WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health
(NYSE: CVS) today announced that it earned a place on
DiversityInc's 2017 Top 50 Companies for Diversity list for
the first time after several years of working its way up on the 25
Noteworthy list. CVS Health's #50 ranking was announced last night
at DiversityInc's keystone event in New
York.
"We know from experience that diversity makes CVS Health a
better company, and we are very proud of this extraordinary
achievement," said CVS Health President and Chief Executive Officer
Larry Merlo. "As a company
reinventing health care, we are strongly committed to promoting a
diverse workforce and inclusive culture, both of which are keys to
producing innovative solutions that improve patient care and health
care delivery and sustains top performance for our customers,
colleagues and shareholders."
CVS Health moved onto the Top 50 Companies for Diversity
list this year due in large part to a greater focus on diverse
supplier spending which surpassed $1
billion in 2016. Additionally, the company significantly
outperformed in recruiting at the management level for African
Americans, Hispanics and women, compared to top 10 DiversityInc
companies, and increased colleague participation in the company's
Employee Resource Groups by 20 percent, both of which contributed
to CVS Health's diversity profile.
"Diversity and inclusion aren't stand-alone objectives inside
our company ‒ they are part of everything we do in fulfilling our
purpose of helping people on their path to better health," said
David Casey, Vice President,
Workforce Development and Chief Diversity Officer, CVS Health. "We
are committed to striving every day to sustain a workplace in which
every colleague feels valued, respected and appreciated, and is
able to reach his or her full potential."
The DiversityInc Top 50 list, issued yearly since 2001,
recognizes the nation's top companies for diversity and inclusion
management. These companies excel in such areas as hiring,
retaining and promoting women, minorities, people with
disabilities, LGBT and veterans. DiversityInc's extensive annual
survey yields an empirically driven ranking based on recruitment,
talent development, senior leadership commitment and supplier
diversity. This year's competition was improved by new survey
questions, increased emphasis on fairness over chasing numbers and
more sophisticated analysis from DiversityInc's data
scientists.
This recognition is the latest in a series of third-party
acknowledgments, including CVS Health being ranked #45 on Fortune's
Most Admired Companies in 2017, #3 on Fast Company's® 50 Most
Innovative Companies in 2016 and among the World's Most Valuable
Brands by Forbes®. The company also received awards recognizing its
innovation, leadership, and workplace practices by the Billion
Dollar Roundtable (supplier diversity spending), CIO (100 Best
Companies for IT Innovation), Corporate Responsibility Magazine®
(100 Best Corporate Citizens), Human Rights Campaign® (Best Places
to Work for LGBT Equality) and Disability Equality Index (Best
Places to Work).
To learn more about CVS Health's diversity and inclusion
efforts, visit https://www.cvshealth.com/ /diversity. To view the
entire Top 50 list, visit http://www.diversityinc.com/top50.
About CVS Health
CVS Health is a pharmacy innovation
company helping people on their path to better health. Through
its nearly 9,700 retail locations, more than 1,100 walk-in
medical clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with nearly 90
million plan members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business
serving more than one million patients per year, expanding
specialty pharmacy services, and a leading stand-alone Medicare
Part D prescription drug plan, the company enables people,
businesses and communities to manage health in more affordable and
effective ways. This unique integrated model increases access to
quality care, delivers better health outcomes and lowers overall
health care costs. Find more information about how CVS Health is
shaping the future of health at https://www.cvshealth.com.
Media Contact
Joe
Goode, 401-770-9820
Joseph.Goode@CVSHealth.com
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