DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

We appreciate and respect the unique backgrounds, experiences, thoughts and talents of our team members, business partners, stakeholders and consumers. We cultivate a culture that supports and enhances our ability to recruit, develop and retain diverse talent at every level. Everyone is valued for their distinct contributions to the growth and success of our business. You play a critical role in sustaining this culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion that are central to our Core Values.

We are committed to complying with applicable laws and employing individuals who are legally authorized to work in the country where they are seeking employment. We inspect, verify, and document the identity and employment authorization of every new team member. We are prohibited from knowingly hiring or allowing anyone to continue working if they are not authorized for employment. After an offer of employment has been accepted, all newly hired and rehired team members complete the locally required employment verification forms and provide employment eligibility documentation.

You are required to report to your supervisor, a member of your management team, your local HR representative, or the Help Line anyone who is not legally authorized to work in the country where they are employed. In complying with immigration laws, it’s important that you cooperate in any training, certification, record keeping and/or third-party verification compliance requests from HR.

We are committed to providing a workplace free of unlawful harassment and discrimination such as that involving race, religion, color, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, retaliation, genetics information, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or gender identity.

We are committed to treating each other fairly, without prejudice. We all have the right to be treated with dignity and respect and to work in an environment free from harassment and discrimination. Harassment is a form of unlawful discrimination that consists of unwelcome behavior based on a protected category (i.e. race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information) that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. Harassment comes in many forms, including physical actions, verbal or written remarks, pictures, video recordings or drawings.

We provide equal employment opportunities by treating our team members and those seeking employment fairly. This means our employment decisions are based on merit – skills, performance, abilities, and qualifications – and without regard to non-job-related conditions or characteristics.

You should never act in a harassing manner. It’s important to remember that in some cases harassment is determined both by the objective characteristics of your actions, which are measured by a “reasonable person” standard, and the subjective belief of others who perceive your actions as harassing, regardless of your intentions.

You are expected to treat team members fairly and to use good judgment in your communications and actions, both in and outside of the workplace. This expectation also applies to our growers, producers, suppliers, brokers, service providers, agents, customers, and other business partners.

We strive to be faith-friendly by acknowledging all faiths respectfully. At the heart of this commitment is a profound respect for our rich culture centered on the idea that faith and traditions enrich the workplace. Contact your local HR representative if you believe work requirements conflict with your sincerely held religious beliefs or practices. HR will provide the guidelines and procedures for requesting a reasonable accommodation.

We are committed to a workplace free from disability discrimination. If conflicts arise between work requirements, and a team member with disability, contact your local HR representative to discuss the process for reasonable accommodation.

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