With our specially developed com.work concept, we at Commerz Real are pioneering our own path when it comes to designing contemporary and modern workplaces. The focus is on flexibility, sustainability and efficiency, which makes Commerz Real more than just a workplace.

the com.work project

As an asset manager, Commerz Real aims to design sustainable tangible assets that create added value for its investors in the long term as far as possible. However, to achieve this goal, not only the tangible assets must be right, but also the team - and the working conditions under which the team works.

The opening of DigitalWerk in 2018 provided us with the optimum test area for the first time to implement new concepts of work design in practice. The project was launched under the name com.work and includes numerous measures to develop an individual and pleasant working environment for our employees. These measures can be broken down into four different themes: 

• Flexibility and mobility
• Digitalisation and innovation
• Networking and collaboration
• Sustainability and efficiency

Feedback was also gathered to find out what our employees particularly value at work and how work and event spaces can be designed as efficiently and sustainably as possible. 

From theory to practice

With our com.work project, we have developed a comprehensive and versatile approach on paper that adapts our everyday work to modern demands and needs and offers individual opportunities for our entire team. This is how we put the concept into practice:

Flexibility & mobility: Since the coronavirus pandemic, flexible working models have once again significantly increased in importance. That’s why our employees have the opportunity to work from home up to 50 percent of their weekly working hours.

The working hours spent on site in the DigitalWerk can also be flexibly structured to meet individual requirements. Instead of permanently assigned offices, there is the option of working in open-plan offices or retreating into individual offices and separate com.office spaces. This ensures that our team remains mobile and flexible – entirely according to individual needs.

Digitalization & innovation: In order to be able to offer our employees the desired flexibility, we equip them with modern software and hardware. This includes an individual set consisting of a mouse, headset and keyboard as well as large curved monitors at each office workplace.

Digitalised communication and work processes are also part of everyday office life at Commerz Real. This keeps the entire team flexible and optimally equipped for changing workplaces.

Networking & collaboration: The more dispersed our employees are in their work locations, the more important it is to maintain and strengthen cohesion. The office spaces in our DigitalWerk also serve this purpose. This is where our team comes together and develops new approaches and ideas in non-virtual meetings.

The personal exchange helps to give new impetus to the collaboration and to develop concepts that purposefully drive Commerz Real forward.

Sustainability & efficiency: Sustainability plays a decisive role in the future-oriented developmentof a team and a company. That’s why Commerz Real’s locations are designed to save as much energy as possible.

To protect the environment, we ensure low energy and electricity consumption and green spaces in our offices and workspaces.
 

A concept with a future

The changing world of work presents new challenges for both employees and employers: How can innovative solutions be developed together despite working from home? How do we offer employees more flexibility and at the same time strengthen cohesion? How can we make workspaces more sustainable without having to make too many compromises?

We have addressed these issues with our com.work concept and created a work culture that puts our team at the centre. Working from home, digital equipment, flexible workplaces and sustainable workspaces are just some of the measures that help us to make Commerz Real a modern and future-proof employer.

In this way, we support our employees in optimally applying their skills to the company and our products - and ultimately creating added value for our investors.