Walgreens Earns Top Marks in 2014 Corporate Equality Index
27 December 2013 - 7:18AM
Business Wire
Walgreens Earns 100 percent Score on Human
Rights Campaign Foundation’s 12th Annual Scorecard on LGBT
Workplace Equality
Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) received a perfect score of
100 percent on the 2014 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national
benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices
related to LGBT workplace equality, administered by the Human
Rights Campaign Foundation. This marks the ninth year Walgreens has
earned a perfect score from the CEI index.
"As a company that prides itself on its commitment to diversity
and inclusion, we know that an atmosphere that fosters people’s
growth and development despite individual differences is critical
to the future of our company," said Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, chief
human resource officer of Walgreens. “It is an honor to be
recognized once again by the Human Rights Campaign for our
commitment to diversity and inclusiveness, and I applaud our team
for continuing to evolve policies and practices to help ensure a
welcoming workplace for all.”
The 2014 CEI rated 934 businesses in the report, which evaluates
LGBT-related policies and practices including non-discrimination
workplace protections, domestic partner benefits,
transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs and
public engagement with the LGBT community. Walgreens efforts
satisfied all of the CEI’s criteria resulting in a 100 percent
ranking and the designation as a Best Place to Work for LGBT
Equality. Walgreens joins the ranks of 303 major U.S. businesses
which also earned top marks this year. For more information on the
2014 Corporate Equality Index, or to download a free copy of the
report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights
organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC
strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a
nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
About Walgreens
As the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2013 sales
of $72 billion, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) vision is to be the
first choice in health and daily living for everyone in America,
and beyond. Each day, Walgreens provides more than 6 million
customers the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer
goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and
wellness services and advice in communities across America.
Walgreens scope of pharmacy services includes retail, specialty,
infusion, medical facility and mail service, along with respiratory
services. These services improve health outcomes and lower costs
for payers including employers, managed care organizations, health
systems, pharmacy benefit managers and the public sector. The
company operates 8,197 drugstores in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Take Care Health
Systems is a Walgreens subsidiary that is the largest and most
comprehensive manager of worksite health and wellness centers,
provider practices, and in-store convenient care clinics, with more
than 750 locations throughout the country.
WalgreensEmily
Hartwig847-315-3316http://news.walgreens.com@WalgreensNewsfacebook.com/Walgreens
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