Expeditors Adds Protection for LGBT Employees

Congratulations to Pride Foundation...and Expeditors...

Via a Pride Foundation press release....

Pride Foundation has been asking Seattle, WA based Expeditors to update their Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies to include sexual orientation. On November 19th Expeditors issued a release stating that the board of directors had unanimously voted to amend their EEO policy to include this change. Pride Foundation and Trillium Asset Management had presented our proposal to Expeditors' shareholders every year for the last three. This year the majority of shareholders agreed with our proposal. After the vote Pride Foundation contacted Expeditors board members, urging them to listen to shareholders and enact the policy. Expeditors employs over 12,000 people with offices throughout the country and 4 international centers. Pride Foundation is honored that we could use our investments to affect this change for equality.

More information at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008413398_expeditors20.html.