CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
We take our responsibility in terms of people and society seriously. This is expressed, among other ways, in the ABC, the three core values on which the firm's operations are based: We achieve, we bond, we care.
LDIA
Van Olmen & Wynant is a proud member of the Legal Diversity & Inclusion Alliance (LDIA), a collective effort by several law firms in Belgium. By joining the LDIA, member firms affirm their commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment, exchanging good practices on diversity and inclusion, and raising awareness of non-discrimination and diversity issues by combining efforts in organising events, workshops, trainings, etc.
Our LDIA membership is a further demonstration of the firm's commitment to diversity and inclusion. As the legal industry in Belgium sharpens its focus on matters related to diversity and inclusion, Van Olmen & Wynant is delighted to be among the firms leading this effort.
People
Van Olmen & Wynant strives to offer all its lawyers the most positive working environment possible. The office is committed to the personal development and training of everyone, always taking into account individual ambitions and strengths. The VOW-Academy helps lawyers to further hone both their legal and non-legal skills.
Society
Van Olmen & Wynant also wants to give something back to society. The firm shows its social commitment in various ways, including through pro bono work for specific organisations, through voluntary work, and by sponsoring various charities.
Pro bono
The attorneys at Van Olmen & Wynant provide pro bono work for various social, cultural and business charities. Van Olmen & Wynant occasionally sponsors the various initiatives of the institutions for which it does pro bono work. Below are a number of the institutions that the firm supports in this way:
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SOS Kinderdorpen: The aim of this organisation is to strengthen vulnerable families in the care and upbringing of their children and by giving children without a family a new home within an SOS family in one of their children’s’ villages. |
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YouthStart: An organisation that helps young people who have had a difficult start to develop their talents and realise their ambitions through a training programme. Van Olmen & Wynant also supports this organisation by making its rooms available for one of their training sessions. |
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United Fund: The Asbl United Fund for Belgium helps the most disadvantaged people in Belgium.The aim of UFB is to improve social integration, in the country, by investing in material projects that have a direct impact on the beneficiaries. |
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Klara Festival: is the biggest classical music festival in Belgium, organised by Festival van Vlaanderen Brussel. Every year in March, international top musicians give the best of themselves in Brussels, but also in Antwerp (deSingel) and Bruges (Concertgebouw). |
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Kampani: is an investment fund with a social impact to unlock the potential of enterprising farmers in the South. Kampani invests in companies of producer organisations of small farmers in the South (companies or cooperatives that produce, process and/or trade agricultural products and their derivatives). |
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Be Central: is the digital campus in the Central Station of Brussels. Supported by more than 60 entrepreneurs, BeCentral is a place to learn technologies, grow a startup and influence society. BeCentral hosts digital schools, start-ups and NGOs, creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem. |
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Be Code: trains (young) adults to become professional programmers, regardless of their background or prior knowledge. BeCode offers free, full-time training for 7 months (followed by a company internship). The training focuses on target groups that are traditionally struggling in the labour market: NEET youngsters, low-skilled, long-term unemployed and persons with a migration background. |
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Debateville: is an innovative debate and public speaking program where our young and most vulnerable develop the skills to attain their full potential and engage with the world around them in a meaningful way. |
Sponsorship & Voluntary work
Van Olmen & Wynant contributes to social welfare by sponsoring various activities and organisations, not only those for which it does pro bono work, but also other projects , such as Chaîne de l'espoir, Kom Op tegen Kanker.
Van Olmen & Wynant’s lawyers understand that it is important to personally actively participate in social initiatives and charities. For example, they have put their best foot forward during the “Warmste Week” to raise money for SOS Kinderdorpen and participated in a sorting campaign organised by Solidarité Grands Froids, an organisation whose activities include providing clothing for the homeless in Brussels.