Company Receives 100 Percent on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s
Scorecard on LGBTQ Workplace Equality for the Eighth Consecutive Year
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 29, 2019--
Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP), a leading B2B integrated distribution
company providing business
services and supplies, products and technology solutions, today
announced that it received a perfect score of 100 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. This is the eighth consecutive year that Office Depot has
been recognized with top marks.
“Being recognized by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as one of the
Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality is a testament to Office Depot’s
caring culture,” said Zoë Maloney, senior vice president and chief human
resources officer for Office Depot, Inc. “We are truly committed to
challenging ourselves to be our best, treating each other, our customers
and our communities as we want to be treated.”
The 2019 CEI evaluates LGBTQ-related 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. 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 LGBTQ Equality.
“Time and again, leading American businesses have shown that protecting
their employees and customers from discrimination isn’t just the right
thing to do -- it’s also good for business,” said HRC President Chad
Griffin.
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. (NASDAQ:ODP) is a leading B2B integrated distribution
company providing business services and supplies, products and
technology solutions through its fully integrated omni-channel platform
of approximately 1,350 stores, online presence, and dedicated sales
professionals and technicians to small, medium and enterprise
businesses. Through its banner brands Office Depot®, OfficeMax®,
CompuCom® and Grand&Toy®, the company offers its customers the tools and
resources they need to focus on their passion of starting, growing and
running their business. For more information, visit news.officedepot.com
and follow @officedepot on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Office Depot is a trademark of The Office Club, Inc. OfficeMax is a
trademark of OMX, Inc. CompuCom is a trademark of CompuCom Systems, Inc.Grand&Toy is a trademark of Grand & Toy, LLC in Canada. ©2019 Office
Depot, Inc. All rights reserved. Any other product or company names
mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
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Source: Office Depot, Inc.
Rebecca Rakitin
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