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Altria Group Recognized for Its Commitment to LGBTQ Equality
February 1, 2021 GMT
RICHMOND, Va. (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 1, 2021
Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSE: MO) today announces that it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. Altria joins the ranks of 767 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year. This is the fourth year in a row Altria has received a score of 100.
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