Company Moves into Top 20 in Annual Rankings
LEHIGH
VALLEY, Pa., July 28,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) has
been named one of America's Best Employers for Diversity for 2022
by Forbes Magazine. Air Products moved into the top 20 in
the annual rankings and is 17th on this year's list, up
from 128th in 2021.
"We know that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest
assets," said Victoria Brifo, Air
Products' Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer.
"We are proud to again be recognized by Forbes and know there is
always more work to be done as we continue to build a company
culture where every employee knows that they belong and
matter."
Forbes partnered with market research company
Statista to compile its annual list of America's Best Employers for
Diversity. To determine the ranking, Statista surveyed 60,000
Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees and
pinpointed the companies they identified as most dedicated to
diversity, equity and inclusion. Survey participants were asked to
rate their organizations on criteria such as age, gender,
ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation equality, as well as
that of general diversity. Statista then asked respondents
belonging to underrepresented groups to nominate organizations
other than their own.
Air Products' inclusion on the Forbes Best Employers for
Diversity list is the latest recognition for its efforts to build
the most diverse industrial gas company workforce in the world. Air
Products also earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index for the sixth year in a
row. Air Products was awarded a gold medal rating for its Corporate
Responsibility performance from EcoVadis, a multinational CSR
ratings agency, for the fifth year in a row and was named to the
Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI) for the
11th consecutive year.
It is clearly stated in Air Products' corporate goals to be the
most diverse industrial gas company in the world. To continue its
efforts to build a more inclusive workplace, Air Products in 2021
announced a new goal to further increase the percentage of
U.S. minorities in professional and managerial roles to 30 percent
by 2025, up from a current level of 22 percent. Air Products set
the new goal after reaching its previous objective of raising the
population of U.S. minorities in professional and managerial
positions from a base of 17 percent to 20 percent in the same time
frame. Air Products also had announced a goal to achieve at least
28 percent female representation in its professional and managerial
population globally by 2025, up from a 25 percent baseline.
Additional details on Air Products' diversity and inclusion
efforts can be found at airproducts.com/diversity.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE: APD) is a world-leading industrial gases
company in operation for over 80 years. Focused on serving energy,
environment and emerging markets, the Company provides essential
industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to
customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemical,
metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food and beverage. Air
Products is also the global leader in the supply of liquefied
natural gas process technology and equipment. The Company develops,
engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest
industrial gas projects, including: gasification projects that
sustainably convert abundant natural resources into syngas for the
production of high-value power, fuels and chemicals; carbon capture
projects; and world-scale low- and zero-carbon hydrogen projects
supporting global transportation and the energy transition.
The Company had fiscal 2021 sales of $10.3 billion from operations in over 50
countries and has a current market capitalization of about
$55 billion. More than 20,000
passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse
backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create
innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance
sustainability and address the challenges facing customers,
communities, and the world. For more information, visit
www.airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter,
Facebook or Instagram.
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