Buying Influence - Corporate Report  
Corporate Identity  
Corporation Name General Mills
Overall Grade for corporate practices toward women and minorities D
          Total point score 43
Grade for Board of Directors -- women and minority representation C
          Corresponding point score 10
Grade -- breakout for women B-
          Corresponding point score 40
Grade -- breakout for minorities F
          Corresponding point score 16
Ticker Symbol (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX) GIS
Parent Company   
Subsidiaries  
Also doing business as (DBA)  
NAICS code(s) 311230
Type of business activities Consumer Foods Manufacturer
Shopper keywords Food, Groceries, Cereal, Ice Cream, 
HQ Address1 1 General Mills Blvd
HQ Address2  
HQ Address3  
HQ City Minneapolis
HQ State / Province / Region MN
HQ Zip / Postal 55426
HQ Country U.S.A.
HQ Phone number 763-764-7600
Website address www.generalmills.com
Annual corporate report received [Yes or No] Yes
Date obtained   
Source format?  [Website, File (pdf), or Print] PDF
Corporate Diversity Data  
Do they have a wage parity plan? [Yes or No]  
Date plan implemented  
Explanation of the plan   
Point score  
Do they have a Diversity Director? [Yes or No]  
Position title  
Year position created  
What is the function of this person?   
Point score  
Do they have a manager mentoring program for women and minorities? [Yes or No] Yes
Year implemented  
Explanation of the plan   
Point score 3
Do they have a same sex partner benefit program? [Yes or No]  
Year implemented  
Explanation of the plan   
Point score  
Do they have women and minority recruitment, retention policies? [Yes or No]  
Year implemented  
Explanation of the plan   
Point score  
Do they have a vendor/supplier program for women- and minority-owned firms? [Yes or No] Yes
Year implemented  
Explanation of the plan   
% to women owners  
% to minority owners  
Point score 5
# of full time employees  27800
% female employees  39%
    Point score female 3
% African-American employees  
% Hispanic/Latino employees  
Total % ethnic minority employees 22%
   Point score minorities 3
# of management positions  
% Female managers 27%
    Point score female 5
% African-American managers  
% Hispanic / Latino managers  
Total % ethnic minority managers  
    Point score minorities  
# of corporate officer positions 22
% Female officers 27.3%
    Point score female 9
% African-American officers  
% Hispanic / Latino officers  
Total % ethnic minority officers  
    Point score minorities  
# of Corporate Board of Director positions 12
% Women board members 33.3%
    Point score female 10
% African-American board members  
% Hispanic / Latino board members  
Total % ethnic minority board members  
   Point score minorities  
Are there corporate-sponsored employee affinity groups? [Yes or No] Yes
Explanation of group types  
Point score 5
Corporate Support / Affiliation Data  
Corporate sponsorship: Do they provide support of non-profit organizations? [Yes or No]  
Names of non-profits    
Explanation of support   
Has the company received awards, recognition, or certifications? [Yes or No] Yes
Local and regional   
National and federal   
What are their top 5 national political contributions (in the last 4 years)?   
Recipient #1, $ amount  
Recipient #2, $ amount  
Recipient #3, $ amount  
Recipient #4, $ amount  
Recipient #5, $ amount