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Inclusive Culture

SAPUTO’S INCLUSIVE CULTURE

Anchored in our Promise, Saputo’s Inclusive Culture stands for inclusion, diversity, and engagement, and is an integral part of who we are. 

We strive to provide access to opportunities and a sense of belonging to all. 

At Saputo, we want everyone to feel included and respected for their unique perspectives, make meaningful contributions, and bring their authentic self to work every day. Our inclusion, diversity, and engagement initiatives reflect this by being integrated in our activities and well operationalized across our divisions.

We’ve put in place numerous initiatives, including mitigating biases across all processes, especially recruitment, expanding our candidate pool to reflect the communities we operate in, understanding employee experiences at Saputo and reviewing policies and procedures to provide opportunities for all. 

We aim to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the society we live and operate in and strengthens our individual and collective performance cycle. 

What is inclusion?

Inclusion is about embracing our uniqueness, similarities, and differences to build a culture of acceptance, equity, and respect where all employees feel a sense of belonging—that they are accepted and valued for who they are.

WHAT IS DIVERSITY?

Diversity is about one’s uniqueness, similarities and differences that can be expressed in many ways, which may include race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, matrimonial status, civil status, diversity in abilities (physical and cognitive), experiences, thoughts, and beliefs.

WHAT IS ENGAGEMENT?

Engagement refers to the active participation, emotional investment, and commitment of individuals— especially our employees—in initiatives that promote Saputo’s inclusive culture.

WHAT IS SENSE OF BELONGING?

It is about everyone feeling accepted and valued for who they are.

Harnessing and promoting the power of inclusion
VOICES - EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK
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To make sure we’re doing everything to support our employees and promote an equal opportunity environment, we started hosting “VOICES”, events where employees can share their personal experiences and recommend actions. These events help us gather employees’ insights to validate and prioritize opportunities for enhancing our D&I while achieving our business objectives.

“Having such a diverse group with different cultures, backgrounds, experiences and personalities leads to rich discussions and powerful outcomes.”
INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP
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Part of ensuring an inclusive work environment is equipping our leaders with tools to be inclusive in their leadership approach. Our leadership development programs aim to equip our leaders so that they can better support every person on their team and unleash their true potential.
ADDRESSING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS
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As we continue to grow, we need to remain mindful of how our unconscious bias can impact the contribution of others. We introduced unconscious bias training in 2019 so our people managers are better equipped to recognize bias and improve our decision-making. Read more about this in our Case Study section.

“Some great eye-opening examples of our own biases – impactful.”
“Keeping this at the forefront of our jobs is very important.”

“Working at Saputo, you are part of a reputable organization. One which shares nice values, which permit you to learn and evolve all while feeling included and appreciated.” 

Ariane 
Coordinator, Human Resources
Dairy Division (Canada)
“Strong work ethic, sincere morals and consistent personal values are at the core of each of our leaders. These attributes foster a culture of trust and empowerment, which allows me to be creative and bring fresh, actionable ideas to the table. Our values are always what drives our actions.”

Miles 
Plant Manager
Dairy Division (USA)   
"A key strength of Saputo is the importance it puts on the care, well-being and personal development of its employees. When working at Saputo, you are part of the Saputo family. As part of the Innovation team, I understand that to drive successful innovation we must be a truly diverse and inclusive business, we must have the ability to adapt to changes that are happening around us and we must put our people first to deliver a sustainable and successful future for our current and future employees." 

Neil 
Manager, Packaging Development  
Dairy Division (UK)
“The Unconscious Bias program at Saputo is well structured and delivered, providing a simple understanding of the topic. It helps highlight those little thought patterns that on the surface you may not be aware of. This program helps leaders to create a greater diverse work force and help to grow the culture of Saputo” 

Barry 
Supervisor, Laboratory 
Dairy Division (Australia)
“I am proud to work for Saputo as they are a strong, supportive, family-orientated and inclusive company. This Company also embraces equality within the workplace.  Saputo has provided me with the opportunity to develop my knowledge, experience and skills, through a clearly defined development path whilst challenging me to stretch myself outside my comfort zone."

Sue
Manager, Technical Systems 
Dairy Division (UK)

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