OUR PEOPLE

Inclusion is intentional. At Lowe’s, that mindset is so important to us that we enshrined inclusion as one of our company’s central values. We know that creating a culture of belonging is a shared responsibility with each person contributing to it in every moment – big and small. We have made great progress in leaning into this value, and our improved business outcomes are evidence of inclusion's strategic advantage. To that end, we are re-imagining how we can work together to unlock even more possibilities, ensuring all people can thrive at Lowe’s.

Our Culture, Diversity and Inclusion strategy has three focuses:

Talent

Build a workforce that can provide the best products and services to all our customers and understand how to best meet their needs.
Culture

Foster an inclusive culture that unleashes the unique abilities of our full workforce to serve and support our customers and communities.
Business

Innovate to provide better and more diverse services and solutions, resulting in strong business outcomes and investments in our communities.

The health and safety of our associates and customers is one of our highest priorities. Creating a safety-first culture leads to safe operations for our associates and safe shopping experiences for our customers. Developing this culture starts with giving our leaders the right tools and training to allow associates to work safely while designing incident reduction strategies for our stores and distribution centers.

Lowe’s associates are the driving force behind our success. We prioritize giving our associates a safe working environment, access to support services and fair compensation for their efforts. Our associates represent many generations, so we strive to create a workplace that embraces our associates holistically and provides support for complex issues affecting the various facets and stages of their lives. Our goal is to provide comprehensive and competitive benefits that consider whole-person health by supporting physical, financial and emotional wellness.

All regular full-time and part-time associates are eligible for a range of health and financial benefits. The health insurance programs we offer include support for chronic disease prevention and management, weight management, expert medical opinions and mental health support.

To support our associates financially, all regular full-time and part-time U.S. associates may participate in our 401(k) plan on the first of the month after 30 days of employment and can receive Lowe's vested match dollars up to 4.25%. In addition, our Employee Stock Purchase Plan is available to eligible associates in the United States.

While attracting top talent is essential, Lowe's strives to help grow meaningful careers for our associates by supporting the development of skills and confidence needed to thrive in Lowe's roles.

Through Track to the Trades, we offer Lowe's associates tuition-free skilled trades education in carpentry, plumbing, electrical, HVAC and appliance repair. The courses are designed to build an industry recognized skill set for participants as a pre-apprentice in the skilled trades industry.

Lowe's University provides all store associates with new learning and development opportunities that are tailored to their role, in addition to the standard onboarding courses. Lowe's University is available for all store associates via our mobile devices on the sales floor or in Lowe's University learning labs in our stores. In addition to delivering associate and leader training through our mobile devices, we deliver “live” virtual development programs and in-person programs from the Lowe's University training center at our Store Support Center in Mooresville. Our leadership trainers often are former store leaders and executive leaders; this leader-as-teacher model has produced positive engagement rates.