Linde Recognized as a Leader for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Woking, UK, July 18, 2024 – Linde (Nasdaq: LIN) announced today it has been named a Top 50 company by Fair360, formerly known as DiversityInc.
The annual Fair360 Top 50 Companies list identifies large U.S. employers that demonstrate workplace fairness. Inclusion is determined following thorough analysis of data across six categories: leadership accountability, talent programs, human capital metrics, workplace practices, supplier fairness and philanthropy. In 2024, 160 employers with roughly 7.3 million U.S. employees were evaluated.
Linde had previously been recognized as a “Noteworthy Company” for eight consecutive years; this is the first year it has been designated a Top 50 company. Linde was also named in the Top Companies for Executive Women and Top Companies for Asian American Executives lists.
"We strive to create an environment that treats all employees with respect, supports new ideas, encourages development and embraces inclusivity. We also know that through building this strong culture of inclusion we can achieve tangible business results,” said Michelle Loo, Chief Diversity Officer, Linde. "We are proud to have been recognized by Fair360 for our commitment and the progress we continue to make towards our goals.”
Inclusion is one of Linde's five core values and the company is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best talent to build high-performance teams.
About Linde
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2023 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity & specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.
For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com