Beliefs & Values

In deciding whether or not to do business with a company - or whether or not to continue doing business with a company - it can be helpful to understand what that company believes in and strives to do. Here, we offer an inside view of the vision, mission and values of Cargill, Inc., and Cargill Animal Nutrition to help you determine if our organization is a comfortable fit for you.

Our purpose is to be the global leader in nourishing people.
Our mission is to create distinctive value.
Our approach is to be trustworthy, creative and enterprising.
Our measures are engaged employees, satisfied customers, enriched communities and profitable growth.

• It is not practical to set out detailed guidelines to govern every situation that might arise in the conduct of our varied and complex global business. Instead, below are the seven basic Guiding Principles that form the framework in which to examine any problem arising in any country.
• Cargill will comply with the laws of all countries to which it is subject.
• Cargill will not knowingly assist any third party to violate any law of any country, by creating false documents or by any other means.
• Cargill will not pay or receive bribes or participate in any other unethical, fraudulent, or corrupt practice.
• Cargill will always honor all business obligations that it undertakes with absolute integrity.
• Cargill will keep its business records in a manner that accurately reflects the true nature of its business transactions.
• Cargill managers and supervisors will be responsible that employees, consultants and contract workers under their supervision are familiar with applicable laws and company policies and comply with them. Further, they will be responsible for preventing, detecting, and reporting any violations of law of Cargill policies.
• Cargill employees will not become involved in situations that create a conflict of interest between the company and the employee.
• Every year, all Cargill employees sign an agreement to live these principles.

Companies are not about bricks and mortar. They are about people. Companies behave as the people within those companies behave. We believe that our success is determined by the behavior of our people. Proper behavior results in prompt, accurate, cheerful, courteous service. Improper behavior-well, companies must do everything they can to avoid it because it is all-too-common.

We realize that perfection is not achievable, but we think it's important for you to know how the employees of Cargill, in general, and Cargill Animal Nutrition, in particular, are expected to behave.

Behavior Themes of Cargill's Culture:

• Discuss / Decide / Support
• Demonstrate Respect, Candor and Commitment
• Develop and Leverage Deep Customer Knowledge and Insights
• Pursue and Reinforce Collaboration
• Ensure & Accept Accountability
• Challenge / Innovate / Change

For Cargill Animal Nutrition to achieve its mission, it needs to have all employees throughout the world consistently exhibit the following behaviors: