Cargill Bulgaria is part of an international company that has contact with cultures and customers from around the globe. For us the human capital is key to achieving sustainable business development, as well as a diverse and supportive workplace in which each employee can develop their full, unique potential. We work in an extremely dynamic, growing organization, in which upholding these values is a focus area through the introduction of initiatives integrated into the work day-to-day life of employees. As a фоллов-уп of the results of the latest employee engagement survey from the end of 2022, the company is focusing on initiatives to improve engagement in three directions - Growth and Development, Recognition and Reward and Interaction between teams.

The initiatives related to human capital cover all employees of the company in the country. They have a comprehensive approach, including an internal communication campaign, a study of employees' assessment of the state of organizational culture in terms of policies and practices for employees’ development, supporting open and authentic communication, support and inclusion, and training programs for all, led by pre-trained volunteers within the organization.

The initiatives are directly linked to Cargill's People strategy. Through the projects, Cargill Bulgaria emphasizes our commitment to providing a working environment where every person can achieve their full potential. The main activities of the projects will continue with an annual regularity to integrate all new employees and to monitor the dynamics of the research results.

For Growth and Development, based on job description, each function distinguishes the required skills and competencies. Positions are graded related to their level to outline a Career Path, depending on each employee's development interests. At Cargill, we follow the 70-20-10 model for learning and hands-on development. All skills and competencies are mapped to trainings in a digital platform .From the beginning of 2020, Cargill introduced a "Stretch" program. It enables employees to spend 20% to 40% of their work time as part of another team . Each role is posted in a dedicated "job board" site, with details for period and time commitment. Employees apply and challenge themselves to learn new processes and experiment with new ways of working. Upon completion, employees receive a certificate and the satisfaction of learning on the job, broadening their horizons for new roles within the company. In the area of Interaction between teams, employees expressed a need for better knowledge of the activities of other functions in the organization. At the start of 2023, the Meet The Teams initiative was launched, through which each department presents its activities in an intriguing way.

As a result of the multilateral actions, the 2022 Engagement Index increased by 4 percentage points.The programs also have a direct impact on employees’ attrition rates, decreasing by 2 percentage points. The opportunities for upskilling and career development between functions led to an increase in the rate of internal promotions and the filling of new roles with internal candidates for 10% of the open positions. 15% of employees have already participated in the Stretch program. The retention of talent has led to the migration of more complex and higher in the hierarchy roles from the European divisions of the company to Bulgaria, and their number is already over 2% of the total number of positions in Cargill Bulgaria. We also have already Global roles, hosted by Cargill in Bulgaria.