Values-Based Action
People & Culture
Overt inclusion in our hiring practices is not only critical to our justice commitment, but to our organization’s and larger community’s survival as a whole. It directly impacts our ability to adapt to rapidly changing social and digital landscapes, and allows for a variety of fresh takes given perspectives, experiences, culture, gender, and age, which ultimately helps the company perform better overall.
Internal Awareness
Gaining cultural competence is a lifelong process of increasing self-awareness, developing social skills and behaviors around diversity, and gaining the ability to advocate for others. It goes beyond tolerance, which implies that one is simply willing to overlook differences. Instead, it includes recognizing and respecting diversity through our words and actions in all contexts.
According to James Beard, “Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” And although Whole30 considers our programs and food freedom as means of providing access to control over the food we eat, instead of food controlling us, we understand that our internal notions of freedom – particularly when it comes to access and availability of fresh, whole, foods for all – are not universal. We recognize that true food freedom includes food equity, security, and accessibility for all.
Whole30 is committed to increasing accessibility to healthy, nutritious, and culturally appropriate foods, particularly where this access helps improve the quality of life for all human beings.
Community Impact
Whole30 is a leader within the food and wellness industry and its larger community. Within both, there is a slow but steady movement toward greater accessibility and diverse community inclusion. Whole30 would like to expedite this movement, as well as respect and contribute to the larger food justice movement through our efforts to educate ourselves and assess our impact within multiple food spaces.
