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DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Diversity and Inclusion at MDLZ
At Mondelēz International, our Purpose is to empower people to snack right. From OREO to CADBURY, our brands have superpowers. They encourage playfulness, inspire acts of generosity and take a stand on issues that matter. In a world that seems to be more divided, we bring people together.
As a global company, our diversity is a strength that drives innovation and growth. Guided by our Purpose and Values, we strive to champion diversity, inclusion, and economic empowerment for our colleagues, culture and communities.
Explore Our Strategy
ACTIVE & PURPOSEFUL D&I COMMUNITY
Building a Global D&I community will better inspire, connect and recognize colleagues around the world, and reflect the diverse global needs and perspectives of our consumers and our people.
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
Closing our senior level gap is critical to driving diversity, inclusion and ultimately, high performance.
INCLUSIVE BIAS-FREE WORKPLACE
A winning growth culture translates into higher employee engagement and better business performance.
Our Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitments
COLLEAGUES | CULTURE | COMMUNITY |
|---|---|---|
Establish representation goals that reflect the diversity of the local marketplace | Institute DE&I Performance Scorecards for all Business Units and Functions | Aim to spend $1 billion with minority- and women-owned businesses by 2024 |
Appoint Global DE&I Officer accountable to the CHRO, CEO and Board of Directors | Invest in multi-year education to build cultural competence for all employees in 2021 | Enable 100% of our Business Units to have partnerships supporting locally-relevant underrepresented communities |
Launch mentoring and leadership development programs focused on accelerating development | Hold 100% of people managers accountable for delivering an annual DE&I objective | Promote our diverse and inclusive culture through reporting, storytelling and volunteering |
Aim to have underrepresented candidate interview slates for all open roles | Mobilize Brands and Marketing partners to drive change, equity and inclusion | |
Expand investment in early careers program | Recognize, celebrate and advocate for inclusive cultures and communities |
In September 2020, we announced a multi-year commitment focused on elevating our existing D&I initiatives to make meaningful impacts in the area of racial equity economic empowerment by expanding our D&I initiative across three key areas: Colleagues, Culture and Communities.
In April 2013, we signed the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles to express support for advancing equality between women and men. We have vowed to:
- Bring the broadest pool of talent to our endeavors.
- Further our companies' competitiveness.
- Meet our corporate responsibility and sustainability commitments.
- Model behavior within our companies that reflects the society we would like for our employees, fellow citizens and families.
- Encourage economic and social conditions that provide opportunities for women and men, girls and boys.
- Foster more sustainable development.
We welcome the provisions of the Women’s Empowerment Principles – Equality Means Business, produced and disseminated by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the UN Global Compact. The Principles present seven steps that business and other sectors can take to advance and empower women.
We're advocating for the full participation and equal treatment of women in our enterprises and in the larger community. A broad concept of sustainability and corporate responsibility that embraces women's empowerment is one of our key goals.
We will strive to use sex-disaggregated data in our sustainability reporting to communicate our progress to our own stakeholders. We're committed to extending our reporting on gender rights in cocoa farming. To date, we've empowered women and advocated for equal rights through our Cocoa Life initiative.
We encourage business leaders to join us and use the Principles as guidance for actions that we can all take in the workplace, marketplace and community to empower women and benefit our companies and societies.
In the UK, as required by law, we publish a gender pay gap report which helps us to be transparent in showing how we are making work fair for everyone, regardless of gender.