GLS Bank

Overview

• Industryfinancial services¹
• HeadquartersBochum¹
• Websitewww.gls.de
• Legal formRegistered association (eingetragener Verein), eingetragene Genossenschaft¹
• Kind of organizationCooperative¹
• LEI52990026HQOTT4AJP655³
• StatusActive³
• LEI statusIssued and current³
• Registered addressChriststr. 9, 44789 Bochum, Germany³
• Registered withLocal Court Bochum, GnR 224³

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GLS Bank (officially GLS Gemeinschaftsbank eG) is a German ethical bank that was founded in 1974 as an anthroposophical initiative by Wilhelm Ernst Barkhoff and Gisela Reuther. It was the first bank in Germany that operated with an ethical philosophy. According to GLS Bank, its focus is on cultural, social and ecological initiatives, initiated by people, and not anonymous interests seeking capital or maximum profit. The name stands for Gemeinschaftsbank für Leihen und Schenken which translates as Community bank for loaning and giving.²

Corporate structure

GLS Bank sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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Leadership

Who has led GLS Bank, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• Chief executive officerThomas Jorberg¹

Products and brands

• ethical banking

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Employees over time

• 2017514¹

Timeline

1. Mar 11, 1974Founded Founded¹

Links

• Websitewww.gls.de¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/glsbank¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/glsbank¹
• Instagramwww.instagram.com/glsbank¹
• YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCk7d5y-avKbcn6ti1K6JfXw¹
• WikipediaGLS Bank
• More imagesWikimedia Commons
• WikidataQ521818