Diverse Holden

Holden is celebrating the mix of cultures, ages, sex, religions and beliefs in its melting pot of employees. Through its Diversity Policy, Holden has formalised a way of life that has been recognised as the Holden culture for more than 50 years.

"The diversity of our workplace is something that we really should be taking advantage of by recognising and respecting our similarities and our differences," said manager of human resources management, David Cutler.

Holden chairman and managing director Peter Hanenberger says he believes the policy encourages people to value diversity. Attracting employees of "every make and model" is, he believes, a key to continued success.

"Managing diversity makes good business sense, especially as we operate in a global marketplace," said Mr Hanenberger. "Our ability to respond to increasingly diverse customers and markets is dependent on us understanding our customers better and learning more about opportunities within new markets."

Berri's commitment to diversity

Berri Ltd is proud of being Australia's number one fruit juice producer and just as proud of its stand against intolerance.

In 1998 Berri took a public stance on intolerance in the community - it launched a television advertising campaign called "Taking Fruit". The advert showed fruits talking among themselves in a discriminatory manner. The end slogans were "Label fruit, not people," and "intolerance in people is just stupid."

On Australia Day last year Channel 10 televised a Berri-sponsored initiative called "My Australia", a competition where 10 young filmakers produced a documentary tribute to Australians of all nationalities.

Berri has a staff of 1750 in its multicultural ranks.