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People are our priority. We continually strive to create a work environment that is safe and engaging, fostering diversity and encouraging career development. We invest in communities where we live, work and play.
Our principles
Workforce, wellbeing and community engagement
Health and safety
DE&I
Employee engagement
Community
Health and safety
We protect and nurture the safety, health and well-being of our team members, customers, business partners and the communities in which we operate. We believe safety succeeds through integrity and a foundation of values that drive a culture of excellence. Across our operations, we ensure all employees are well acquainted with our safety standards and practices and empowered to actively contribute to creating a safe and healthy workplace environment. Contractors are required to meet or exceed our standards, while maintaining their own rigorous safety protocols.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is critical to our success. We recognize that advancing DE&I not only enriches our talent pool but also fuels innovation across our operations. We are dedicated to ensuring that hiring, development and promotion decisions are merit-based to create a work environment free from discrimination and harassment. These commitments are outlined in our Code of Conduct and reinforced through onboarding, regular training sessions and ongoing communication channels.
Employee engagement
Our talented and highly committed employees are the reason we continue to successfully create new value-added products from materials that would otherwise be wasted. It is our goal to support their growth and wellbeing, both professionally and personally. Through equitable and competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and a growing number of learning and development opportunities, we empower our employees to reach their full potential and care for themselves and their families.
Community
Supporting the communities where we live, work and play is a vital aspect of our company culture. We strive to be true partners in our communities, donating funds, expertise and time to positively impact the places where we live and work. All locations are empowered to address local needs and support solutions through contributions, sponsorships and volunteerism to foster stronger, more resilient communities.
Safety
Our Commitment to Safety
Darling Ingredients is committed to protecting and nurturing the safety, health and wellbeing of our team members, customers, business partners and the communities in which we operate. We believe safety succeeds through integrity and a foundation of values that drive a culture of excellence. We live this vision by integrating safety into strategic planning and daily operations.
We believe in and embrace the following statements:
- Managers are safety leaders. Safety starts at the top with our Board of Directors and senior leadership, and is embedded throughout our organization. Every team member is responsible for health and safety, both individually and collectively, as one team.
- Workplace safety is a requirement. It is not acceptable to choose to place anyone or our company at risk.
- When we perceive harm to others or question our personal safety, we pause work and review.
- Incident prevention and safety improvement is a continuously evolving process, and we strive to better our performance each day.
- Quality employee training and education is needed to develop, maintain and improve our safety knowledge and culture.
- Data-driven safety targets help achieve the company’s strategic business goals.
- Our safety management process provides a framework that matches or exceeds all globally recognized and regional safety standards
Community engagement
In 2023, our support for national, state and local-level FFA programs totaled more than $270,000. In recognition, we received Silver Sponsor status for our dedicated involvement and annual contributions exceeding $250,000. This milestone year also marked 25 years of our FFA sponsorship, a testament to our enduring commitment to supporting agricultural education and youth development.
EEO-1 survey
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Reporting
As a global organization, we employ a diverse range of employees. In the U.S., we submit data to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which is mandated by federal statue and regulations, and requires employment data to be categorized by race/ethnicity, gender and job category. Due to varying data collection and privacy restrictions in other countries, our reporting on racial and ethnic diversity metrics is limited to our U.S. workforce, offering only a partial view of the true diversity of our employee demographics. The EEO-1 survey may categorize data differently than our sustainability report.
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Staying accountable for our own environmental impact. As we reduce emissions and the burden on landfills by repurposing byproducts from the animal agriculture and food industries, we maintain accountability for our own environmental impact.
We operate with integrity in everything we do. Our commitment to transparency and ethical ESG Governance Structure conduct is fundamental to our approach, driving us to uphold the highest standards of governance. Through robust ethics and compliance programs, we not only build trust but also deliver sustainable, long-term value to our stakeholders.