Citi Ukraine Joins Human Capital Resilience Charter

Citi Ukraine has become a new signatory to the Human Capital Resilience Charter, initiated by the Ministry of Economy and Environment of Ukraine with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Folke Bernadotte Academy.

By joining the Charter, the bank confirmed its commitment to implementing responsible employment principles, fostering an inclusive workplace, investing in employees’ professional development, and contributing to the joint development of practical labour market solutions.

“Citi Ukraine’s accession is an important step in strengthening the Charter community. The bank has extensive international expertise in talent development, inclusion, learning and employee support. We expect this experience to strengthen the work of the Banking Committee and help develop practical solutions that employers in Ukraine can use,” said Daria Marchak.

Citi Ukraine will join the work of the Charter’s Banking Committee. Its members will jointly develop solutions for attracting and developing talent, integrating veterans, building future skills, using artificial intelligence in HR, supporting employee well-being and developing leadership.

The committee’s work is expected to result in practical recommendations and sectoral standards that banks and other employers can use. Participants will also contribute to the implementation of Charter initiatives, including employment programmes for older people, youth mentoring, career guidance for school students, support for veterans, and the return of Ukrainian professionals from abroad.

In March 2026, Citi Ukraine also signed the Charter on Financial Inclusion and Reintegration of Veterans, developed with the participation of the National Bank of Ukraine and the EBRD.

The development of the Charter supports the goals of Ukraine’s Employment Strategy through 2030, which identifies a people-centred approach, inclusion, partnership, lifelong skills development and the removal of barriers to employment among the key principles of state labour market policy.

Background:

The Human Capital Resilience Charter was launched in 2025 at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome. In June 2026, at URC in Gdańsk, the Ministry and representatives of the banking sector launched a new practical phase in the Charter’s development. It envisages the development of sectoral solutions, the exchange of practices, and the creation of approaches to assessing responsible employers.