BENTON HARBOR, Mich.,
May 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Whirlpool Corporation has been named one of the Top 100
Best Corporate Citizens in 2019 by Corporate Responsibility
Magazine (CR Magazine). The publication's list honors the top 100
U.S. public companies in the Russell 1000 Index for outstanding
environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and
performance.
This year, Whirlpool Corporation ranked No. 96 on the list, with
its highest scores in the categories of Governance, Financial and
Environment.
"We're honored to be recognized as a Top 100 Best Corporate
Citizen. As a company, we have long believed that sound corporate,
social and environmental stewardship aren't merely
responsibilities; they're also good business," said Jeff Noel, Vice President of Communications and
Public Affairs. "We continuously strive for improvement and
transparency in areas that really matter, such as sustainability
and diversity with inclusion. We are proud of what we have
achieved, and remain dedicated to continuing our progress in these
important aspects of corporate culture."
Whirlpool Corporation is regularly recognized for its commitment
to being an employer of choice. So far in 2019, the company has
received the following awards and recognitions:
- One of the World's Most Admired Companies for ninth consecutive
years
- Ranked No. 3 in the Reputation Institute's U.S. RepTrak 100
list
- Perfect 100 score on the Corporate Equality Index for 16th
consecutive year
- 2019 Best Employer for Diversity
- 2019 Top Employer Europe, for the second year
The 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking is based on 134 total
corporate disclosure and performance factors in seven categories:
climate change, employee relations, environment, finance,
governance, human rights and stakeholders and society.
All information used to determine this annual ranking is
publicly available, and research is conducted by ISS-ESG, the
responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder
Services.
Click here to view the complete 100 Best Corporate Citizens
of 2019 ranking.
About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation
(NYSE - WHR) is the world's leading major home appliance company,
with approximately $21 billion in
annual sales, 92,000 employees and 65 manufacturing and technology
research centers in 2018. The company markets Whirlpool,
KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp,
Amana, Bauknecht, JennAir, Indesit and
other major brand names in nearly every country throughout the
world. Additional information about the company can be found
at WhirlpoolCorp.com, or find us on Twitter at
@WhirlpoolCorp.
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