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At Sara Lee, we have a responsibility towards our employees, our shareholders, our customers, our consumers, our communities, the environment and our suppliers.
Our community initiatives focus on contributing to the economic and social development of the locations where it has operations. We encourage employees to be actively involved in the improvement of the communities in which we live and work. Click here for more information about our community investment program.
We are committed to protecting the quality of the environment around the world through sustainable practices. We will meet or exceed applicable environmental laws and regulations, and strive to continually improve our environmental performance through resource conservation, waste minimization, water and energy efficiency and effective use of raw materials. We will measure our environmental performance and work to promote environmentally-friendly practices that respect the earth and our finite resources. Click here for more information about our sustainability program.
Sara Lee’s Global Business Practices support the Sara Lee culture where doing the right thing is our everyday way of doing business. It emphasizes not only compliance with laws, but also, and more importantly, behavior consistent with Sara Lee’s mission, vision and values. The program gives employees a framework within which to make the right decisions. Click here for more information about our Global Business Practices.
Sara Lee is committed to sound principles of corporate governance and we believe that they are important to gaining and retaining the trust of investors, employees, customers and suppliers. We also understand that there is a healthy and energetic debate about what constitutes sound principles of corporate governance and the Guidelines are reviewed on a regular basis. Click here for more information about Corporate Governance.
Promoting People’s Performance encourages Sara Lee employees worldwide to provide some of their knowledge, skills and time to the communities they operate in. Every year excellent performance is recognized through the granting of the PPP Awards, including USD 10,000 project donations.
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