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Keurig Dr Pepper Earns Perfect Score in Human Rights Campaign's 2021 Corporate Equality Index
KDP designated as a "Best Place to Work" for LGBTQ equality in the U.S. BURLINGTON, Mass. and PLANO, Texas, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Keurig Dr Pepper
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[{"type":"text","content":"KDP designated as a \"Best Place to Work\" for LGBTQ equality in the U.S.\n\n\nBURLINGTON, Mass. and PLANO, Texas, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) today announced that it has earned a score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign's 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. KDP joins the ranks of 767 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year.\n\"We are incredibly proud to earn a perfect score on the important Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index. This recognition underscores the solid foundation that we have purposefully built since our merger less than three years ago,\" said Mary Beth DeNooyer, Chief Human Resources Officer for Keurig Dr Pepper. \"While this honor highlights the progress we have made, we're not done. We are committed to continuous improvement and building an inclusive culture to ensure Keurig Dr Pepper fosters a diverse workplace where all voices are heard.\"\nIn addition to the strong programs already in place at KDP, several new initiatives in 2020 contributed to the company's top score, including the expansion of U.S. KDP Medical plan coverage to augment transgender medical coverage, the addition of domestic partners as eligible spouses to the U.S. KDP Medical plan, the creation of new partnerships with community organizations to help source strong LGBTQ+ talent and the initiation of a LGBTQ+ & Allies employee resource group. \n\"From the previously unimaginable impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, to a long overdue reckoning with racial injustice, 2020 was an unprecedented year. Yet, many businesses across the nation stepped up and continued to prioritize and champion LGBTQ equality,\" said Alphonso David, Human Rights Campaign President. \"This year has shown us that tools like the CEI are crucial in the work to increase equity and inclusion in the workplace, but also that companies must breathe life into these policies and practices in real and tangible ways. Thank you to the companies that understand protecting their LGBTQ employees and consumers from discrimination is not just the right thing to do—but the best business decision.\" \nKDP earned a perfect 100 score by meeting all of the CEI's criteria, securing the designation a...