04.17.23
A collaboration between Reckitt's Lysol Pro Solutions, a science-led, business-to-business offering, and LC Industries (LCI), a diversified manufacturing, distribution, and retail company, will create jobs for people who are blind or visually impaired within its facilities in North Carolina and eventually expanding to Mississippi.
LCI is one of the largest employers of blind or visually impaired Americans, and helps create opportunities and careers while developing skills that transform lives. Through the collaboration, LCI's Durham facility will repackage an estimated 25,000 packs of Lysol Disinfecting Wipes each month.
The collaboration between Lysol Pro Solutions and LCI is part of Reckitt's broader commitment to offering equal opportunities in all areas of its business to everyone, regardless of an individual's personal characteristics, including but not limited to gender, race, nationality, age, disability, sexual orientation and religion, according to the company.
Most of the products manufactured by LCI are sold directly to the US federal government under the auspices of the AbilityOne Program. This means that the Lysol Pro Solutions disinfecting products packaged by LCI employees in Durham will potentially be used to help protect members of the military serving in the US or overseas, and government offices including staff in the White House.
A Lingering Concern Over Germs
This collaboration comes at a time when 40% of people remain concerned about germs and leverages the power of Lysol to enable facilities to elevate their hygiene measures and help protect people entering their spaces.
"At Reckitt, one of the core pillars of our diversity, equity, and inclusion work is reflecting the communities we serve," said Emily Flynn, business solutions commercial director, Americas at Lysol Pro Solutions. "Our collaboration with LCI enables us to support community members with disabilities by providing job opportunities that leverage their skills and help them build new ones for future success."
In 2021, Reckitt launched a holistic conscious inclusion program to help employees engage in topics of inclusion, equity and working together across differences. Reckitt's leaders each dedicate time to exploring what these topics mean to the company, to their teams and to individuals. Through online learning and team discussions, every Reckitt employee is encouraged to recognize its responsibility for creating a culture that includes everyone.
"It's important to LCI that the companies we work with have their own commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion," said DuWayne Gilbertson, vice president, business development at LCI. "Reckitt's prioritization of these efforts is felt throughout our collaboration."
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