Our Commitment to Inclusion
Colgate-Palmolive is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all. Fulfilling this purpose inspires Colgate people to choose to work here every day. It guides the decisions we make and the standards we set for ourselves and the culture in which we work.
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve — and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way. If we do these two things well, when we maintain diverse open and honest input from each other, our partners and customers, we succeed.
Colgate is a global company with almost 34,000 dedicated employees developing innovations that people in more than 200 countries buy every day. We work all over the world, bringing insights from our own experiences to Colgate to enrich our company culture and inform the products we make. By being a part of our communities, by living our values and by maximizing our individual talents and knowledge, we earn the trust of millions of people each day. In fact, the Colgate brand is found in more homes than any other in the world.
Our Strategy
Our purpose is to reimagine a healthier future for all.
To fulfill our purpose, our DE&I Strategy is to break down barriers to equality of opportunity within the Company and the communities in which we live and work. We believe ALL people should have the opportunity to achieve their ambitions based on their capability as opposed to their identity. We also believe that a culture of inclusion makes our teams more successful and enables them to operate with safety, respect and authenticity.
To achieve our objective, our strategy has three ambitions:
Foster a corporate culture where everyone feels they belong and has the tools to drive their own successes.
Explore broad diverse talent pools as we seek qualified talent and supply chain partners, and implement unbiased policies.
Leverage our global reach and the strength of our brands to break down barriers around health, education and career opportunities.
To achieve these ambitions and be an industry leader, we created our DE&I strategy which focuses our work on four pillars:
PEOPLE: Create a sense of belonging by implementing policies, learning experiences and processes that drive inclusion
COMMUNITY: Be an ally and driver for positive change
SUPPLIER INCLUSION: Provide opportunity for qualified businesses to compete for business with our Company
COMMUNICATION: Build trust, be transparent and create dialogues that promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Creating a Sense of Belonging
Embracing diverse voices everywhere and fostering an inclusive work environment are not just things we do, but reflect who we are, what we value and how we think. It guides our work every day and our interactions with each other. It helps Colgate people around the world feel like this is a place where they belong; where they are respected and have the support of their manager and the company to impact the business and achieve their potential. This in turn helps us better run our business and serve our communities by forming relationships built on trust, respect and communication.
Please read the latest Inclusion Report to fully understand our beliefs, strategy and actions
