Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging

Here at Kraft Heinz, we choose to welcome everyone at our table by valuing and respecting all voices. All employees have access to opportunities that enable them to contribute and grow. Our focus on diversity, inclusion, and belonging helps us connect with our consumers, attract and grow employees who are eager to leverage multiple perspectives to solve complex challenges, and innovate in an ever-changing industry.

Living our Values

Our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging has been continuously expanding as part of our global strategy. Over the years, we have built a solid foundation of awareness through our learning ecosystem, as well as community and engagement through our business resource groups across the globe. We have been educating and training our leaders to be inclusive and spotlighting exemplary employees from all backgrounds.

At Kraft Heinz, “We demand diversity.” Our diversity, inclusion, and belonging strategy is an integral part of the “People With Purpose” part of our global enterprise strategy and is focused on four key areas: Representation, Communication & Learning, Culture, and Communities.

We walk in our Purpose, Let’s Make Life Delicious, by living our Values. These core six beliefs bring our Purpose to life. They make up our common language, define our shared culture – and reflect the Company we are working to become each day.

One of our six Company Values, “We demand diversity” states: “We are inclusive. All voices matter. We will not just listen, but truly work to hear different points of view. Diverse backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger, more interesting, and innovative.”

Learn more about our Company's Purpose, Vision, and Values.

Kraft Heinz Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
Kraft Heinz Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Kraft Heinz Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Kraft Heinz Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Kraft Heinz Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Kraft Heinz Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Kraft Heinz Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

Kraft Heinz Global Inclusion Council

The Kraft Heinz Global Inclusion Council creates strategic accountability for results, and provides governance, oversight, and reporting on diversity efforts and initiatives. The Council is a critical driver in fostering real organizational change, establishing priorities, and managing integrated and cross-functional initiatives. The Council provides platforms for overseeing and assessing the effectiveness of all relevant initiatives and introducing reform when needed.

The Council is committed to being solution-focused. Exhibiting cultural humility, the Council continually educates each other and the organization about issues and concerns from across our populations, and focuses on creating, executing, and measuring solutions and aspirations that allow us to focus on our Company’s Purpose: “Let’s Make Life Delicious” for employees, consumers, customers, suppliers, and stakeholders from all backgrounds and lived experiences.

The council includes:

  • Carlos Abrams-Rivera, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors, Council Chair
  • Elio Leoni Sceti, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Tim Kenesey, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Alicia Knapp, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Melissa Werneck, Global Chief People Officer
  • Pamay Bassey, Chief Learning and Diversity Officer
  • Pedro Navio, Zone President, North America
  • Willem Brandt, Zone President, Europe and Pacific Developed Markets

Our 2025 Aspirations

We are on a journey to create a diverse and inclusive workplace, so people can contribute their unique perspectives and ideas, grow great careers, and do their best work. Everyone should feel seen, heard, valued, and respected.

What is our winning aspiration for the future of Kraft Heinz? We aim to match the demographics of the communities in which we operate.

We know we have work to do. Our Values, “We dare to do better every day” and “We own it,” are commitments we make to each other and to consumers around the world. Our 2025 aspirations were simply a starting point.

Kraft Heinz Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

Gender
- We aim to achieve gender parity within management positions by 2025.

Race/Ethnicity
- We aim to achieve demographic parity in the countries in which we operate. For example:

  • In the U.S., by 2025, we aim for People of Color to represent 30% of the salaried employee population.
  • In Brazil, by 2025, we aim for people who identify as Pretos e Pardos to represent 40% of the salaried employee population.
  • In the UK, by 2025, we aim for people who identify as ethnic minorities to represent 17% of the salaried employee population.

As we continue our journey, we will set aspirations in additional countries within our global footprint.

Inclusion
- We aim to see engagement survey results in the top quartile.
- We will continue seeking out external recognition as a company that values inclusion.

Our Workforce Representation

Kraft Heinz Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

Our annual EEO-1 Reports are available for download below. The EEO-1 Report is a snapshot in time of our U.S. demographics and based on categories prescribed by the U.S. federal government. These categories are not necessarily representative of how our industry or workforce is organized. The information provided in our annual Environmental Social Governance Report offers a more accurate representation of our progress toward diversity, inclusion, and belonging. To align with U.S. government reporting requirements, data in the EEO-1 Report uses traditional gender categories of male and female. At Kraft Heinz, we deeply respect that gender is nonbinary; reporting in this manner does not represent our position on the issue.

Business Resource Groups

Since 2016, Kraft Heinz has enabled groups and individuals to form and lead Business Resource Groups (BRGs), to help foster diversity, inclusion, and belonging for all employees. BRGs offer learning and development opportunities, assist in talent recruitment, and create a network of support for employees. BRGs across our global footprint include:

  • Asian Pacific Islander BRG (U.S. & Canada)
  • Black BRG (U.S. & Canada)
  • Disabilitiez BRG and Enable (U.S. & Canada, U.K.)
  • LGBTQ+ BRG – KH Pride (U.S. & Canada) and Proudz (Europe)
  • LiveWell BRG – Health & Wellness (Australia/New Zealand, Netherlands, and U.K.)
  • Reconciliation Action Plan BRG (Australia)
  • Sabor BRG – Latin American /Hispanic (U.S. & Canada)
  • The 57 BRG (Netherlands and U.K.)
  • Veterans’ BRG (U.S. & Canada)
  • Women’s BRG and Gender Equality Network BRG (Europe, U.S. & Canada)

Awards and Recognition

Kraft Heinz is a great place to work and grow. Both individual employees and the company have received awards and recognitions to celebrate that. They demonstrate our commitment to our employees, diversity, inclusion, belonging, learning, and our culture.

Global

USA

  • Most Loved Workplaces for LGBTQ+ 2024
  • Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability Equality Index 2024
  • Seramount Inclusion Index Company 2024
  • Oncon Icon – Top 100 DEI
  • Fair360 Noteworthy Companies 2024
  • 100% on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the 5th year in a row

Canada

  • 2021 Forbes Canada's Best Employers
  • 2020-2021 Fortune Great Place to Work Certified

International

  • UK’s Best Workplace for Wellbeing 2024
  • Forbes Best Employers for Diversity 2023 (UK)
  • Best Gender Equality Award 2023 (China)
  • Eruboshi Certification 2022 – Japan
  • Work with Pride Gold 2021 – Japan
  • Excellence in Women’s Leadership Development Award 2021 by 51job – China
  • 100% on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) 2022 & Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality – Mexico
  • Financial Times Diversity Leaders Europe 2022 – Europe