2011 Annual Report - Cargills (Ceylon)

Annual Report 201121Sustainability report contd...2.2 Health and Safety of Our Team2.2.1 Management System ApproachAll Cargills manufacturing facilities have implementedEnvironmental, Health, and Safety Management Systemsin line with statutory and ISO requirements. The health andsafety aspect of this system fulfills the requirements set forthin international occupational health and safety managementsystem specifications. As such, each facility has developed andimplemented procedures and controls regarding health andsafety2.3 Training & DevelopmentAAPI provides training and development opportunities for youthfrom rural Sri Lanka as a non profit initiative. AAPI collaborates withcivil society partners to identify and train young men and womenwho lack the necessary skills-sets to gain employment in the privatesector. Many go on to be a part of Team Cargills.ALBERT A. PAGE INSTITUTE OF FOOD BUSINESSThe Albert A. Page Institute (AAPI) of Food Business was established in 2006 in response to the needs of young Sri Lankans fromrural areas. As Cargills expanded its presence in regional Sri Lanka it understood the true potential of rural youth who were eitherunder-employed or unemployed due to the lack of professional skills. On the other hand the value derived to our economy fromunskilled labor employed overseas is significant. Unskilled migrant labor sourced largely from rural Sri Lanka draws the highestforeign exchange earnings to the country. This further encouraged Cargills to work towards the capacity-building of rural youth.AAPI has developed series of certificate and diploma programmes aimed at creating opportunity for career advancement in thefood and manufacturing sector. The Certificate programs develop the various basic skills required to become an effective andefficient executives. The courses are designed to cater to all sectors of Food Marketing encompassing Operations, Manufacturing,Support Services, Sales and Distribution and Central Warehouse, Agri – Business. The advanced certificate courses for ManagerialSkills Development have been designed considering all the aspects of Organizational needs of Technical, Human and Conceptualskills which are crucial elements of becoming an effective and efficient Executive aligned with today’s competitive and dynamicbusiness environment. Once students acquire the Advanced Certificate they have the option of enhancing the certification to aDiploma. Currently Cargills is exploring the possibility of offering the Diploma’s in affiliation with Sri Lanka’s premier postgraduateeducation college.Accelerated Skills Acquisition Programme (ASAP)ASAP is a programme which has been developed by the USAID is endorsed by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce as studymaterial that is suitable for potential employees in the private sector. The programme which is focused on attitude developmentconsists of five-day, 10-day and 20-day study programmes on IT, English proficiency, career guidance and entrepreneurial skills.The objective of the programme is to endow recipients with the essential skills required for competitive employment.AAPI has been certified as a trainer of the ASAP programme and is currently carrying out training for identified target groups incollaboration with non-profit partners such as the Gemi Diriya project funded by the World Bank.Independent Grocers Alliance Online TrainingThe IGA Institute is a non-profit educational foundation developed by IGA (Independent Grocers Alliance), to provide on-linetraining materials, web based job certification courses, class room training to support the career development needs of its retailfood associated around the globe. The IGA Institute functions as the Alliance’s Learning & development department by bringingcompetitive skills to independent retailers world wide. AAPI is currently registered with the IGA Institute and is able to offer thesecourses online for students. Cargills utilizes these online learning opportunity to empower youth in rural areas using ICT as a toolfor development.3. Responsible to our PlanetFulfilling our purpose of nourishing people requires clean water, soiland air. As a food Company, we are focused on a sustainable futurethat reduces demands on the environment as populations continue togrow.Green BusinessThe primary objectives that drive the Cargills Green Businessis to reduce, re-use and recycle energy, plastics, water and allother natural resources that we use in our day to day businesspractice.Through the ‘Green Business’ programme Cargills is committedto minimizing its environmental impacts throughout our entiresupply chain, from the farm to the trolley. Cargills is alsocommitted to a role of environmental leadership in all facetsof our business.