The Culture Transformation and Sustainability Awards recognise organisations which have created a Constructive Culture or sustained a Constructive Culture on a subsequent remeasure using the Organisational Culture Inventory® (OCI).

In 2023 we are pleased to announce one of our Culture Transformation Award winners – Sanitarium The Health Food Company!

A long-term focus on culture has had a profound impact on the way Sanitarium go about everything in their business, and the way they lead their people. It is this same focus on culture that saw them weather the challenges of the past few years and come out stronger. Sanitarium’s purpose is to change lives through whole person health; they have been Australia’s premier health food company for 125 years and through commitment to this purpose, and their constructive values, they have created some of our most trusted brands.

To support their focus on culture, Sanitarium undertook their first assessment using the Human Synergistics Organisational Culture Inventory® (OCI) in 2011. A recent assessment in 2023 saw an outstanding positive change across all behavioural styles, leading to them receiving a Culture Transformation Award. This transformation celebrates the ongoing commitment, hard work and vision shown by the whole team at Sanitarium.

We were fortunate to have Todd Saunders, Executive General Manager, Australia and New Zealand, and Peter Hartnett, Head of People & Culture, both from Sanitarium The Health Food Company share their story and journey towards a constructive culture at our 2023 Culture & Leadership Conference.