Demonstrating Cargill’s Commitment to Responsible

Corporate Citizenship

“By the Time You Need a Friend,It’s Too Late to Make One.”

-Mark Twain

Investing Cargill’s human and financial resources to address community needs

$17 million in contributions annually

Partnerships with charitable organizations worldwide

Volunteer activities in more than 250 locations

• Fulfill Cargill’s vision and mission

• Help Cargill businesses achieve key objectives

• Improve quality of life for our people and communities

• Foster employee pride and teamwork

• Provide positive publicity to enhance reputation

What can community relations accomplish?

Adding value to Cargill business

Building and enhancing relationships with customers

Building relationships in community

Improving employee relations

Building and enhancing relationships with customers

Promoting our reputation

Differentiating Cargill

Increasing loyalty

Learning more about Cargill’s culture, organization and employees.

Building relationships in the community

Enhancing Cargill’s image among key stakeholders

Working with civic leaders on projects that benefit the community

Gaining support for plant improvements and entry to new markets

Improving employee relations

Providing opportunities for skill-building and community service

Attracting quality employees

Building teamwork

Increasing interaction

Cargill Community Relations

Three general categories of activities:

• Grantmaking

• Volunteerism

• Partnerships

Grantmaking in Twin Cities More than $4 million

annually in the Twin Cities Focus on disadvantage

youth $1.2 million Schools First

Initiative to help foster school reform in Minneapolis schools

$300,000 Minneapolis Broadway YMCA

United States Grantmaking

Partnership Fund - Matches contributions from local facility or Business Unit

Scholarships

Location/Business Units grants

Employee matching grants to higher education

International Grantmaking International Partnership Fund - $225,000 Habitat for Humanity - 6 countries/ 12 projects

Responding to Natural Disasters

Established a Natural Disaster Relief Program– More than $700,000 committed in FY99-00– Earthquakes in Turkey– Floods in Venezuela– Tornadoes in Granite Falls, MN and Fort Worth, TX

Volunteerism

Participation of employees, retirees, and their families in company-sponsored projects. Cargill has a release time policy and recognition program to support employee volunteerism.

– Business/school partnerships– Food drives – Habitat builds– Cargill Cares Volunteer Awards

Partnerships Multi-year programs with regional or national nonprofit organizations.

Require investments of financial and human resources from corporate and field locations; active collaboration between the nonprofit, Cargill and the community.

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids

Nationwide initiative to educate children and families about farm safety

Chapters in 60 Cargill locations

Opportunities:– form chapter– sponsor safety camp or demonstration– distribute farm safety information

United Way

Nationally - $4.3 million total 102 local campaigns

Minneapolis $1 million in employee

contributions

Opportunities:– Employee Campaign– Matching BU/Location contributions

Habitat for Humanity

House-building projects with low-income families

More than 70 homes in 6 countriesOpportunities

– team-building– many volunteers involved– high visibility

Water Matters

International effort to engage employees and community in local water protection efforts

$1.5 million contributed and 175 Cargill projects since 1995

Opportunities: – tours of Cargill wastewater

operations– children’s water festivals and

projects– Water Matters mini-grants