Ahold Delhaize N : #BreakTheBias this International Women's Day

March 8, 2022 - Today is International Women's Day, a day during which we celebrate women's achievements, recognize our ongoing commitment to inclusion and take action for equality. 

At Ahold Delhaize and across our local brands, we are committed to diversity and inclusion with ongoing efforts to create a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. It is a topic that is part of the Ahold Delhaize DNA and comes to life in our values of courage, integrity, and care. We strive for a culture of inclusion, where all our associates' voices are heard, valued, and have equitable access to reach their full potential.

Natalia Wallenberg, CHRO Ahold Delhaize, mentions: "While I am proud to share that our workforce is currently quite balanced, at 47% men and 53% women, more needs to be done. We haven't yet achieved our goal of gender balance across all levels, as today we see less women at senior leadership and executive roles. Thus, we need to continue to enable women to grow into leadership and management positions. And we do so by making sure women are heard, encouraged to speak up and share their voices. More concrete examples at Ahold Delhaize include how we drive inclusion at all levels through inclusive leadership training, provide training and development opportunities, balanced slates for recruitment and succession planning, pipeline development with a focus on accelerating underrepresented groups and by having pay parity across all our brands. At the same time, we need to address the 'confidence gap', improve our culture of belonging; bring men along the journey and focus on inclusive behaviors like empathy and curiosity."

As Ahold Delhaize's brands play a significant and visible role in society, we have a responsibility to set the right example. This is why we aspire to be 100% gender balanced at all levels, to be 100% reflective of the markets we serve (as defined by each local brand), and to strive for 100% inclusion, every day.

We are proud to support International Women's Day and this year's theme, #BreakTheBias, because by breaking the bias we can help build a world that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.

Check out our video dedicated to International Women's Day below.