Company recognized for fourth consecutive year
with an improved overall score
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 9, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a global leader
in transforming essential resources such as lithium and bromine
into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity, and
health, announced today that it is one of 484 companies across 45
countries and 54 industries to be included in the 2023 Bloomberg
Gender-Equality Index (GEI), a modified market
capitalization-weighted index that aims to track the performance of
public companies committed to transparency in gender-data
reporting.
This year, Albemarle saw an
overall score increase from 69.63 to 77.55. The company made the
most significant jumps in the "pro-women brand" and "inclusive
culture" categories.
"Having an inclusive culture where everyone is empowered to
bring their best self to work is critical to the success of a
global company like Albemarle,"
said Timitra Hildebrand-Jones,
Albemarle's vice president of
Culture. "With our diversity, equity and inclusion strategic plan
in place, Albemarle remains
committed to developing and fostering a diverse workforce and
inclusive culture where all employees feel valued."
Through its ongoing commitments to measure diversity and
inclusion practices, Albemarle
voluntarily discloses gender-related data to the Bloomberg GEI each
year. The GEI Framework consists of five pillars including, female
leadership and talent pipeline, gender pay and equal pay parity,
inclusive culture, anti-sexual harassment policies, and pro-women
brand. It is a globally standardized reporting method that acquires
comprehensive workplace gender data. Disclosure allows companies to
attract talent, empower investors and enable employees and
communities to hold companies accountable for progress.
About Albemarle
Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) is a global leader in
transforming essential resources such as lithium and bromine into
critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity, and
health. Together with our world-class resources, technical and
process knowledge, and safety and sustainability performance, we
partner with our customers to pioneer new ways to move, power,
connect, and protect. We are committed to building a more resilient
world where people and planet thrive. Learn more about Albemarle at www.albemarle.com and at
@albemarlecorp on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
Albemarle regularly posts
information to its website, including notification of events, news,
financial performance, investor presentations and webcasts,
non-GAAP reconciliations, SEC filings and other information
regarding the company, its businesses and the markets it
serves.
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