Posted on 01/04/2022 2:15:52 PM PST by rickmichaels
This is the moment of truth. For our country. For our communities. And for our company.
What we have witnessed – the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and far too many more – is deplorable.
And the time is now to step up and unite in the fight against racism and social injustice.
Like so many others, we’ve been reflecting, listening and learning about how to make our impact felt, not just heard. That’s why we’ve been taking time to thoroughly and thoughtfully address how we will help drive progress towards racial equality in our society.
As a company, we recognize that we haven’t done nearly enough. We must own our truth, and take responsibility to do better in every possible way by better supporting the Black community inside and outside of Morton Salt. Because we believe Black Lives Matter. And we are coming together to not only say this, but to demonstrate it each and every day through our actions.
While we do not have all the answers, we are committed to driving positive change within our company and communities. This is our promise:
Our Communities Pledge $500,000 in the next year to new and existing nonprofit partners committed to creating greater access to education, food security, and social services that support Black communities specifically, as well as other communities of color in our hometown of Chicago and beyond.
Donate $100,000 to the My Block My Hood My City Small Business Relief Fund to address the immediate needs of small and minority-owned businesses trying to rebuild in the wake of recent unrest.
Provide employee volunteerism opportunities with organizations that support equality and social justice in the communities where we operate.
Connect with employees, community leaders and advocacy groups to determine how we can best support the Black community now and in years to come.
Our Company Continue the dialogue with employees to address issues of racism and social injustice in our society, including a virtual listening tour and town hall meetings.
Ensure that Black employees and other employees of color are better represented at all levels of our organization; this includes enhancing our recruitment efforts to strengthen our existing talent pipeline of underrepresented groups, as well as reviewing and enhancing our employment practices and policies including hiring, promotion and pay.
Amplify Black voices in our marketing campaigns, including providing more opportunities for participation in the creative development process and increasing representation of people of color in our marketing content.
Partner with a third party Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) expert to help us advance our I&D strategy and accelerate our journey.
Enhance communication and training around our existing Code of Business Conduct & Ethics that defines our commitment to fostering a safe, inclusive environment, and where discrimination of any kind is not tolerated.
We recognize that we have much more work to do. But we are committed to taking steps forward to create meaningful change throughout our company and our communities.
wouldn’t it be interesting if all these important CEOs and corporations were supportive of black issues BEFORE it became profitable to do so?
SO WHAT DID THEY DO..... NOW THAT THEY HAVE TO COME OUT IN SUPPORT OF BLM and marxist EQUALITY? I think I read an article or heard some commentator mention that every time these companies become “woke” it is in pursuit to cover up some upcoming scandal they are involved in.
Who are the morons in these corporations that make these sweeping announcements? Where is their board? One after another they make these sweeping pronouncements regarding ‘social justice’ and ‘racism’.
Make it a game at the start of commercials say, “Let’s look for the white guy who is not a moron.
The other thing they do is give them limited screen presence and if there are kids, the smallest is the white male.
It is good to bring this up at non-company functions so you can bring others up to speed or hack off any woke people there.
I’ll try it. Thanks for the tip.
Kenneth Timmerman wrote the book shakedown a long time ago.
It’s more true than ever now.
http://www.kentimmerman.com/shakedown.htm
New players and a full court media press from the Ministry of Propaganda.
” the senseless deaths of...”
the not surprising deaths of thug#1, thug#2, thug#3, and thug#4.
Like Michael Jordan once said,”Republicans buys sneakers too.”
Obviously, they don’t want my money which must be racist.
Wow, $600,000 in Chicago. That should make a dent.
Morton Salt is a small manufacturing company based in Chicago, IL with only 29 employees and an annual revenue of $997.7M.
Try commitment, eh.
Ashlee Babbitt did not make it onto the list…
Is this an old post? To be fair it seemed almost EVERY major company was doing this out of fear or opportunism during the Floyd hysteria.
... God, can you send that big mountain into the sea, you know, the wormwood one.. please?
Pouring salt on the wounds.
‘when it feigns it bores’
They’ll make her a trans or some other non-existent gender.
Morton’s will no longer sell pure salt.
For purposes of racial equity it will now be 50% black pepper.
yeah, well that doesn’t seem to matter a wit during the new ‘woke’ period.
goodbye morton.....
I agree with you.
My point is why would a company alienate half the consumers in the US?
It’s just bad business.
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