CORPORATE EQUALITY INDEX 2O15

Rating American Workplaces on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality

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Of the Nation’s Largest Businesses Demonstrated Their Commitment to LGBT Equality and Inclusion

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CORPORATE EQUALITY INDEX 2O15 Rating American Workplaces on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality



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12 Rating System and Methodology 14 The Evolution of the Criteria 15 Criteria



21 Findings 22 Non-Discrimination Policies 26 Equal Benefits 32 Organizational Competency 38 Public Commitment 43 360 Degress of Equality: CEI 2016 Standards



45 Appendices 46 Appendix A. Corporate Equality Index: Employers With Ratings of 100 Percent 54 Appendix B. Corporate Equality Index: Ratings and Criteria Breakdowns 77 Appendix C. Corporate Equality Index: Ratings by Industry, Descending Score



Letter from HRC Foundation President Executive Summary Equality at the Fortune-Ranked Companies Equality at the American Lawyer-Ranked Companies



102 About HRC Foundation’s Workplace Equality Program Project Staff 104 Acknowledgments



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Letter from HRC Foundation President Chad Griffin

This year marks the 13th edition of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index.  After a historic year of progress for the equal rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, we are experiencing a culture shift as well. Now more than ever, we are in the midst of greater visibility and understanding of the transgender community than ever before. From hit TV shows, to documentaries, authors, and advocates in the news, transgender Americans are being given the opportunity to share their stories. This is not only a great step forward for the LGBT movement, but for the entire nation. The more we can do to lift up the stories of transgender people, the more progress we will all see. While many Americans are getting to know the transgender community for the first time, Corporate America has long been a leader in the fight for transgender inclusion.

While many Americans are getting to know the transgender community for the first time, Corporate America has long been a leader in the fight for transgender inclusion.

Since the CEI’s inception in 2002, America’s largest employers embrace LGBT-inclusion as a best business practice, and protections for employees on the basis of gender identity as a non-negotiable. In this year’s national benchmarking report, an all-time record of 366 major businesses — spanning nearly every industry and geography — earned a top score of 100 percent and the coveted distinction of “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality.”  This designation reflects true inclusion of the transgender workforce, from non-discrimination protections to inclusive benefits and diversity practices to respectful gender transition guidelines, allowing employees to self-identity based on gender identity, and engaging the broader transgender community. Wherever these 366 companies are doing business, transgende