UNFI Recognized for the Second Consecutive Year as a Disability Equality Index® Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion
11 Julho 2023 - 5:41PM
Business Wire
Company again earns a top score in the 2022
Disability Equality Index
United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) (the “Company” or
“UNFI”) today announced that, for the second year in a row, it has
earned a top score of 100 in the 2022 Disability Equality Index®
(DEI) and is being recognized as a DEI Best Place to Work for
Disability Inclusion. UNFI is once again the only North American
grocery wholesaler to achieve this score and recognition in
2023.
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UNFI earns a top score of 100 in the 2022
Disability Equality Index®. (Graphic: Business Wire)
“UNFI recognizes and commends all of our associates living with
disabilities and those who are caregivers,” said Guillaume Bagal,
Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Wellbeing at
UNFI. “We are proud to be recognized as a DEI Top Scorer and Best
Place to Work and for the progress we continue to make in this
important area. But we are far from finished and are striving to
further create space for disability education and awareness,
eliminate stigma and misperception, ensure physical and
psychological safety, and promote accessibility and advancement
opportunities.”
In partnership with our associate-led DREAM group (Disability
Resources, Equity, Allyship and Mentoring), UNFI is working to
advance inclusion in the workplace by fostering a culture of
inclusion and empathy through open dialogue, effective associate
training, and by honoring holidays and special events that speak to
the identities of the Company’s associates. This past year, UNFI is
particularly proud of implementing company-wide mental health
awareness training and resources; organizing multiple workshops on
parenting a child with special needs; and conducting the Wounded
Warrior Project® (WWP) Carry Forward® 5K run and fundraiser. In
this last event, UNFI associates across the country collectively
ran, walked, or biked 176 total miles and raised nearly
$10,000.
The DEI was launched in 2015 by Disability:IN and The American
Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and is acknowledged
today as the most robust disability inclusion assessment tool in
business. Now in its eighth year, the DEI exists to help businesses
make a positive impact on the unemployment and underemployment of
people with disabilities.
About UNFI
UNFI is North America's premier grocery wholesaler delivering
the widest variety of fresh, branded, and owned brand products to
more than 30,000 locations throughout North America, including
natural product superstores, independent retailers, conventional
supermarket chains, ecommerce providers, and food service
customers. UNFI also provides a broad range of value-added services
and segmented marketing expertise, including proprietary
technology, data, market insights, and shelf management to help
customers and suppliers build their businesses and brands. As the
largest full-service grocery partner in North America, UNFI is
committed to building a food system that is better for all and is
uniquely positioned to deliver great food, more choices, and fresh
thinking to customers. To learn more about how UNFI is Fueling the
Future of Food, visit www.unfi.com.
About the Disability Equality Index®
The Disability Equality Index® (DEI) is a comprehensive
benchmarking tool that helps companies build a roadmap of
measurable, tangible actions that they can take to achieve
disability inclusion and equality. Each company receives a score,
on a scale of zero (0) to 100, with those earning 80 and above
recognized as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion.”
The DEI is a joint initiative of the American Association of
People with Disabilities (AAPD), the nation’s largest disability
rights organization, and Disability:IN, the global business
disability inclusion network, to collectively advance the inclusion
of people with disabilities. The organizations are complementary
and bring unique strengths that make the project relevant and
credible to corporations and the disability community. The tool was
developed by the DEI Advisory Committee, a diverse group of
business leaders, policy experts, and disability advocates. Learn
more at: www.DisabilityEqualityIndex.org.
About the American Association of People with Disabilities
(AAPD)
AAPD is a convener, connector, and catalyst for change,
increasing the political and economic power for people with
disabilities. As a national cross-disability rights organization
AAPD advocates for full civil rights for the 60+ million Americans
with disabilities. Learn more at: www.aapd.com.
About Disability:IN®
Disability:IN is a global organization driving disability
inclusion and equality in business. More than 400 corporations
partner with Disability:IN to create long-term business and social
impact through the world’s most comprehensive disability inclusion
benchmarking and reporting tool, the Disability Equality Index®
(DEI); best-in-class conferences and programs; expert counsel and
engagement; and public policy leadership. Join us at
disabilityin.org/AreYouIN #AreYouIN.
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