Index Assesses LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality
NEW YORK— Nov. 30, 2023 — Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and the designation as recipient of the Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion. CEI is the United States’ foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. This marks the seventh year the firm has received a score of 100 on the CEI.
“Greenberg Traurig is committed to an inclusive workplace where all are welcomed and where you can come to work and bring your authentic self. This respect for the individual and focus on diversity in all its forms were pillars of our firm’s culture at our founding in 1967 and remain true today,” the firm’s Chief Executive Officer Brian L. Duffy said. “We are proud to once again achieve a score of 100 on the CEI and to be among HRC’s Equality 100 Award recipients.”
The survey looks at detailed criteria falling under four central pillars:
- Non-discrimination policies across business entities;
- Equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families;
- Supporting an inclusive culture; and,
- Corporate social responsibility.
The CEI rates employers providing crucial protections to over 20 million U.S. workers and an additional 18 million outside of the United States. Companies rated in the CEI include Fortune magazine’s 500 largest publicly traded businesses, American Lawyer magazine’s top 200 revenue-grossing law firms (Am Law 200), and hundreds of public and privately held mid- to large-sized businesses.
In HRC’s announcement of CEI results, its Senior Director of Workplace Equality RaShawn “Shawnie” Hawkins noted: “For well over two decades, businesses have played an important role in furthering LGBTQ+ equality by centering employee needs and voices when it comes to workplace inclusion. While there is much more work to be done, year-over-year growth in CEI participation is evidence of a business community that recognizes the responsibility and value in upholding equity and inclusion.”
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