Ecolab : Earns Top Marks in 2017 Corporate Equality Index
December 05, 2016 at 09:23 am EST
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Dec 5, 2016
Ecolab, the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. This is Ecolab's fifth consecutive year with a perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index.
The 2017 CEI rated 1,043 businesses based on an evaluation of LGBT-related policies and practices, including non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs and public engagement with the LGBT community. Ecolab's efforts in satisfying all of the CEI's criteria results in a 100 percent ranking and the designation as a Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality. Ecolab is one of 517 major U.S. businesses to receive top marks this year.
For more information on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index, or to download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ people are embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.
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Ecolab Inc. specializes in the development and the marketing of cleaning and disinfection products and services. The activity is insured with hotels, restaurants, hospitals, schools, shops, commercial and industrial laundries, food factories, etc. The activity is organized around three areas:
- sale of wastewater treatment products;
- sale of cleaning and disinfection products and services: wash liquids, detergents, stain removers, disinfectants, soaps, deodorants, distributors of products, equipment (dishwasher, washer, etc.), cleaning services, training, etc.;
- pest control, repair and maintenance services: detection and elimination of rats services, and repair and maintenance of equipment of kitchen and refrigeration services.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (53%), Europe (21%), China (4.4%), Asia/Pacific (8.5%), Latin America (6.6%), India/Middle East/Africa (3.6%), and Canada (2.9%).
ECOLAB INC. 
