How Olam Agri Connects Employees Across 30+ Countries with Workvivo

Why Olam Agri Chose Workvivo

Nicole and her team needed a platform that could do more than broadcast messages. They wanted something that would unite their people, empower local voices, and simplify the digital employee experience.

Workvivo checked every box: multilingual support, mobile-first design, livestreaming capabilities, and secure access for non-email employees. Most importantly, it could act as both a communication hub and a front door to other essential tools.

We experimented with more than 10 solutions and narrowed it down to Workvivo. It was most similar to what we were running and what impressed us is how responsive the team was which gave us a lot of confidence

How Olam Agri Uses Workvivo

Olam Agri uses Workvivo to meet a wide variety of internal communication and engagement needs across its global business. The platform has become a daily destination for employees – whether they’re looking for company news and corporate information, peer recognition, or access to other work tools.

1. Broadcast and Information

Workvivo is now the central channel for cascading corporate messages, strategic updates, and company-wide news. From leadership communications to news and human stories from across the globe, everything is shared in one accessible place.

Employees no longer rely on emails or word of mouth to stay informed – instead, they can open The Loop on their phones and instantly access what’s happening across the business.

2. Knowledge Sharing and Education

The platform helps break down silos between business units and geographies. Teams regularly share updates about operations in different regions, helping employees stay connected to events and initiatives around the world.

This content helps employees understand Olam Agri’s diverse product lines and global footprint, building a greater sense of connection and pride in the company’s mission.

3. Employee Engagement and Culture

Olam Agri actively encourages user-generated content. Employees share photos, updates, and reflections from their work – creating a space that feels authentic and employee-driven.

Features like shout-outs, birthday and anniversary recognitions, awards and new joiner welcomes have made appreciation a visible part of company culture.

Nicole highlights: “The way our employees share so openly in Workvivo has been a great validation to us. Workvivo is our only employee engagement and interactive platform. This is our global community.”

4. Front Door to Employee Services

Beyond communication, Workvivo acts as an entry point to other work systems. Employees can easily access links for pay slips, performance reviews, leave applications, claims, and financial reporting tools - simplifying daily workflows.

5. Measuring Impact Through Engagement Quality

For Olam Agri’s communications team, success isn’t just about logins or usage metrics. It’s about the quality of engagement – the comments, conversations, and organic posts that signal people feel comfortable to share their voices.

We are looking to build engagement, build community, and a sense of belonging. We’ve started getting leaders to do videos to respond to people’s questions or what’s happening in the company.

We look at whether we get organic content from people and not just corporate. In a few West African countries, we see a lot more personal updates or community updates. It shows that people feel comfortable in that digital space, and are confident to have a voice.

Implementation and Management: A Strategic, Inclusive Approach

The success of Workvivo at Olam Agri didn’t happen by chance. It was the result of a carefully planned rollout and a commitment to inclusivity from day one.

Smooth Migration

The transition from Workplace by Meta to Workvivo was seamless thanks to Workvivo’s familiar interface. Employees quickly understood how to use the new platform, minimizing disruption and keeping adoption momentum high.

Big Launch and Champions Network

To energize the rollout, the internal communications team designed a month-long launch campaign that made the new platform impossible to ignore.

They enlisted around 90 in-country champions to promote The Loop locally – using posters, flyers, and QR codes to drive awareness and sign-ups. Fun contests, quizzes, and on-site activities helped build excitement and community spirit.

Within a month, 70% of employees had activated their accounts; within a year, adoption reached 90%.

When we launched Workvivo, we definitely did a big launch because we wanted to re-energize the whole culture of using the app

We wanted to use this opportunity to tell people that it is the app for all employees - to have a place and a voice. It was a whole month of competitions, quizzes, prizes, and on-site activity. We also organized a group of champions to get people excited.

Strategic Guardrails

The Loop is open for all employees to contribute within their Spaces and there are few restrictions in place. To keep The Loop focused and relevant, Olam Agri introduced clear content guardrails:

• Posts can appear in a maximum of three Spaces to avoid clutter.
• Company-wide posts are restricted to administrators.
• Space admins moderate Spaces and help guide contributors.
• This structure maintains quality and ensures employees only see content that matters to them.

Focus on Inclusivity

A core goal for Olam Agri is inclusivity – including bringing frontline workers into the fold. Many of these employees don’t have corporate email addresses, so the team is embarking on an initiative to onboard them securely to Workvivo.

Workvivo provided a place where we feel connected, regardless of our location

A Connected, Informed, and Empowered Workforce

Today, Workvivo is deeply embedded in Olam Agri’s culture. It’s where employees go to find news, celebrate wins, and connect with peers across continents.

Nicole and her team continue to evolve how they use the platform – focusing on two-way communication, authenticity, and continuous improvement.

This platform gave us the ability to share globally what various businesses and functions are doing in different locations and to build a culture by talking about what’s happening on the ground, how people are living out that culture, how people are growing and transforming.

Experience Workvivo in Action

Workvivo turned Olam Agri’s communication challenge into a thriving global community.

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