Equity Residential Joins CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion
August 24 2020 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced that the Company
has joined CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion as a
declaration of the Company’s commitment to cultivating a diverse
and inclusive workplace.
This announcement comes on the heels of the Company conducting
listening sessions to provide an opportunity for employees of color
to share their stories and experiences regarding the racial
injustices and societal inequities in our country.
“We are proud to join more than 1,000 leading companies in
signing the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion Pledge. We have
been deeply moved by the stories shared by employees of Equity
Residential and by what has recently transpired in our country.
These experiences have helped us develop a greater appreciation for
our responsibilities as leaders and citizens to continuously
advance inclusion through action to live out our purpose, creating
communities where all people can thrive,” said Mark J. Parrell,
Equity Residential’s President and CEO.
The CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion was collectively
formed in 2017 and is led by a steering committee of CEOs and
leaders throughout the country. It is the largest CEO-driven
business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the
workplace. For more information about CEO Action for Diversity
& Inclusion, visit ceoaction.com.
About Equity Residential
Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where
people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, is focused
on the acquisition, development and management of rental apartment
properties located in urban and high-density suburban communities
where today’s renters want to live, work and play. Equity
Residential owns or has investments in 304 properties consisting of
78,410 apartment units, located in Boston, New York, Washington,
D.C., Seattle, San Francisco, Southern California and Denver. For
more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at
www.equityapartments.com.
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