Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Nestlé
At Nestlé, we take pride in our commitment to foster a diverse workforce that is inclusive of everyone – it’s integral to our culture. We aim to empower our employees to bring their whole self, unique perspectives and talents to every challenge. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are vital to our company as we work together to win with consumers and meet customer needs. Our business depends on it.
Provide an inclusive workplace built on respect and dignity that leverages individual differences and generates equal opportunities for everyone and enables us to win with consumers. We achieve this by:
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Creating a culture of support and empowerment through our employee-led engagement groups, inclusive hiring practices, and company-wide learning and development programs
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Facilitating unconscious bias training, implementing workplace flexibility policies, and actively removing constraints that limit employees of diverse backgrounds to inspire innovation
As individual leaders and as a group, we continue to put diversity, equity, and inclusion at the center of our operations and share a commitment to keep building a culture that embraces all. We know that our employees are what makes our Nestlé community so special. We also know that without diverse employees, diverse suppliers and diverse perspectives—we cannot serve our consumers, customers and communities, and meet the full, powerful potential of our Nestlé’s U.S. market. While many of our programs are shared by our operating companies, each of them have something unique to offer.
Workforce
To promote the recruitment, development, and retention of diverse talent throughout the organization.
Culture
To increase awareness, appreciation and understanding of diversity and inclusion throughout the organization.
Community
To build a bigger footprint and cultivate relationships in the communities in which we live and work.
Marketplace
To leverage diversity to enhance our ability to anticipate and meet the changing needs of our customers and consumers in the marketplace.
We know that in order to contribute to a healthier future for everyone, we must have a workforce that represents our customers. Some of our recent work includes: Achieving 1:1 pay equity for women and underrepresented minorities and implementing a progressive parental leave policy; Donating 1.75 million to The National Urban League and other organizations; Writing an open letter to congress offering strong support for the Equality Act.
Our diverse team is made up of 90 different nationalities. But no matter the role, we focus more on who you are than where you’re from. Because to us, caring about our work is your most important qualification. So, if you’re driven by quality, are excited to try new ideas, and never hide what you care about, you will be a perfect fit on any of our teams.
Balance is important when it comes to coffee flavors – and our business. While our global male/female balance is 43/57, we are continually striving to reflect that same balance in our senior positions.
Beyond management, we seek to strengthen the voice of women in every area we are a part of. Their view can even help us succeed in unexpected ways. For example, in coffee field operations, we have learned that the presence of female agronomists is key for the participation of women farmers in training. Today, women agronomists at our suppliers comprise 30% of our global field workforce
By sharing the celebration of our differences, we make a bigger difference in this world. Working together, #WeStandTaller.
Being a part of the DE&I community within Nestlé has helped me embrace and appreciate diversity in the workplace. It’s impactful initiatives have created a sense of representation, community, and equity that has fostered inclusivity of diverse cultures.
Nestlé’s environment has helped me to be my complete self at work. As a person with a disability that is both visible and invisible, it can make it hard to feel seen for myself or to be myself every single day. Nestlé gave me the platform to teach not only my co-workers, but the company about my story and has helped to bring my whole self to work day in and day out. It’s a really great feeling!
Being a part of the DE&I community within Nestlé has helped me embrace and appreciate diversity in the workplace. It’s impactful initiatives have created a sense of representation, community, and equity that has fostered inclusivity of diverse cultures.
At Nestlé, we have the fantastic chance to work with so many different amazing people, from amazing cultures, and one of a kind backgrounds! This is all available to us in a quick call with your peer on the other side of the world, during a relocation or a mission, and at the coffee station in the office. I’ve learned different points of view at Nestlé because of all the different teams I’ve had a chance to work with.
Nestlé is creating an environment where change is being embraced. People are willing to constantly learn how to recognize, acknowledge, and celebrate our differences. At work, I don’t feel like I need to leave who I am or what I’m going through checked at the door. We are cultivating a workplace that understands our lives affect our jobs.
Our success is based on our people. Their consideration for one another directly impacts our work, our brand, and our products. Together, we’ve created a culture with respect and dignity at its core that extends to our hiring process. We recruit competent and motivated people and provide equal opportunities for all – because we understand that innovation can come from anyone, and excellence comes from us all working together.
