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Creating a more inclusive culture

As a leading global agribusiness, CHS can and should be a leader in building a workplace grounded in our value of inclusion – where excellence and growth stem from diverse thinking. At CHS, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive culture where everyone is welcomed, respected and empowered to succeed.

Our goal is to help us all understand ways to help everyone at CHS feel valued just as they are.

— Jay Debertin CHS president and chief executive officer
Jay Debertin

Our inclusion commitment

To build a workplace culture where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued, we are:


  • Centering our efforts on employees' experiences and ideas
  • Implementing strategies that enhance our culture and marketplace presence
  • Monitoring the engagement of our workforce
Our commitment

Our progress

To live our value of inclusion, we’re committed to listening and taking action. We believe progress will only happen if we do both. Here are some of our most recent steps:

  • All CHS people leaders and human resources professionals — nearly 20% of the workforce — received inclusion and diversity training in fiscal year 2022. Remaining employees will have access to diversity and inclusion information in fiscal year 2023.
  • We continue to expand our ERG network and launched CultivateHER - a subchapter of Women in Leadership (WIL).
  • In order to ensure objective job classifications and hiring and promotion decisions for all employees, we recently implemented a companywide career framework and have realigned on which positions should require relevant work experience and which require a 4-year degree.
  • To enable our lens of inclusion and diversity in our marketplace presence, we started tracking supplier diversity in our strategic sourcing process.

Measuring our progress: Since 2019, we have seen a 12% improvement in our employees feeling like they can be themselves at work and a 4% improvement in our engagement survey I&D index score.

Read more about our sustainability initiatives

Our progress

It’s tough to feel like you’re contributing enough to both your military obligations and your civilian career, but the attitude at CHS has been very supportive. My supervisor helps me figure out what’s going to work for everybody – and my team loves seeing videos I send from the plane.

– Rebecca Logistics specialist

The employee resource group, Mozaiko, has allowed for me to have an open and honest dialogue about our cultural differences. It also created an environment that I can have fun, show up and be my best self at work.

– Jaha Business systems analyst

It would be hard to find a better experience with another company when you are part-time military. The support I receive from all levels of the company is amazing. Many of the people that I work with in the military do not have as great of an experience with their companies as I have had with CHS.

– Nick Associate project management specialist

Inclusion as a core value

At CHS, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Through inclusive, diverse teams, we will deliver opportunities for collaboration and growth.

Inclusion

Creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected and empowered to succeed.

Diversity

Difference within a group or structure based on identities and life experiences.

Equity

Acknowledging barriers and ensuring all are removed so everyone can grow, contribute, and develop.

Accessibility

Unhindered access to information, experiences, environments, and systems for people of all abilities and life experiences.

Inclusion as a core value

Employee resource groups

CHS employee resource groups are voluntary, employee-lead groups open to all employees. They promote an inclusive and cooperative environment by fostering connection, understanding, and support.

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Harvest Pride

Harvest Pride

Harvest Pride promotes a safe, connected and empowered LGBTQA+ community across CHS. We embody our mission creating a safe environment, building a community, and educating our stakeholders.

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Veterans

Veterans

Veterans Employee Resource Group (VERG) provides support, camaraderie and resources for employees formerly or currently serving in the military. Through open membership, the VERG recognizes and connects veterans and those who support veterans.

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Mozaiko

Mozaiko

Mozaiko /mozaˈiko/ is an employee resource group focused on ethnic diversity and inclusion at CHS. Mozaiko exists to advance ethnic diversity at CHS while creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Our vision is to promote inclusion and advance diversity by transforming our workplace into an environment where all individuals feel a sense of belonging; feeling respected and valued for who they are.

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Women in Leadership

Women in Leadership

CHS Women in Leadership (CHS WiL) supports women in the workplace who are excited and energized to grow personally and professionally. WiL provides employees with educational and networking opportunities, community outreach, and experiences that focus on development for all women and allies at CHS. We empower employees to reach their highest potential through virtual and in-person opportunities to grow, engage and connect.

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CultivateHER

CultivateHER

CultivateHER is a subchapter of WiL that supports women in the agriculture segments of CHS, focused on those working across CHS agronomy, country operations, and global grain & processing. This group is aimed at cultivating an inclusive environment that empowers women in agriculture to advance their careers and leadership potential and build their network through making connections.

External partnerships

We invest in partnerships that create a broad and diverse agriculture workforce and talent pipeline:

As a military friendly employer, we’re proud to have many self-identified veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, and miltary family members on our team. These partnerships reinforce our commitment to hiring military veterans:

External partnerships

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