Campaign Awards
Community Care Fund Performance
Cargill
Prominently displayed on Cargill’s is an article entitled “Corporate Citizenship Review: Finding the Right Balance. It reads as follows:
*Corporate citizenship is a concept that goes by many names in the business community – sustainability, corporate social responsibility, stewardship, and others. At Cargill, we define corporate citizenship as our total impact on society and the environment. Our commitment is built on four cornerstones:
• Business practices – how we behave as a company
• People practices – how we treat our employees
• Environmental practices – how we treat the world around us
• Community involvement – how we interact with communities and other stakeholders
Our responsibilities as a corporate citizen extend not only to our own operations but to the wider communities we impact. We work with our business and community partners to foster sustainable economic development, provide meaningful impact in communities and promote responsible business practices in our supply chains.”
One of the two significant benchmarks in this category was Cargill’s “Increase in CCF per capita”, going from $ 113 per employee in 2006 to
$157 per employee in 2007. The other significant metric shows an employee CCF increase of 39% in 2007 as compared to the previous year. More than 94% of Cargill’s 2007 employee contribution went directly to the CCF. When the large matching corporate gift is added, the percentage increases to a staggering 98%.
Cargill Campaign Leader Anthony Brumsey and his team asked each employee at the Cargill workplace to consider what a gift to the Community Care Fund would mean to our community? That heartfelt request made a tremendous difference this year.
Best Practices:
• Strong Executive Support
• Diverse and Involved Campaign Committee
• Kick-off Event
• Campaign Leader Spoke with Each Employee
• Corporate Matching Gift (Employee Gifts x 2)