Thirty retailers earned a perfect score on this index
Some of the nation's leading retail chains are among the businesses making strides when it comes to inclusion and equality.
Thirty retailers received 100-point scores on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, which measures LGBTQ workplace equality and is issued by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. (See list at end of article.) A total of 63 retail companies were rated, and 609 businesses overall.
The Index rates companies under five broad categories: non-discrimination policies; employment benefits; Demonstrated organizational competency and accountability around LGBTQ diversity and inclusion; public commitment to LGBTQ equality; and responsible citizenship. America’s premiere benchmarking tool for LGBTQ workplace equality. The results of this year’s CEI, showcases how hundreds of U.S.-based multinational companies are not only promoting LGBTQ-friendly workplace policies in the U.S., but helping to advance the cause of LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace abroad.
"Major retailers know that their talent pool and their consumer markets are diverse,” said Deena Fidas, director of the HRC Foundation’s Workplace Equality Program. "It’s no surprise then that these well-known brands are making huge strides for LGBTQ inclusion and earning top marks on the HRC Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index.
Here are the retailers that scored 100:
• Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
• American Eagle Outfitters Inc.
• Ascena Retail Group Inc.
• B J's Wholesale Club
• Barnes & Noble Inc.
• Best Buy Co. Inc.
• Caleres
• Car Max Inc.
• Coach
• Dollar General Corp.
• GameStop
• Gap Inc.
• Hallmark Cards Inc.
• The Home Depot
• J.C. Penney
• Kohl's Corp.
• L Brands
• Nordstrom
• Office Depot
• PetSmart
• Replacements Ltd.
• Sears Holdings Corp.
• Staples
• Starbucks Corp.
• Target Corp.
• Tiffany & Co.
• The TJX Cos.
• Toys "R" Us
• Wal-Mart Stores
• Walgreens
The full report is available at hrc.org/cei.
Thirty retailers received 100-point scores on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, which measures LGBTQ workplace equality and is issued by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. (See list at end of article.) A total of 63 retail companies were rated, and 609 businesses overall.
The Index rates companies under five broad categories: non-discrimination policies; employment benefits; Demonstrated organizational competency and accountability around LGBTQ diversity and inclusion; public commitment to LGBTQ equality; and responsible citizenship. America’s premiere benchmarking tool for LGBTQ workplace equality. The results of this year’s CEI, showcases how hundreds of U.S.-based multinational companies are not only promoting LGBTQ-friendly workplace policies in the U.S., but helping to advance the cause of LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace abroad.
"Major retailers know that their talent pool and their consumer markets are diverse,” said Deena Fidas, director of the HRC Foundation’s Workplace Equality Program. "It’s no surprise then that these well-known brands are making huge strides for LGBTQ inclusion and earning top marks on the HRC Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index.
Here are the retailers that scored 100:
• Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
• American Eagle Outfitters Inc.
• Ascena Retail Group Inc.
• B J's Wholesale Club
• Barnes & Noble Inc.
• Best Buy Co. Inc.
• Caleres
• Car Max Inc.
• Coach
• Dollar General Corp.
• GameStop
• Gap Inc.
• Hallmark Cards Inc.
• The Home Depot
• J.C. Penney
• Kohl's Corp.
• L Brands
• Nordstrom
• Office Depot
• PetSmart
• Replacements Ltd.
• Sears Holdings Corp.
• Staples
• Starbucks Corp.
• Target Corp.
• Tiffany & Co.
• The TJX Cos.
• Toys "R" Us
• Wal-Mart Stores
• Walgreens
The full report is available at hrc.org/cei.