First Data Earns Perfect Score as a Best Place to Work for LGBT Community on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index
December 05 2016 - 2:16PM
Business Wire
For third consecutive year, First Data scores
100 percent on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Annual Scorecard
on LGBT Workplace Equality
First Data (NYSE: FDC), a global leader in commerce-enabling
technology, proudly announced today that it received a perfect
score of 100 percent on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for a
third consecutive year. The CEI is a national benchmarking survey
and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT
workplace equality that is administered by the Human Rights
Campaign Foundation.
“We are proud that First Data has once again been recognized for
fostering a workplace culture that celebrates diversity and values
LGBT equality,” said Cindy Armine-Klein, Executive Vice President,
Chief Control Officer, and founder of UNITY, First Data’s LGBT
employee resource group. “This perfect score from CEI validates our
effort to create a welcoming and inclusive work environment that
embraces our differences and ultimately strengthens our
company.”
“Through 15 editions of the annual Corporate Equality Index,
major private sector employers have demonstrated over and over that
inclusion is not just the right thing to do, it makes for a
stronger, more successful business,” said Deena Fidas, Director of
HRC’s Workplace Equality Program. “From centuries-old companies to
those that have existed for just a few years, major employers have
adopted LGBT-inclusive policies and benefits at rates that continue
to outpace lawmakers and lead the way forward.”
First Data’s commitment to diversity spans across all aspects of
its business. Earlier this year, the company launched a supplier
diversity program to emphasize the importance of working with
supplier networks owned by minority, women, LGBT, and veterans.
Additionally, UNITY, First Data’s LGBT employee resource group, is
just one of eight employee resource groups available to its
employees.
For more information on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index, or to
download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
About First Data
First Data is a global leader in commerce-enabling technology
and solutions, serving approximately six million business locations
and 4,000 financial institutions in 118 countries around the world.
The company’s 24,000 owner-associates are dedicated to helping
companies, from start-ups to the world’s largest corporations,
conduct commerce every day by securing and processing more than
2,500 transactions per second and $1.9 trillion per year.
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