Hannaford Supermarkets recognized for LGBTQ+ workplace equality

GILFORD — For the 12th consecutive year, Hannaford Supermarkets received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

Hannaford is the only supermarket in its market area to receive a top score. Hannaford operates 187 stores in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York.

Hannaford’s efforts to provide an inclusive, equitable and non-discriminatory work environment for the LGBTQ+ community satisfied all equity index criteria to earn a score of 100 and the designation as recipient of the Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion. Hannaford is one of 545 major U.S. businesses to earn top marks this year.

The index rates companies on detailed criteria falling under four central pillars: non-discrimination policies across business entities, equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families, supporting an inclusive culture, and  corporate social responsibility.

Hannaford offers inclusive benefits and policies that enhance well-being, including many benefits relevant to the LGBTQ+ community, such as medical, dental and vision coverage available to same-sex spouses and domestic partnerships, as well as paid parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance for associates of all genders and gender identities.

Hannaford associates also have access to the Friends Business Resource Group, which supports diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for the LGBTQ+ community, and also plays an important role in driving engagement, increasing awareness and building community and allyship for LGBTQ+ associates throughout the company.

The full 2023 HRC index report is available at hrc.org/cei.