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Giant Eagle Named One of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality
We are thrilled to share that Giant Eagle has earned the designation of being a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality” in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for 2021. As one of only 75 businesses in our operating areas to earn this distinction (33 businesses in Pennsylvania, 22 in Ohio, 5 in Indiana, 12 in Maryland and 3 in West Virginia), it is an affirmation of the concrete steps we have taken to ensure greater equality for LGBTQ workers and their families in the form of comprehensive policies, benefits, and practices.
“I am grateful that a core value of our Company is that EVERYONE should feel valued and equal. Our 100 score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index is an accomplishment that has been years in the making. A big thanks to our Giant Eagle/GetGo Pride Leaders, HR Teams and our supporters throughout the Enterprise who have raised their hands and voices and enabled us to reinvent our policies and procedures to ensure equality.”
- Polly Flinn, Executive Vice President and President of GetGo & Executive Sponsor of GE Proud
At Giant Eagle and GetGo, we engage our Team Members and communities with our Inclusion, Equity and Diversity mission and strategy through the work of seven Business Resource Groups. GE Proud, our LGBTQ+ Business Resource Group continues to make progress and enact change to support our LGBTQ+ Team Members and community.
Recent Highlights from GE Proud:
- Specifying pronouns in email signature for all Team Members
- Joined LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce in Indianapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Columbus to partner with other LGBTQ+ organizations across our markets
- Advocated for and implemented domestic partnership healthcare
- Created and implemented gender transition guidelines
- Supported PA Youth Congress with their PA Values Campaign – working toward legislation to make sexual orientation and gender identity a protected class in PA
- Yearly PRIDE celebration planning – Giant Eagle participates in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus, and Indianapolis Pride parades
“I am proud to be a part of an organization that prioritizes inclusion, equity and diversity in our everyday work. Scoring a 100 on the Human Rights Campaign is a wonderful achievement for our organization and is a great starting point for us to continue to grow. I look forward to what we can achieve by continuing to create a more inclusive workplace for everyone.”
- Cory Schaffranek, Guest Service and Communication Specialist & GE Proud President
At Giant Eagle, support for the LGBTQ community is core to who we are as a company. We are proud to receive this important recognition and we realize it is an inflection point on our journey to create an inclusive, equitable, and diverse culture, but there is more work to do. We are committed to work to make every Team Member feel welcome and that they belong to our family.
In conjunction with this announcement, we are excited to share that Giant Eagle will further support the LGBTQ community with financial donations to the following non-profit organizations in our markets:
- Pittsburgh: Hugh Lane
- Cleveland: School of One at the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
- Columbus: Kaleidoscope Youth Center
- Indiana: Indiana Youth Group
Please join us in celebrating this important milestone for our Company, our Team Members, and our community.
