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Whirlpool Reprises Top Corporate Citizen Role

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There are more than 45,508 corporations listed on the stock markets of the world. With that in mind, imagine the pride that one can generate not only from being named one of the Top 100 Corporate Citizens of the year, but from achieving that milestone every year for fourteen consecutive years. Such is the case for the team at Whirlpool Corporation.

The Benton Harbor-based appliance giant has been named as one of CR Magazine's Top 100 Corporate Citizens of 2016. That announcement does, in fact, mark Whirlpool's fourteenth consecutive appearance on the list, which ranks companies based on seven categories including environment, climate change, human rights, employee relations, corporate governance, philanthropy and financial performance.
  
Whirlpool Corporation ranked No. 62 on the list with the highest scores coming in the categories of Corporate Governance, Financial, Philanthropy and Employee Relations.

Whirlpool Chairman and CEO Jeff Fettig say, "We're honored to have the distinction of Top Corporate Citizen for the fourteenth consecutive year." He adds, "Whirlpool has been pursuing excellence in all we do for 105 years. This kind of recognition is meaningful to us and reinforces our belief in doing business with character and integrity."

Whirlpool Corporation's efforts to-date include fostering diversity and inclusion through eight employee resource groups that drive business impact, community service and employee development. The company has earned 12 consecutive perfect scores on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index. The company's philanthropic efforts include the Whirlpool Sons & Daughters Scholarship Awards, partnerships with Habitat for Humanity and the Boys & Girls Club and more than 300 nonprofit organizations impacted globally through volunteerism and donations.

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Introduced in 2000, CR Magazine's Top 100 Corporate Citizens List is based on publicly available data and utilizes a methodology governed by the Corporate Responsibility Officers Association Ratings and Rankings Committee. All data is collected and analyzed by IW Financial. More information on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens can be found at TheCRO.com.

Whirlpool Corporation, with corporate headquarters located on M-63N on the outskirts of Benton Harbor, is the number one major appliance manufacturer in the world, with approximately $21 billion in annual sales, 97,000 employees and 70 manufacturing and technology research centers in 2015. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air, Indesit and other major brand names in nearly every country throughout the world. 

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