BENTON HARBOR, Mich.,
April 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Whirlpool Corporation announced today that the company has
been named as one of CR Magazine's Top 100 Corporate Citizens of
2016. The announcement marks Whirlpool's fourteenth consecutive
appearance on the list, which ranks companies based on seven
categories including environment, climate change, human rights,
employee relations, corporate governance, philanthropy and
financial performance.
Whirlpool Corporation ranked No. 62 on the list with the highest
scores coming in the categories of Corporate Governance, Financial,
Philanthropy and Employee Relations.
"We're honored to have the distinction of Top Corporate Citizen
for the fourteenth consecutive year," said Jeff Fettig, Chairman and CEO, Whirlpool
Corporation. "Whirlpool has been pursuing excellence in all we do
for 105 years. This kind of recognition is meaningful to us and
reinforces our belief in doing business with character and
integrity."
Whirlpool Corporation's efforts to date include fostering
diversity and inclusion through eight employee resource groups that
drive business impact, community service and employee development.
The company has earned 12 consecutive perfect scores on the Human
Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index. The company's
philanthropic efforts include the Whirlpool Sons & Daughters
Scholarship Awards, partnerships with Habitat for Humanity and the
Boys & Girls Club and more than 300 nonprofit organizations
impacted globally through volunteerism and donations.
Introduced in 2000, CR Magazine's Top 100 Corporate Citizens
List is based on publically available data and utilizes a
methodology governed by the Corporate Responsibility Officers
Association Ratings and Rankings Committee. All data is collected
and analyzed by IW Financial. More information on the 100 Best
Corporate Citizens can be found at TheCRO.com.
About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation
(NYSE: WHR) is the number one major appliance manufacturer in the
world, with approximately $21 billion
in annual sales, 97,000 employees and 70 manufacturing and
technology research centers in 2015. The company markets
Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul,
Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air,
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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