Eastern Bank Is Recognized By Disability:IN As A 2025 Best Place To Work For Disability Inclusion
鈥淲e鈥檙e honored to once again be recognized by Disability:IN for our commitment to disability inclusion, and thank them for raising awareness about the importance of disability inclusion in the workplace,鈥� said Bob Rivers, Executive Chair and Chair of the Board Directors of Eastern Bank. 鈥淐reating an environment where colleagues feel welcomed, supported and empowered is core to our organization because when everyone can contribute, innovation and the ability to add value to our customers and local communities are strengthened.鈥�
Eastern fosters a people first culture rooted in a high performing workplace where every employee has the opportunity to succeed. This includes providing health and wellness benefits to support apparent and nonapparent disabilities. Eastern鈥檚 employee-led and executive sponsored Employee Resource Group 鈥渄isAbility Advocacy Alliance鈥� helps to organize workplace practices as well as events that foster awareness and inclusion for people with disabilities and provide resources for their caregivers and allies. This included co-hosting a recent screening of The 17 Percent, a short film about , a neurodiverse business owner and Eastern customer, to highlight the experiences of successful entrepreneurs with disabilities.
The Disability Index庐 is the leading independent, third-party resource for the annual, confidential benchmarking of disability inclusion policies and programs in business. Companies earning a top score are recognized as a 鈥淏est Place to Work for Disability Inclusion.鈥� Disability:IN is the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion.
About Eastern Bank
Founded in 1818, Eastern Bank is Greater Boston鈥檚 leading local bank with approximately 110 branch locations serving communities in eastern
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