We’re able to do this work day in and day out by bringing our CHS values to life. Our CHS values are the foundation for everything we do as an organization. Whether on the road, in the fields or moving grain around the world, these are the values that guide our every decision. We’re proud to support a culture that empowers our people to truly live our values.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. CHS is building a workplace grounded in our value of inclusion — where excellence and growth stem from diverse thinking.
We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion, where everyone is welcomed, respected and empowered to succeed.
As we embrace our CHS value of inclusion, we support our employees to create an authentic culture, develop our leaders to lead inclusively, embed inclusion across our talent experience and position CHS as an employer of choice in the marketplace. We strive to:
CHS proactively builds relationships with organizations that enable a diverse talent pool, share industry knowledge and best practices, offer brand exposure into new markets and provide opportunities for community engagement. This allows CHS to strengthen business strategy and community ties through building trusted relationships over time.
We participate in regional partnerships and national conferences with organizations such as Hiring our Heroes; Genesys Works; Women in Agriculture; Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS); and Together We Grow. Through these partnerships, CHS employees have the opportunity to connect, learn and build a diverse talent pipeline for the future.
Employee resource groups (ERGs) are voluntary, employee-led groups that join together as allies and advocates based on common interests, backgrounds or demographic factors. Through our ERGs, employees connect to strengthen relationships, help local communities and engage with people across the company.
In fiscal year 2024, CHS continued to generate awareness and support our value of inclusion in partnership with our ERGs. With more opportunities to learn and engage, as well as a new presence for each of them on our employee intranet, the ERGs saw increased employee engagement.
We remain committed to embracing our value of inclusion by leveraging our strengths, proactively sharing our vision and key learnings and empowering managers and employees along the way. We believe:
Our sustainability strategy places ongoing focus on supporting people and our local communities.
We invest in rural America through a variety of stewardship partnerships while living out our values of safety, integrity, inclusion and cooperative spirit. CHS Community Giving and CHS Foundation drive impact through initiatives that build agriculture career pathways, educate rural youth and strengthen hometown communities.
Safety is one of our core values at CHS and we strive to cultivate a safety-driven culture.
We put the well-being of our people, owners, customers and communities first and are committed to making advancements in how we approach safety. We expect all employees to uphold safety standards across our operations. This includes complying with applicable laws, as well as our own policies and procedures, which often go beyond local laws and regulations.
We empower our employees to identify potential risks and stop work when they detect significant risks. We continue to increase our focus on health and safety, with additional resources, programs and education. In fiscal year 2024, we welcomed a new vice president of environment, health and safety to continue the development and implementation of an enterprise safety strategy and culture that support our CHS values.