Joint progress

In the fight against over-indebtedness, the non-profit organisation Finlit, which advocates for better financial literacy in everyday life, has prepared teaching materials for ManoMonet teachers. At EOS KSI, we are the Slovenian contact for Finlit, helping with education and translation of materials.

To prevent financial traps and over-indebtedness, it is necessary to educate children and young people in particular. In doing so, parents and teachers need support.

Education with the help of ManoMoneta can be completed in up to 2 school hours per year.

We take on this vital project with full responsibility. In April, ManoMoneta was present at six elementary schools and introduced as many as 240 students to the financial topics of budgeting and consumption.

We are happy that young people are interested in financial topics and realise how important it is to acquire financial knowledge at an early age.

Good financial literacy will enable them to understand money and financial decisions in life better and help them make better financial decisions.

At EOS KSI, we know how critical financial literacy is for the future of society, so we are happy that we can contribute to the awareness and education of children with the ManoMoneta project.

Due to the nature of our work, we are acutely aware of the impact of poor financial decisions on individuals' lives. Therefore, financial literacy should be a part of general education, alongside reading, writing, and arithmetic.

We are delighted to participate in the Financial School project, as we believe it is essential to empower young people to make responsible and mature financial decisions.

Since we know that with sound financial knowledge, we make financial decisions more accessible and with less risk, we realise our mission - for a world without debts - by participating in the Financial School project of Časnik Finance.

So this year, we held Diversity Month in May for the third year.

Thus, in May, we prepared several educational activities for our employees on diversity and inclusion.

We want the employees to become familiar with specific topics and concepts with the project.

A central part of this program is the virtual lunches, which have become a regular feature in May. During these gatherings, employees engage in conversations about diversity and inclusion. We organise four half-hour virtual lunches weekly through the Teams platform, inviting external experts in specific fields or individuals with powerful personal stories willing to share their experiences.

It is essential that the presenters are available after the lecture, and we are delighted that our employees are highly engaged.

Here are some examples of the program from previous years:

2021 Program included the following activities:

• On May 12, 2021, we asked employees to reflect on diversity and send us a photograph that best represents their understanding of this topic.
• On May 19, 2021, we invited employees to share their perspectives and experiences with diversity in the workplace.
• Within EOS Slovenia, we also presented the LGBTQ network Queer@EOS, women's network W: visible, and international network Around the Globe.
• We also prepared articles for publication on the LinkedIn platform and press.

2022 Program included the following activities:

• May 3, 2022: Natalija Zupan introduced the Month of Diversity.
• May 10, 2022: Kaja Primorac spoke about gender equality.
• May 17, 2022: Barbara Zupančič presented the topic of unconscious bias.
• May 24, 2022: Sergeja Planko discussed generational equality.
• May 25, 2022: Sergeja Planko trained leaders on intergenerational collaboration.
• May 31, 2022: Internal workshop on diversity and inclusion.

The 2023 program includes the following activities:

• May 10, 2023: Barbara Zupančič, Director of the Diversity Charter Slovenia, presented the topic of diversity and inclusion.
• May 18, 2023: Sonja Merljak Zdovc spoke about inclusive communication.
• May 30, 2023: Simona Topolinjak, Coordinator for Equal Opportunities at the City Municipality of Ljubljana, will present the topic of diversity related to gender and gender identity.
• May 29, 2023: Barbara Zupančič, Director of the Diversity Charter Slovenia, will present the topic of diversity as a key to innovation.

Through these educational activities, we aim to create an aware and inclusive culture and promote diversity and innovation within our company, EOS Slovenia.

Believing that the employees at EOS can do even more for their colleagues and society, we decided to dedicate the entire month of April to good deeds.

As part of corporate volunteering, we have already partnered with four organisations where we will volunteer and aid in the field. These organisations include a nursing home, an organisation that works with people experiencing homelessness, a youth organisation, and an organisation that cares for abandoned animals. During the month of good deeds, we collected voluntary contributions for all four organisations and personally handed them to them.

We are delighted to see that all the collection boxes were filled, and we will be able to distribute the items to those in need.

We also encouraged our employees to participate in various actions to do something kind for a colleague on a specific day, such as:

• Expressing gratitude for their help
• Praising them on the Teams channel
• Taking them out for lunch
• Having coffee together,
• and more.

We also encouraged them to do something good for their neighbours, friends or just random people on the street.

By doing good for others, we also do good for ourselves, as it helps in personal growth and development. Scientifically, it has been proven that helping others brings immense happiness.

Considering this project's positive impact on our employees and society, we are delighted to repeat it next year, but with slightly different content.

• We organised a collection of aid for firefighters who extinguished a fire in the Karst region.
• We gathered food and supplies for abandoned animals and donated them to Slovenian Vets For Stray Pets.
• We successfully organised a collection of aid for people in Ukraine.
• Collecting bottle caps is a simple way for every employee to contribute to charity. In addition to being an environmentally friendly approach to waste management, it is also an easy way to contribute to charitable causes.
• As part of the Socially Responsible Employer certificate, we have implemented corporate volunteering.
• We regularly participate in blood donation campaigns