OUR TEAM Fostering Diversity Casey’s Resource Groups AWARDS AND RECOGNITION and Inclusion Awareness Each DEI Committee member serves as the Our team members are expected to hold sponsor for a Casey’s Resource Group (CRG), themselves accountable to the highest which is an affinity group that may offer team professional standards, with mutual respect being members from marginalized groups the the basis of all professional relationships. Casey’s opportunity to connect with others who is firmly committed to providing equal opportunity share their lived experiences. The CRGs are in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate encouraged to be intentionally diverse and any illegal discrimination or harassment of any inclusive to allow for Casey’s DEI vision to be Casey’s was selected by Convenience Store Our CEO, Darren Rebelez, was spotlighted by kind; quite simply, harassment and discrimination realized. So far, we have launched two CRGs, News as a finalist for its first-ever Top Women in Latino Leaders magazine in September 2021 in are unacceptable. Team members must also iWill and Emerging Professionals. Convenience (TWIC) Corporate Empowerment recognition of putting his skills and leadership to adhere to Casey’s Anti-Harassment, Anti- As a women in leadership group, iWill’s mission is Award. This new award in the TWIC program the test to guide Casey’s through the COVID-19 Discrimination Policy and the EEO policies as set to educate, inspire and encourage women to set honors a convenience retail company that pandemic. Latino Leaders strives to advance the forth in the Team Member Guide, which requires goals, strive to move higher in the organization, commits to gender equality and promotes female Latino community by promoting their stories of them to immediately report concerns to any become more active in the community, and leadership and advancement. Additionally, five of success and leadership, bringing leaders together supervisor, the human resources department foster healthy work relationships. Since the May Casey’s team members were named to the class and inspiring them to work together for a better or through Casey’s EthicsPoint Hotline. kickoff, iWill has hosted a variety of professional of 2022 TWIC leaders and rising stars. For more future. For more information, please see the development events such as Women in the information, please see the Convenience Store feature story within the Latino Leaders magazine, DEI Training Topics Workplace, leadership and coaching. The group News award announcements. “When Failure Is Not an Option.” We believe that successfully executing our also organized a Thanksgiving food drive last vision begins with creating DEI awareness year, which led to the donation of approximately across Casey’s. We recently launched a training 350 pounds of food to the Food Bank of Iowa. module called Crucial Conversations, where a safe space is created for team members to Emerging Professionals is a group for up-and- learn, share and discuss difficult and complex coming team members with a mission to energize diversity and inclusion topics. We also plan to and inspire employees to increase engagement launch Unconscious-Bias training during FY 2023 and collaboration, promote professional growth with sessions that delve into how individuals may and advance Casey’s mission, values and goals. rely on stereotypes or assumptions that further Emerging Professionals has monthly gatherings oppress marginalized groups. Understanding that are open to all employees. these biases can help teams identify inequitable practices and start the journey toward change. 33 Casey’s 2022 ESG Report
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