In your opinion, what matters more in your country – personal achievement or social background?

Whether or not we follow in our parents’ footsteps is heavily dependent on the country in which we live. In nations that rank highly in the Global Social Mobility Index (e.g. Switzerland and Germany), children from poor families often start to earn an average income after two or three generations. It’s a different story in developing and emerging countries, though: here, it can easily take five generations or more for kids to rise to a middle income bracket.

It goes without saying that social mobility and equal opportunities are also important in the logistics sector. Embarking on a traineeship, completing further training or pursuing an international career opens up many avenues at Gebrüder Weiss. Each year, young people set out on their training journey focusing on one of more than 50 different job types – from dispatcher to IT expert. In addition, the Gebrüder Weiss Supply Chain Leadership Scholarship supports students in the USA who have overcome financial challenges to do great work. Particular assistance is given to first-generation students and women looking to take on leadership roles.

The photo shows the social mobility index scores on a scale from 0 (minimal mobility) to 100 (maximum mobility) in selected regions with Gebrüder Weiss locations.