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KIMPTON GARNERS 100
PERCENT SCORE ON CORPORATE EQUALITY INDEX
Human Rights Campaign Foundation Awards Top
Marks
to Boutique Hotel Company for the Sixth
Consecutive Year
SAN FRANCISCO,
Calif., November 4, 2009 – Kimpton
Hotels & Restaurants, earned the top rating of 100 percent in the 2010
Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual survey administered by the Human
Rights Campaign Foundation. The
first hospitality company to earn a 100 percent score in 2004, Kimpton has
maintained that perfect ranking for six consecutive years and joins 305 other major U.S.
businesses that receive top marks for their treatment of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees and consumers.
“At Kimpton we focus
on creating a culture of care where employees are encouraged and
In 2008, Kimpton became the only company in
which all hotels were members of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel
Association (IGLTA). All hotels
are TAG approved and Kimpton has received “Best Company to Work For” awards
from numerous business publications including FORTUNE, The Advocate, Crain’s Chicago Business, Crain’s New York
Business, Dallas Business Journal, Oregon Business Magazine, Phoenix Business
Journal, San Francisco Business Journal and Washington Business Journal.
The 2010 edition of the Corporate Equality Index, which rated 590
businesses on a scale from 0 to 100 percent, reported 305 businesses achieved
top ratings, compared to 260 last year. The 305 top-rated businesses collectively employ more than 9
million full-time employees. These
workers are protected from employment discrimination based on sexual orientation
and gender identity or expression because of their employers’ policies on
diversity and inclusion, training and benefits.
The Human Rights Campaign
Foundation is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all
Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize
a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. For more information on the
2009 Corporate Equality Index, or to download a copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
To learn more
about Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, visit www.KimptonHotels.com, www.Twitter.com/Kimpton,
or search Kimpton at Facebook.com.
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ABOUT KIMPTON
San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, a collection of
boutique hotels and chef-driven restaurants in the US, is an acknowledged
industry pioneer and was the first to bring the boutique hotel concept to
America. Founded in 1981 by Bill Kimpton, the company is well-known for
making travelers feel welcomed and comfortable while away from home through intuitive
and unscripted customer care, stylish ambience and having a certain playfulness
in its approach to programs and amenities. Each hotel provides a range of
exciting culinary experiences through locally-loved, top-rated, destination,
chef-driven restaurants. Kimpton leads the hospitality industry in
ecological practices through its innovative EarthCare program that spans all
hotels and restaurants. Privately held Kimpton has consistently earned high customer
satisfaction scores by the Market Metrix Hospitality Index, exceeding other
hotel companies including those in luxury and upscale segments. Among the
company’s newest properties are the LEED registered Hotel Palomar and LEED
registered Square 1682 restaurant by Chef
Guillermo Tellez in Philadelphia, PA, which opened in October
2009. Currently, projects are underway in New York City and Chicago. For
more information, please visit www.KimptonHotels.com or call
1-800-KIMPTON.
