OREANDA-NEWS. Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) announced today that it has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Henry Schein joins the ranks of 517 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year. It is the second consecutive year that Henry Schein has received a perfect score.

"At Henry Schein, we encourage, embrace, and appreciate diversity in our workplace, and it is tremendously rewarding to be acknowledged by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for our commitment to LGBT workplace equality," said Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein. "We believe that an inclusive workplace environment built on ethics, open communication, and recognition of every Team Schein Member's contributions offers everyone the greatest opportunity for success."

The 2017 CEI rated 1,043 businesses in the report, which evaluates LGBT-related policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs, and public engagement with the LGBT community. Henry Schein's efforts in satisfying all of the CEI's criteria results in a 100 percent ranking and the designation as a Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ people are embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.

About Henry Schein, Inc.
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) is the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners. The company also serves dental laboratories, government and institutional health care clinics, and other alternate care sites. A Fortune 500® Company and a member of the S&P 500® and the Nasdaq 100® indexes, Henry Schein employs more than 19,000 Team Schein Members and serves more than one million customers.