Code of Conduct

Cargill’s Code of Conduct is the foundation for our strong compliance culture which drives our business conduct throughout the world. Our Code applies to all employees, holding everyone to the same standard of behavior regardless of their role.

The Code is shared with new employees during onboarding and reinforced through annual training. Ongoing targeted communications remind employees of our ethics and compliance expectations, enhance awareness of compliance risks and provide guidance on actions to take. Every employee must comply with, and report known or suspected violations of Cargill’s Code of Conduct or compliance policies.

As an organization privileged to do business all over the world, Cargill is constantly looking at our environment to understand our risks and comply with the laws applicable to our businesses. Cargill prevents risks through policies, controls, communications, and training; detects gaps through data analysis, monitoring and auditing; and responds to misconduct concerns  through investigation and remediation.

To monitor and maintain our strong compliance culture, Cargill’s Ethics and Compliance Office manages and supports key global compliance programs across Cargill. Below are a few highlights.

• Cargill is committed to avoiding corruption in all forms and promotes awareness about anti-corruption laws. Our Anti-Bribery program focuses on risk areas such as vendor due diligence, government donations, and employee gift and entertainment expenses. Anti-bribery due diligence has been embedded in our vendor onboarding process to streamline compliance in all regions.
• Cargill employees are expected to avoid conflicts of interest. Employees in a possible conflict must disclose the situation to avoid real or perceived conflicts. Our Conflicts of Interest program helps employees understand the risk to themselves and Cargill.
• With operations worldwide, Cargill is obligated to comply with all applicable laws in all countries where we operate. Ethics and Compliance also supports the Competition and Trade Sanctions programs to engage in fair and honest competition in markets where we operate.