Office Depot Earns Perfect Score for the Third Year in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index
December 17 2013 - 10:17AM
Business Wire
Office Depot is One of Only 20 Retail and
Consumer Products Companies to Receive a 100 Percent Rating
Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider
of office products, services, and solutions, today announced
that the Company earned a 100 percent score in the 2014 Corporate
Equality Index (CEI) issued by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation
(HRC). The ranking recognizes Office Depot as one of HRC’s Best
Places to Work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
Equality for the third consecutive year. In addition, the Company
will be included in the HRC Foundation Employer Search, a free
online database of thousands of private and public sector U.S.
employers, and Buying for Workplace Equality 2014, a
consumer-oriented guide based on CEI ratings.
“It’s an honor to earn a perfect score on the Human Rights
Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index and be named one of
the Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality for the third year in a
row,” said Michael Allison, Executive Vice President of Human
Resources for Office Depot. “We strongly believe in providing equal
opportunities, rights and benefits to all of our associates, and we
feel it is imperative to conducting a successful business and
recruiting the best talent. Proper training and an inclusive
culture in the workplace creates a supportive environment where
LGBT employees can feel empowered to do their very best work.”
The 2014 CEI rated 934 businesses on 40 LGBT-related policies
and practices that contribute to equality in the workplace. To
achieve a perfect score and the distinction of Best Places to Work
for LGBT Equality, Office Depot had to offer non-discrimination
workplace protections, domestic partner benefits,
transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs,
and public engagement with the LGBT community.
“This will go down in history as the year that corporate support
for equality left the boardroom and reached each and every corner
of this country,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “Not only do
fair-minded companies guarantee fair treatment to millions of LGBT
employees in all 50 states, but now those same companies are
fighting for full legal equality in state legislatures, in the
halls of Congress and before the U.S. Supreme Court.”
For more information on the 2014 Corporate Equality Index, or to
download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
About The Human Rights Campaign
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 Office Depot, Inc.
Formed by the merger of Office Depot and OfficeMax, Office
Depot, Inc. is a leading global provider of products, services, and
solutions for every workplace – whether your workplace is an
office, home, school, or car.
Office Depot, Inc. is a resource and a catalyst to help
customers work better. We are a single source for everything
customers need to be more productive, including the latest
technology, core office supplies, print and document services,
business services, facilities products, furniture, and school
essentials.
The company has combined annual sales of approximately $17
billion, employs about 66,000 associates, and serves consumers and
businesses in 59 countries with more than 2,200 retail stores,
award-winning e-commerce sites and a dedicated business-to-business
sales organization – all delivered through a global network of
wholly owned operations, joint ventures, franchisees, licensees and
alliance partners. The company’s portfolio of leading brands
includes Office Depot, OfficeMax, OfficeMax Grand & Toy,
Viking, Ativa, TUL, Foray, and DiVOGA.
Office Depot, Inc.’s common stock is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP. Additional press information
can be found at: http://news.officedepot.com.
Additional information about the recently completed merger of
Office Depot and OfficeMax can be found
at http://officedepotmaxmerger.com.
Office DepotRebecca Rakitin,
561-438-1450Rebecca.Rakitin@officedepot.comorOffice DepotStephanie
Sampiere, 561-438-2563Stephanie.Sampiere@officedepot.com
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