Retailer achieves high score of 90 percent, earns first time placement on the 2017 Disability Equality Index®
August 29, 2017 – GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Meijer is pleased to announce that it has been recognized by the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) as one of the Disability Equality Index (DEI®) Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, receiving a high score of 90 percent. This is the first award of its kind for the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer.
“This is a significant achievement for our company,” Meijer President & CEO Rick Keyes said. “We have worked hard to diversify our workforce and create a culture where everyone is part of one team. We believe this approach helps all of us better serve our customers and contributes to dynamic growth of Meijer.”
The Meijer Diversity & Inclusion team was on hand recently to receive the award during the US Business Leadership Network’s (USBLN) annual conference in Orlando, Fla.
The companies participating in the 2017 DEI® represent 21 different sectors of the American economy, and have a total U.S. workforce of approximately 7.2 million workers, or approximately 5 percent of all American workers.
The recognition of being a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” is reserved for those companies that have scored 80 or above on the DEI®. The full company list can be accessed here: http://www.usbln.org/what-we-do/disability-equality-index/2017-DEI-top-companies.
The DEI® is a joint initiative of the AAPD and the USBLN®. Developed by the DEI® Advisory Committee, a diverse group of business leaders, policy experts, and disability advocates, the DEI® is a national, transparent benchmarking tool that offers businesses an opportunity to receive a score on a scale of zero to 100, on their disability inclusion policies and practices.