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BEST-IN-CLASS
Cultural Aspirations
Hands฀On฀Atlanta:฀Our centralized corporate
philanthropy program – Investing in Community™
– encourages our employees to participate
in numerous volunteer opportunities, such as
Hands On Atlanta Day.
Developing a culture that reflects our
strategic vision is an integral part of
Newell Rubbermaid’s transformational
journey. Our culture aspires to be as
consumer-centric as possible in order
to develop and grow leading brands.
We understand that our success in
accomplishing this goal starts with
our people. As such, we actively
benchmark against best-in-class
marketing organizations and have
implemented a robust internal talent
development program.
Our cultural values define who we are
as an organization, and the behaviors
that underlie them guide how we work.
By definition, performance and results
drive a best-in-class company. We
expect excellence. We set high
standards. We strive to go above
and beyond. At Newell Rubbermaid,
we work as a team and foster an
environment of global collaboration.
Inclusion and diversity is a key
element of our success. As a
company, we reflect the diverse
worldview of the consumers we serve;
for example, women now comprise
40 percent of our workforce on a global
basis. Our inclusion efforts have
received external recognition, including
a perfect score on the Corporate
Equality Index, which, in turn, prompted
the Human Rights Campaign to
grant us recognition as one of its
“Best Places to Work” for the second
consecutive year.
Our culture also is one of integrity
where relationships – both internal and
external – are built on honesty and trust.
We believe being a global, best-in-class
market leader also means possessing
unwavering ethics, providing a safe
workplace and acting as a responsible
corporate citizen everywhere we are
in the world.
As a responsible corporate citizen,
Newell Rubbermaid is committed to
becoming an eco-efficient company
where excellence in environmental
stewardship and sustainable innovation
help build our brands and create value
for our shareholders, consumers and
customers. Numerous environmental
sustainability initiatives are under way
that target operations, supply chain,
product development and packaging.
For example, our sustainable pack-
aging efforts eliminated 1,900 tons
of paper-based packaging and
317 tons of plastic-based packaging
in 2008 alone.
We also support the communities in
which we live and work. During 2008,
our centralized corporate philanthropy
program – Investing in Community™ –
contributed over $1.2 million to more
than 100 nonprofit organizations
and encouraged our employees to
participate in numerous volunteer
opportunities as an organization.
For a complete overview of Newell
Rubbermaid’s corporate responsibility
programs, we invite you to visit our
Web site, newellrubbermaid.com.
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