Diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) in an organization help bring unique perspectives and ideas to create more innovative, productive, and resilient enterprises. It also contributes to equality of opportunity and treatment in the workplace at all stages of the employment relationship, including recruitment, retention, promotion, remuneration, and access to training and skills development.
The gender gap in organizations has narrowed over the past three decades, giving easier labour mobility worldwide. There has also been increasing global awareness regarding the right to a dignified and respectful workplace irrespective of the sexual orientation and ethnicity of the employees, which promotes an open and inclusive workplace. However, labour market disruption due to the COVID-19 has had devastating consequences globally. According to International Labour Organization (ILO), women’s employment declined by 5% globally in 2020 compared with around 4% for men.
DEI is critical to the business performance of the consumer sector, which encompasses retailers and consumer-packaged goods manufacturers, since consumers want to buy goods that reflect their values, wants, and needs. Consumers are expecting more from brands than ever before, and retailers must honor DEI. Understanding the brand, setting DEI commitments from the top, delivering on the commitments, recruiting from diverse pools, and creating a supportive environment can all contribute to DEI.
General Mills Inc (General Mills) manufactures and markets consumer-based food products. The company offers its products under Blue Buffalo, Food Should Taste Good, Fruit Roll-Ups, Blue Basics, Cheerios, Chex, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, EPIC, Fiber One, Fruit Gushers, Gardetto's, Go-Gurt, Gold Medal, and Golden Grahams brand names.
In fiscal year (FY) 2021, the company reported 50% women participation in the workforce, an increase of 0.5 percentage points over FY2020. The representation of women in leadership increased to 33% by 0.7 percentage points over FY2020.
In FY2021, the representation of Asian employees of General Mills in the US workforce was 7% which increased by 0.5 percentage points from FY2020. Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino employees represented 4% and 6% of the US workforce, respectively.
General Mills aims to double the representation of black managers and increase minority representation to 25% of the US salaried employees.
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