride and highlights the value of Banca March's business model,  a unique and non-replicable model based on four pillars: shareholder commitment, exclusive products, outstanding quality service and excellent professionals. In order to have these excellent professionals, capable of providing our customers with an exceptional service, we have to offer a motivating work environment, in which professionals grow in balance with the company and feel proud of their contribution and of their belonging to the organisation. Our philosophy is to grow together with all our stakeholders: customers, employees, shareholders and society as a whole. This is the only way to achieve the excellence to which we aspire. 

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