FINDLAY, Ohio — Cooper Tire has received a score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), and has been designated as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality, Cooper executives announced on Jan. 21.
The CEI is a national benchmarking survey, and report that measures corporate policies and practices that are related to LGBTQ equality in the workplace.
“Cooper is committed to creating an environment that promotes diversity and inclusion for our employees and communities,” said Brad Hughes, Cooper’s president & chief executive officer. “We believe all employees should feel welcome, respected and valued for who they are, and we are pleased to be recognized for our policies and programs that support equality.”
The CEI rates companies on detailed criteria falling under five broad categories: nondiscrimination policies, employment benefits, demonstrated organizational competency, and accountability around LGBTQ diversity and inclusion, public commitment to LGBTQ equality and responsible citizenship.
For more information on the 2020 Corporate Equality Index, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) is the parent company of a global family of companies that specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing and sale of passenger car, light truck, medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires. Cooper is headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, with manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design operations within its family of companies located in more than one dozen countries worldwide.
For more information on Cooper, visit www.coopertire.com, www.facebook.com/coopertire or www.twitter.com/coopertire.
