CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger
(NYSE: GWW), the leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair
and operating (MRO) products serving businesses and institutions,
earned a perfect score on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI)
for the fourth consecutive year and the designation of a Best Place
to Work for LGBTQ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation.
The CEI rated 947 businesses in this year's national
benchmarking survey and report, which evaluates LGBTQ-related
policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace
protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive
health care benefits, competency programs and public engagement
with the LGBTQ community. Grainger joins 609 major U.S. businesses
that achieved top marks on the 2018 report.
"It's an honor to be recognized for the fourth straight year by
the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for the work we do around
creating an inclusive workplace," said Grainger Senior Vice
President and Chief People Officer, Joseph
High. "We are committed to having a culture where all team
members feel safe, valued and encouraged to contribute their best
thinking, and we will continue to find ways to promote inclusion
and diversity as a way to help our team members grow and
succeed."
Grainger offers full benefits for same-sex domestic spouses and
partners and has global policies that prohibit discrimination based
on sexual orientation and gender identity. Grainger also supports
the LGBTQ community through its corporate partnership with the
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, annual
participation in Chicago's Pride
Parade and its internal Business Resource Group, the Equality
Alliance.
For more information on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, or to
download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
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www.experiencedone.com.
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Grainger, Inc., with 2016 sales of $10.1 billion, is North
America's leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair
and operating products (MRO), with operations also in Europe, Asia
and Latin America.
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