Sodexo, food services and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life announced that it has been named for the sixth year in a row as one of the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” by the Disability Equality Index (DEI) – a joint initiative between the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN to recognize organizations who promote diversity and disability inclusion in the workplace. Sodexo received a score of 100 percent and was a top scorer among 247 other businesses.
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“Leveraging the strengths of our diverse workforce, including people with disabilities, is key to our success and part of our global strategy,” said Gerri Mason Hall, Chief Diversity and Corporate Responsibility Officer, Sodexo Americas. “We are proud to be named as one of the ‘Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion’ and commit to continuing our work in this space. Inclusion never stops!”
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The Disability Equality Index (DEI) is a prominent benchmarking tool for the Fortune 1000 and America’s top 200 revenue grossing law firms (Am Law 200) to gauge their level of disability workplace inclusion against competitors. Corporations are scored on a scale of 0 to 100- 100 representing the most inclusive workplaces. The 2020 DEI measured: Culture & Leadership; Enterprise-Wide Access; Employment Practices (Benefits, Recruitment, Employment, Education, Retention & Advancement, Accommodations); Community Engagement; Supplier Diversity; Non-U.S. Operations (Non-Weighted)
Sodexo’s commitment to diversity and inclusion has been consistently recognized by external organizations and notable diversity publications. In January, Sodexo was recognized on Bloomberg’s 2020 Gender Equality Index and FORTUNE’S 2019 list of the World’s Most Admired Companies. More recently Sodexo has been named #2 for gender balance within its governing bodies on the SBF 120 French stock market index.
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