HAPPY ASSOCIATE APPRECIATION DAY!
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ESG & Social Impact Team, thank you for all you do! Your work tackles some of our most important challenges and opportunities as an organization and inspires us all to do better. Keep up the great work and know that I’m here to support you.
Matt Echols, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Having such collaborative ESG team makes navigating the opportunities before us easy. To the great ESG team I get to work with, happy associate appreciation day and thanks for all you do.
Nick Selders, VP Transportation – Outbound
The ESG team has helped create a vision and clear path to how UNFI can make a difference in the world. They are a big part of why I feel proud to be a UNFI associate. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, part of our BFA commitment, is one of the primary reasons I decided to join UNFI.
Nathan Tuggle, VP Brand & Customer EngagementI am always appreciative of the ESG team’s willingness to educate my team on the important work the ESG team does. The ESG commitment for so many of my team members was a key reason for joining UNFI and this team continues to make great progress YoY. In many ways the HR team can be looked to for information on our ESG initiatives, whether it is the climate commitment, volunteerism, the foundation or others, and we are proud to be champions of the great work that is accomplished.
Jenny Aguirre, VP Human Resources
I want to thank the ESG team for your partnership with Brands as we step forward on our ESG journey. As we build momentum together, I look forward to continuing our work to achieve shared goals that benefit the planet and inspire our customers.
Adam Sinley, Sr. Director Product Development & Quality Assurance, Brands+The Leadership Development Team sincerely appreciates everything the ESG team has done to support us. Whether it is participating in our Emerge & Evolve programs, coordinating volunteer experiences, or serving as a cohort coach for our Elevate program, your collaboration and support has made a huge difference to our programs. We appreciate you!
Ryan Rosiello, Manager, Leadership Development
The ESG team keeps raising the bar for UNFI and that inspires me.
Lynn Laforest, Director Associate Communications
The ESG team’s work is so vital to the greater good of our world, our people and most of all our associates. Establishing our own ESG team in Canada has given the us the opportunity to make a greater impact on our home soil. This team’s support has allowed us to execute programs quickly and provide reliable reporting back to our associate base so that they can see the impact their generosity makes to the greater UNFI effort.
Brianne Arnott, Director Marketing, Branding & Communications, UNFI Canada
The thought leadership and commitment of UNFI’s ESG & Social Impact Team is critical to developing consistent and best practices supplier management processes and procedures across UNFI. The dedication this entire team shows on a daily basis in making the lives of our associates and our communities better are one of the many reasons I am proud to work for UNFI.
Kristin Walbourn, Associate General Counsel, Legal
The ESG team helps make UNFI an employer for whom I’m proud to work for, and be a part of the collaborative effort to enhance the world in which we all live in, and must coexist.
Steven Mowcomber, Sr. Manager Strategic Sourcing
Working with the ESG team provides wonderful synergies with Supplier Diversity and DEI. From celebrating Black History Month with a 100% UNFI match to support the National Black Farmers Association and alignment with sustainable and inclusive procurement. The team is always willing to partner on similar initiatives.
Lori Rodriques, Supplier Diversity Manager