Constellation Brands Earns Top Score on Corporate Equality Index for Second Consecutive Year
March 29 2019 - 9:00AM
Constellation Brands Earns Top Score on Corporate Equality Index
for Second Consecutive Year
Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), a leading
beverage alcohol company, announced today that it received a top
score of 100 points on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the
nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report on corporate
policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.
Administered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation,
Constellation was named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality for
its policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace
protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive
health care benefits, competency programs, and public engagement
with the LGBTQ community.
“We are proud to be named for the second
consecutive year a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality by the
HRC, a recognition that pays homage to one of our core values –
People – which is centered around respecting each other and
creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued,
heard and respected,” said Kris Carey, senior vice president, human
resources and chief diversity officer, Constellation Brands. “This
recognition reaffirms our company’s long-standing commitment to
diversity, inclusion and a culture that empowers our people to
bring their true selves to work every day so they can reach their
highest potential personally, and collectively.”
Constellation has taken steps to embed diversity
and inclusion into everything the company does. From offering
workshops and training that help its team members recognize
unconscious bias, to the formalization of business resource groups
(BRGs) such as Stellar Pride (LGBTQ) – Constellation’s longest
running affinity group, WISE for Women, Early Career Professionals
and the Hispanic/Latinx BRG. Constellation is committed to ensuring
the company attracts and retains employees that reflect the
consumers we serve and communities in which the company
operates.
“Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity have
been at the heart of who we are as a company for more than 70
years,” said President and CEO Bill Newlands, Constellation Brands.
“We know that having an employee base that reflects the diverse
communities and consumers that we serve is not only the right thing
to do, it will also have a positive impact on our business
performance and create stronger connections with our
consumers.”
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 Constellation
BrandsConstellation Brands (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), a
Fortune 500® company, is a leading international producer and
marketer of beer, wine and spirits with operations in the U.S.,
Mexico, New Zealand, Italy and Canada. Constellation is the No. 3
beer company in the U.S. with high-end, iconic imported brands such
as Corona Extra, Corona Light, Modelo Especial, Modelo Negra and
Pacifico. The company’s beer portfolio also includes Ballast Point,
one of the most awarded craft brewers in the U.S. In addition,
Constellation is the world leader in premium wine, selling great
brands that people love, including Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois,
Kim Crawford, Meiomi, Mark West, Franciscan Estate, Ruffino and The
Prisoner. The company’s premium spirits brands include SVEDKA
Vodka, Casa Noble Tequila and High West Whiskey.
Based in Victor, N.Y., the company believes that
industry leadership involves a commitment to brand building, our
trade partners, the environment, our investors and to consumers
around the world who choose our products when celebrating big
moments or enjoying quiet ones. Founded in 1945, Constellation has
grown to become a significant player in the beverage alcohol
industry with more than 100 brands in its portfolio; about 40
wineries, breweries and distilleries; and approximately 10,000
talented employees. We express our company vision: to elevate life
with every glass raised.
To learn more, follow us on Twitter @cbrands and
visit www.cbrands.com.
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