The assessment looks at corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
For the second year in a row, Corning received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
Corning joins the ranks of 545 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year.
“We’re honored to receive this award again, and we’re proud to offer equitable benefits and an inclusive environment that allow our LGBTQ+ workforce to thrive at Corning,” said Dana Moss, vice president and chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer.
The results of the 2023-2024 CEI showcase how U.S.-based companies are promoting LGBTQ+ friendly workplace policies in the U.S. and abroad. The first year of the CEI included 319 participants, and the 2023-2024 CEI now includes 1,384 participants. Further demonstrating the tremendous trajectory of the CEI, a record-breaking 1,340 businesses have non-discrimination protections specific to gender identity, up from just 17 in 2002.
“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,” said RaShawn “Shawnie” Hawkins, Human Rights Campaign senior director of workplace equality.
These critical non-discrimination protections implemented by U.S-based companies cover 21 million employees in the U.S. and around the globe. Aside from earning a score of 100, Corning’s efforts in satisfying all the CEI’s criteria earned the company a designation as a recipient of the “Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion.”
Companies rated in the CEI include Fortune magazine’s 500 largest publicly-traded businesses, American Lawyer magazine’s top 200 revenue-grossing law firms (AmLaw 200), and hundreds of publicly- and privately-held mid- to large-sized businesses.
The CEI rates companies on 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
- Corporate social responsibility
The full report is available online at www.hrc.org/cei.
