People and Communities

We strive to nurture meaningful relationships with our people, customers, clients and communities.

Elders is committed to the priorities within our Sustainability Framework. Of the utmost importance is the health and safety of our employees, attracting and retaining the best people in agriculture, and quality impact and investment in the communities in which we operate.

Our people

Our most important asset is our people, and our priority is to provide them with a safe working environment and a supportive working culture.  

Health and safety

Safety is a critical and non-negotiable objective of Elders. We continuously improve our work health and safety systems to achieve our goal of zero harm in our business. Over the last year, we have seen a decrease in lost time injuries (LTIs) from six in FY22 to three in FY23. In addition, we have reduced our total recordable injury frequency rate from 12.6 in FY22 to 10.1 in FY23. While we strive for zero harm... **more to come here. 

Our commitment to establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment is further detailed in our Work Health and Safety Policy.

Employee attraction and retention

We are currently focussing our efforts on driving diversity, reviewing remuneration and reward, investing in ongoing learning and development, and developing youth in agriculture. We are championing women in our workforce, with programs in place to improve the number of women in senior leadership positions. 60 per cent of Elders’ Board positions are held by women. 

In 2023, as part of our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we made a range of changes to our leave policies. These include: 

  • increasing paid parental leave for primary carers
  • ensuring service recognition and service awards are inclusive of periods of unpaid leave, including unpaid parental leave  
  • extending access to domestic and family violence leave.

We also champion youth in agriculture, with our Early Careers Program dedicated to nurturing the next generation of talent. We have opportunities available in livestock, agronomy, rural products and corporate careers (check with P&C to see if this is continuing) to help young people build skills and experience in our sector.

Are you interested in a career with Elders? 

We have a range of opportunities available. Search our current vacancies today.

 

Our Communities

For over 180 years, Elders has been intrinsically linked to regional and rural communities. We feel it is our responsibility to support the communities in which we live and work – and we gladly do so.

 In FY23, we provided $3.3 million in sponsorships and community partnerships, supporting over 1000 organisations across Australia. These funds are directed to community organisations, health and wellbeing projects and initiatives that promote innovation and education within the agricultural sector. 

We also recently announced our Community Giving Project, which is an annual grant program dedicated to making real impacts in regional communities.


 

To find out more about social sustainability at Elders, read our full Sustainability Report. 

 

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