Corporate social responsibility (CSR) at Post®

Helping to make better happen in the food industry

Our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint, fighting hunger, and more

You may know us best for the cereal we make, but we feel like our role in the world is a whole lot bigger.

We believe it’s our responsibility to help make the world a better place, and we do this through our commitment to doing business the right way and investing in efforts to create positive change for people and our communities.

Discover six key ways Post is working to empower career growth, take care of our local communities and promote environmental sustainability by clicking each number below:

2022 Post Consumer Brands interns

Early Career Development and Internships

  1. Post is committed to giving interns the opportunity to make a real impact on the breakfast cereal industry and grow their careers long term – offering continued education, leadership programs, apprenticeships and beyond.

    Watch a video with career success stories from our former interns.

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Career Growth and Advancement

  1. Post is dedicated to helping employees meet their career goals, no matter what path they choose. Evident by our average full-time tenure of about 10 years, our team members are provided with endless opportunities to foster career advancement and success – no company hopping required.

    Watch a video about how Post employees have grown in their careers.

Post Consumer Brands employee volunteering

Volunteering and Giving Back to Our Communities

  1. While we have a full month committed to volunteer work as a part of our Ingredients for Good program, our efforts to reduce hunger don’t stop there. Post employees are passionate about feeding those in our communities who need it most through volunteering and donations all year long.

    Watch a video about what giving back means to Post employees.

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Charitable Giving Through the Better Together Employee Foundation

  1. Funded by Post employee contributions, donations, and fundraisers, the Better Together Employee Foundation has distributed more than $2.6 million through charitable giving and grants since its founding. When we come together to support our communities, we  can make great things happen.

    Watch this video to learn more about the foundation.

First electric terminal tractor in Minnesota

Prioritizing Sustainability by Adopting Alternative Energy Sources

  1. Post team members at all our plants and offices are working through a variety of initiatives and programs to build a more environmentally sustainable future for our company and our world – from electric terminal tractors to wind credits and beyond.

    Watch this video to learn about our sustainability programs and goals.

Post Niagara Falls zero waste to landfill cereal production plant

Reducing Food Waste at Our Plants

  1. Our Niagara Falls plant is one of our oldest – and is known for its history rich in environmental stewardship and innovation. Producing 43 million pounds of cereal each year at this plant alone, it’s on us to help reduce food waste.

    Watch this video to learn about our zero waste to landfill plant in Niagara Falls.

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Post Holdings Inc. 2021 Environmental Social Governance Report

At Post Consumer Brands, feeding families is at the heart of everything we do. Read more about our partnerships with local non-profits, volunteer programs, and food donations to combat world hunger, such as:

  • Giving more than 45 million bowls of cereal through organizations like Feeding America
  • Donating $200K to Second Harvest Heartland and Greater Twin Cities United Way
  • Serving our local communities by volunteering

Read the report

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Addressing food insecurity through “Ingredients for Good” volunteer program

At Post Consumer Brands, we have a greater impact on our local communities when fighting against hunger together. Learn about “Ingredients for Good,” our annual company-wide volunteer initiative, in this video.

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Our Commitments

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Empowering People

People – employees, customers and consumers – are at the core of everything we do. We are driven to keep them safe, inspired and empowered by adhering to strict safety protocol, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training, and more.

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Strengthening Communities

We take pride in our local communities, and we support them by giving back through food donations, fundraisers, volunteering, and more.

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Protecting Our Natural Resources

At Post Consumer Brands, we are working to reduce our carbon footprint through sustainable initiatives in our workplace, in the products we make and in the way we operate.

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How We Do Business

We hold ourselves accountable for ethical and safe business practices and how we interact with our key stakeholders. Our code of conduct guides our employees at every level of the company, ensuring that we act with integrity, honesty and respect for others.

Empowering employees, consumers, and customers

For employees, we strive to create a welcoming and diverse corporate culture that values the unique things each person brings to work every day and allows them to achieve their full potential.

For consumers and customers, we continuously innovate and evolve to ensure that our food products are safe, and meet people’s expectations for taste, value and sustainability.

Our experience shows that if we do right by people, our own success will follow.

Making a positive impact through charitable support

We support hundreds of events and organizations like Feeding America in the communities where we live and work every year. Giving back to support hunger relief by donating more than 45 million bowls of cereal in 2021, community and people empowerment, education, and the environment is one of our proudest traditions. Our employees also spend countless hours volunteering in their local communities and making better happen every day.

Charitable community partners

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Post's commitment to corporate social responsibility in action

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Post Internships: Where Young Professionals Kick-start Long-term Careers in CPG

Post® interns don’t deliver coffee. Instead, they drive real breakfast CPG industry and company change and innovation. Discover our early career growth opportunities that drive our interns to stay and develop their careers full time.

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Post Consumer Brands Battle Creek Plant Provides $130,000 in Grants to Non-Profits

Every spring, the Post Cereal team awards annual grant funds to non-profits in the Battle Creek area to help them fund and achieve their missions. Learn more about our 2022 grants.

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Post Consumer Brands Plant in Asheboro North Carolina

Post Consumer Brands Offers Apprenticeship Programs to Build Skilled Trades

Post teams and leaders see value in developing employees and partnering to offer trades apprenticeship programs.

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