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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Ardagh

Inclusion has always been at the heart of who we are. When we launched Inclusion as one of our Core Values, we solidified our commitment to not just talking about Inclusion but living and working with it every day across our operations. We not only believe that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) initiatives are the right thing to do, we encourage the embedding of DE&I as part of our culture to support our Core Values of Inclusion, Trust, Teamwork and Excellence.

DE&I at Ardagh helps our teams drive engagement, innovation and sustainable business growth.

Our Core Values serve as the foundation of our company and guide us in achieving our business goals. Potential graphic below to call out: Our DE&I strategy has as its foundation three key pillars: Culture, People and Processes. Our focus areas include:

  • Trends: We monitor our performance through a dashboard and benchmark against industry standards.
  • Communication: We provide regular progress updates and report regularly in accordance with our sustainability commitments.
  • Awareness: We cultivate diverse perspectives and balanced representation through activities and platforms such as employee resource groups, myLearning and employee engagement surveys.
  • Engagement: We actively listen to our colleagues, take appropriate action and share accountability with regional employee resource groups that support workplace inclusion.
  • Compliance: We ensure alignment with the regulations of every jurisdiction in which we operate.

Our aim is to achieve an environment that embraces DE&I – where everyone is treated with fairness and respect, in-house and externally – in all our dealings with customers, suppliers and across the global marketplace.

  • Diversity: We believe that true success is achieved by recognising the value differences bring to a collective effort.
  • Equity: We define equity as the fair distribution of resources, opportunities and recognition within our organisation.
  • Inclusion: As one of our Core Values, this ensures we are mindful of others, inviting contributions from everyone and valuing diversity of thought. We all need to be comfortable and confident to be ourselves while at work.