Our commitment to human rights, 16 June 2015

As a company, we believe that societies, economies and businesses thrive when human rights are protected and respected. To that end, respect for human rights has been fundamental to our company values and mission for nearly 150 years.

Today, we announced a global policy statement on human rights, which outlines our beliefs, policies and practices related to advancing human rights and our commitment to ethical business conduct.

While the content of the policy statement is not new, this marks the first time we have published our existing commitments and practices in one document.

I sat down with Catherine Gunsbury, director of sustainability and transparency at General Mills, who led the development of the policy statement to learn more about what it includes and how it will be used...