Sber's volunteer movement is 15 years old

Today, 35 thousand of our volunteers work throughout the country.

Today, December 5, Russia celebrates Volunteer Day, which was established by decree of the President of the Russian Federation on November 27, 2017. This day brings together people who unselfishly do good deeds: helping children who have experienced orphanhood, the homeless, people with disabilities, lonely pensioners, residents of orphanages and nursing homes, and animals. The volunteer movement is actively developing in large companies – for example, in Sberbank it has existed for 15 years.

Alexander Vedyakhin, First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sberbank:

There are 35 thousand Sber volunteers working across the country—that’s the population of an entire city. The initiatives of our volunteers are large-scale and at the same time varied, everyone can choose an activity to their liking. This is teaching…