At General Mills, diversity is a key business strategy. The diversity of our work force gives us a competitive global advantage. It allows us to better understand and communicate with diverse consumers. We use this knowledge to our advantage when creating and marketing our products.
"Diversity is a fundamental value at General Mills. It's reflected throughout our company — in our employees, in our consumers, in our suppliers and in our products.
"We see diversity at General Mills as an opportunity. It's an opportunity to enrich our culture with people of many different backgrounds. It's an opportunity to help develop the economies of our communities. And, it's an opportunity to become a company that better reflects the world we all live in.
"A fundamental value like diversity doesn't expire. It continues to evolve, and it continues to grow. We have goals every year — and we believe in setting goals and objectives to stay focused, to measure progress — but there is no ultimate, last goal, just as there is no single goal in business ... or in life. Other than perhaps to be better."
Our strong focus on innovation necessitates an equally strong focus on diversity. We believe, as studies indicate, that diverse teams create more and better solutions. Diversity helps us stay ahead of our competitors through growth and innovation.
The diversity of our work force encompasses a mixture of differences and similarities that include gender, race, nationality, education, sexual orientation, working style, expertise and a wide array of other characteristics and backgrounds that make each person unique. At General Mills, we strive to not only accept and be comfortable with individual differences, but to leverage those unique capabilities and perspectives to help us fuel our growth.
