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recognition as a “Top Scorer” as an 80 Score company on the DEI® demonstrates
the company’s ongoing commitment to building and developing a widely diverse
workforce that represents its communities across North America.
“Diversity, equity and inclusion has been embedded in our company since its founding and we pride ourselves on developing a workforce that reflects the diverse communities in which our employee-partners live and serve,” said Max Langenkamp, Cintas Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer. “We believe when our employee-partners of different backgrounds and experiences come together and are comfortable being their authentic selves – no matter what the various communities they identify or align with are – the resulting innovation, critical thinking and problem solving are more impactful and beneficial for everyone. “We’re honored to again be acknowledged for our efforts to support employee-partners and recruits with disabilities, but we recognize that we must continue evolving our efforts and perspectives to foster even greater feelings of equity, inclusion and belonging,” Langenkamp added. Cintas has earned a “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” designation in each of the three years it has participated in the DEI process. Of the 415 companies that participated in the 2022 DEI, Cintas was among the 335 to qualify as a “Top Scorer,” and one of 188 Fortune 500 companies earning DEI honors. “Disability inclusion is a rapidly expanding aspect of corporate culture, and it’s gratifying to partner with 415 companies on the 2022 Disability Equality Index,” Jill Houghton, Disability:IN President & Chief Executive Officer. “These top-scoring companies not only excel in disability inclusion, many are also adopting emerging trends and pioneering measures that can move the disability agenda from accommodation to inclusion and ultimately, genuine belonging.” The 2022 DEI evaluated and measured participating companies in the following categories to determine this year’s “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion”: Culture, Leadership, Enterprise-Wide Access, Employment Practices (including) benefits, recruitment, employment, education, retention & advancement, and accommodations), Community Engagement, Supplier Diversity and (if applicable) Global Operations. “There is no single best way to practice disability inclusion, however, the companies taking the DEI share the desire to create a workplace that fosters the concept of bringing your whole self to the office,” said Maria Town, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) President and CEO. “We look forward to working with all of the participants to help identify meaningful ways to build upon their current practices as we continue on the disability inclusion journey together.” Now in its eighth year, the DEI exists to help businesses make a positive impact on the unemployment and underemployment of people with disabilities. The DEI was created by the DEI Advisory Committee, a diverse group of business leaders, policy experts and disability advocates. Launched in 2015 as a joint initiative by Disability: IN and the AAPD, the DEI is acknowledged as the most robust disability inclusion assessment tool in business. About
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