July 20, 2022 – BD was recognized as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion for the fourth consecutive year.
BD earned a perfect score on the 2022 Disability Equality Index (DEI), which is known as the world’s most comprehensive benchmarking tool to measure disability workplace inclusion. The DEI was launched in 2015 by Disability:IN and The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), and was created by the DEI Advisory Committee, a diverse group of business leaders, policy experts and disability advocates. Now in its eighth year, the DEI recognized 415 corporations for their disability inclusion efforts based on measures including: culture and leadership, enterprise-wide access and employment practices, with 240 companies receiving a score of 100, including BD.
One of the ways that BD drives disability inclusion is through its Limitless Associate Resource Group. Supported by BD Leadership Team members, it helps foster an environment of belonging that drives innovative thinking, eliminates obstacles, and implements inclusive workplace measures and resources that enables associates with disabilities to bring their full selves to work, participate meaningfully and have equal opportunities to advance their careers. In addition, BD Chairman, CEO and President Tom Polen further demonstrated our commitment to workplace inclusion by signing the “Are You In?” pledge created by Disability:IN.
This recognition demonstrates the company’s ongoing progress in advancing its environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy – Together We Advance – and efforts to achieve its 2030+ goals for promoting a healthy workforce and communities. These goals encompass maintaining a healthy and thriving workforce that cultivates the company’s culture of inclusion, safety, well-being, and contributes to community and company health. In addition to this accolade, BD recently celebrated the following recognitions:
- Named a Noteworthy Company by DiversityInc for the third consecutive year.
- Named to Forbes 2022 List of Best Employers for Diversity.
- Included in the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the third straight year.
- Named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality by The Human Rights Campaign Foundation. after receiving a perfect score (100%) on the organization’s Corporate Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year.
- Ranked first in its industry in the Forbes America’s Best Large Employers List.