A record 609 US businesses earned a top score of 100 in the the previous year Corporate Equality Index (CEI), up 18% from 517 in 2018. The Index, released by US advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, measures policies and practices to protect LGBTQ workers around the world. The report found that 83% of Fortune 500 companies now include gender identity in non-discrimination policies, up from 3% in 2002, and that 459 leading employers now have supportive inclusion guidelines for workers who are transitioning.
A record 609 US businesses earned a top score of 100 in the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), up 18% from 517 in the previous year. The Index, released by US advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, measures policies and practices to protect LGBTQ workers around the world. The report found that 83% of Fortune 500 companies now include gender identity in non-discrimination policies, up from 3% in 2002, and that 459 leading employers now have supportive inclusion guidelines for workers who are transitioning.