Office Depot Earns Perfect Score in Corporate Equality Index for Sixth Consecutive Year
December 12 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Company Earns 100 Percent on Human Rights
Campaign Foundation’s Fifteenth Annual Scorecard on LGBT Workplace
Equality
Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP), a leading global provider
of office products, services and solutions and parent company
of Office Depot and OfficeMax, today announced that it received a
perfect score of 100 percent on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index
(CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate
policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) workplace equality, administered by the Human
Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC). Office Depot joins the ranks of
517 major U.S. businesses which also earned top marks this
year.
“We are proud to be recognized as one of the Best Places to Work
for LGBT Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for the
sixth year in a row,” said Michael Allison, EVP and Chief
People Officer for Office Depot. “Office Depot is committed to
providing equal opportunities, rights and benefits to all of our
associates. We continue to recruit a workforce that reflects the
diversity of the communities that we serve, recognizing that our
organization only flourishes when we hire, promote and create paths
to leadership for people of every background.”
The 2017 CEI rated 1,043 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. Office
Depot’s efforts in satisfying all of the CEI’s criteria results in
a 100 percent ranking and the designation as a Best Place to Work
for LGBT Equality.
“Even in the face of relentless attempts to undermine equality,
America’s leading companies and law firms remain steadfast and
committed to supporting and defending the rights and dignity of
LGBTQ people,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “The unprecedented
expansion of inclusive workplaces across the country and around the
globe not only reflects our progress, it helps drive it. As we
enter a new chapter in our fight for equality, support from the
business community will be more critical than ever to protect our
historic advancements over the last decade and to continue to push
equality forward for workers, customers and families around the
world.”
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of
America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve
equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and queer people.
HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ people are embraced as full
members of society at home, at work and in every community.
About Office Depot, Inc.
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 annual sales of approximately $14 billion,
employs approximately 49,000 associates, and serves consumers and
businesses in 59 countries with approximately 1,800 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, franchisees, licensees and alliance
partners. The company operates under several banner brands
including Office Depot, OfficeMax, Grand & Toy, and Viking. The
company’s portfolio of exclusive product brands include TUL, Foray,
Brenton Studio, Ativa, WorkPro, Realspace and HighMark.
Office Depot, Inc.’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the symbol ODP. Additional press information
can be found at: http://news.officedepot.com.
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Office Depot, Inc.Rebecca Rakitin,
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