Cross Country Healthcare Releases Annual CSR Report Highlighting Its Commitment to Purpose, People, and Planet

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Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ: CCRN) has published its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, emphasizing its commitment to governance, social equity, and environmental sustainability. Key highlights include maintaining the ISS Highest Quality Score, increasing minority hires, and improving its Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index score by 10 percentage points. The company has also earned the 2021 Top Workplace Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and contributed $25,000 to support nursing students. These initiatives align with its values and aim for sustained growth while fostering community impact.

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• Maintained ISS Highest Quality Score of '1' for governance and improved ISS Quality Scores for social matters and environmental matters.
• Increased minority hires, with a corporate workforce comprising 76% female and 35% historically underrepresented employees.
• Improved Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index score by 10 percentage points.
• Earned Energage 2021 Top Workplace Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
• Donated $25,000 to support nursing students while collaborating with Florida Atlantic University.

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BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN), a market-leading workforce solutions tech-enabled talent platform, and staffing, recruitment, and advisory firm, today released its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. The report details its approach and commitment to good governance and addressing societal and environmental challenges while fostering a diverse and inclusive culture to drive impact, collaboration, and sustainable growth.

View the complete 2021 CSR Report and learn more about Cross Country Healthcare’s CSR highlights and accomplishments here. The report is intended to increase the transparency of these efforts to both internal and external stakeholders. It serves as a benchmark for furthering those efforts in the future.

“Cross Country continues to prioritize our efforts to positively impact some of the world’s most pressing issues. We are committed to our continued focus on good governance, equality, health equity, our environment, and the future of our communities and our nation," said John A. Martins, President, and CEO of Cross Country Healthcare. "These efforts are reflective of our values-based culture that is in direct alignment with our business strategy and aligns us for sustained future growth.”

The CSR report covers the firm's annual charitable giving, extensive community outreach, and social responsibility efforts. Highlights in 2021 include:

• Maintained the ISS Highest Quality Score of “1” for governance and improved ISS Quality Scores of “1” for Social matters and “2” for Environmental matters;
• Increased minority hires corporate-wide, including new CEO John A. Martins; corporate workforce comprised of 76% female and 35% historically underrepresented employees.
• Improved Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) score by 10 percentage points.
• Earned Energage 2021 Top Workplace Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
• Collaborated with Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing to conduct a national survey about nurse satisfaction and supported nursing students with an annual $25,000 donation.
• Planted 350 trees across Florida on World Ozone Day.

ABOUT CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN) is a market-leading workforce solutions tech-enabled talent platform and staffing, recruitment, and advisory firm with 36 years of industry experience and insight. We solve complex labor-related challenges for customers while providing high-quality outcomes and exceptional patient care. As a multi-year Best of Staffing® award winner, we are committed to an exceptionally high level of service to our clients, our homecare, education, and clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals. Our locum tenens line of business, Cross Country Locums, has been certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the leader in healthcare accreditation, since 2001. We are the first publicly traded staffing firm to obtain The Joint Commission Certification, which we still hold with a Letter of Distinction.

Cross Country Healthcare is rated as the top staffing and recruiting employer for women by InHerSights. For two consecutive years, we have received the Top Workplaces USA award and were recently recognized as a recipient of the Top Workplaces Award for Innovation and Leadership by Energage. We have a history of investing in diversity, equality, and inclusion as a key component of the organization’s overall corporate social responsibility program, closely aligned with its core values to create a better future for its people, communities, and stockholders.

Copies of this and other news releases and additional information about the Company can be obtained online at crosscountryhealthcare.com/press-room.

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Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.

Karen Varga-Sinka

Senior Director, Corporate Communications

kvargasinka@crosscountry.com

Source: Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.

FAQ

What are the highlights of Cross Country Healthcare's 2021 CSR report?

The report highlights include maintaining high governance scores, increasing minority hires, improving gender equality scores, and receiving awards for diversity.

How did Cross Country Healthcare contribute to community outreach in 2021?

In 2021, Cross Country Healthcare donated $25,000 to support nursing students and planted 350 trees in Florida.

What is the ISS Quality Score of Cross Country Healthcare?

Cross Country Healthcare maintained the ISS Highest Quality Score of '1' for governance.

What awards did Cross Country Healthcare receive in 2021?

The company earned the Energage 2021 Top Workplace Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

What initiatives did Cross Country Healthcare implement for diversity in 2021?

The company increased minority hires and achieved a workforce comprising 76% female and 35% historically underrepresented employees.