UGI Joins CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion
May 19 2021 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
UGI Corporation (NYSE: UGI) announced today that John Walsh and
Roger Perreault are joining over 2,000 other chief executive
officers in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™
pledge, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance
diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
The CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion™ commitment is driven
by a realization that addressing diversity and inclusion is a
collaborative societal effort and CEOs can play a critical role.
Companies from 85 industries have signed on, giving the signatory
group unique perspectives on how to develop comfortable
environments for employees to thrive and feel empowered to discuss
critical diversity and inclusion topics.
The CEO Action pledge centers around four commitments:
cultivating trusting workplaces, implementing and/or expanding
unconscious bias education, sharing best—and
unsuccessful—practices, and creating and sharing strategic
inclusion and diversity plans with our Board of Directors.
“UGI is proud to join more than 2,000 leading companies in
signing the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion pledge,” said
John L. Walsh, President and Chief Executive Officer of UGI
Corporation. “This commitment aligns with our Belonging, Inclusion,
Diversity, and Equity (“BIDE”) Initiative that we recently
established. We believe this is an important step for UGI as we
continue to influence change, empower our employees, and strengthen
our work environment.”
Roger Perreault, Executive Vice President - Global LPG, and
President and Chief Executive Officer of UGI effective June 26,
2021, said, “We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity
in all areas of our business and celebrate the unique perspectives
and backgrounds that make us stronger. Two of our core values are
Respect and Integrity, which are integral in how we conduct
business.” Mr. Perreault concluded, “Joining the CEO Action
movement is a meaningful step in expanding UGI’s BIDE Initiative
and acknowledging that there is more to be done to foster a diverse
and inclusive environment for our employees, customers, and the
communities we serve.”
To learn more about the CEO Action for Diversity &
Inclusion™, visit www.CEOAction.com
About UGI Corporation
UGI Corporation is a distributor and marketer of energy products
and services. Through subsidiaries, UGI operates natural gas and
electric utilities in Pennsylvania, distributes LPG both
domestically (through AmeriGas) and internationally (through UGI
International), manages midstream energy assets in Pennsylvania,
Ohio, and West Virginia and electric generation assets in
Pennsylvania, and engages in energy marketing, including renewable
natural gas, in twelve states and the District of Columbia and
internationally in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK.
Comprehensive information about UGI Corporation is available on
the Internet at https://www.ugicorp.com.
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