ADM Joins New Business Diversity and Inclusion Collaboration
June 13 2017 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
- CEO Action for Diversity &
Inclusion brings together more than 150 CEOs from world’s leading
companies to pledge action
Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) announced today it is
part of a group of more than 150 companies signing onto the CEO
Action for Diversity & Inclusion, a new CEO-led collaboration
pledging to take action to cultivate workplaces that are both
diverse and inclusive. The initiative launched this week with
companies committing to exchanging best-known practices and
supporting ongoing and new diversity and inclusion actions within
their respective companies.
“A key success factor for businesses today is an inclusive
culture and a diverse workforce that can drive innovative thinking
among people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences,” said
ADM Chairman and CEO Juan Luciano. “At ADM, we take very seriously
our commitment to these ideals both within our company and the
broader agricultural industry. Working with other organizations in
the newly-formed CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion group
will enable us to collectively advance diversity and inclusion in
the workplace by sharing best practices and working toward common
goals.”
As a member of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, ADM
will share its learnings from creating a workplace culture that
values open mindedness and multiple perspectives from people of
different backgrounds and experiences. In addition, the company’s
annual employee diversity and inclusion training, and numerous
support programs, are examples to build upon within the wider
business community.
Building an inclusive workplace at ADM also extends to the
broader agriculture sector. ADM founded and currently leads the
Agriculture Diversity & Inclusion Consortium – a
cross-functional council representing industry, academia, NGOs and
legislative bodies – that is working to grow the pipeline of
diverse talent within the industry. With the world’s population
expected to exceed the available food in the next century – and the
number of jobs in agriculture outpacing available workers to
fulfill these roles – the consortium is identifying ways to build
an inclusive workforce with the skills, capabilities and
competitiveness to make American agriculture a leader for
generations to come.
About the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion
The CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ is the largest
CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion
within the workplace. Bringing together more than 150 CEOs of
America’s leading organizations, the commitment outlines actions
that participating companies pledge to cultivate a workplace where
diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected,
employees feel comfortable and encouraged to discuss diversity and
inclusion, and where best known—and unsuccessful—actions can be
shared across organizations. Learn more at CEOAction.com.
ADM Recognized as a Premier Employer
ADM has been repeatedly recognized for its commitment to
creating a diverse and inclusive culture:
- Ranked number one in Chicago United’s 2016 Diversity
Report
- Named Best Diversity Company by Diversity/Careers Magazine
- Named Top Supporter of Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
- Received Circle of Excellence Award from the Chicago Minority
Enterprise Development
- Received “Top Corporate Investor of the Year” award from Jobs
for America’s Graduates (JAG), an organization that serves
high-risk youth by providing work-based learning experiences
About ADM
For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland
Company (NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve
the vital needs of a growing world. Today, we’re one of the world’s
largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, with
approximately 32,000 employees serving customers in more than 160
countries. With a global value chain that includes approximately
500 crop procurement locations, 250 ingredient manufacturing
facilities, 38 innovation centers and the world’s premier crop
transportation network, we connect the harvest to the home, making
products for food, animal feed, industrial and energy uses. Learn
more at www.adm.com.
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