Forbes, a leading American business magazine, has named Eastman as one of its 2018 America’s best large employers. The company was ranked #232 out of the 500 large employers on the list. Eastman is a global advanced materials and specialty additives company, which produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day, based in the US.

Companies are selected based on the opinions of American workers. The most important factor in determining a company’s ranking on the list comes from the likelihood of current employees recommending their company to friends or family.

In collaboration with analytics firm Statista, Forbes asked 30,000 American employees 82 per cent full-timers – working for large firms or institutions, to rate their willingness to recommend their own companies on a scale of 0 to 10, and further, how they feel about the other employers in their respective industries. The employees who took part in the survey were consulted anonymously through several online access panels, not through their employers. The mix of respondents (gender, age, region, and ethnicity) in the sample represents American employees.

Mark Costa, Board chair and CEO said, “At Eastman, we strive to inspire talented people to innovate and drive growth. We are excited to be included on this list and ranked highest among our peer group in the industry. The fact that companies are chosen based on input from American workers, reinforces that our people not only drive our strategy and vision, but also our culture. Our people continue to make Eastman an employer of choice for the best and brightest talent, and a company I’m honoured to represent every day.”

In total, 1,000 employers have been awarded. Of those awarded, 500 are large employers and 500 are midsize employers. (GK)