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Kroger Earns Top Score on Disability:IN's 2023 Disability Equality Index

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

CINCINNATI, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced it received a top score on the Disability Equality Index® (DEI), making the company a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" for the fourth year in a row.

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  • CINCINNATI, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced it received a top score on the Disability Equality Index® (DEI), making the company a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" for the fourth year in a row.
  • Participating companies self-reported their disability policies and practices and were scored on a scale from zero to 100.
  • "When I first started with Kroger there was a lot of fear, and I really didn't want anyone to know about my disability before they knew me.
  • It is designed to help companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions they can take to achieve disability inclusion and equality.