Unilever United States Earns Top Marks in 2017 Corporate Equality Index
December 05 2016 - 11:22AM
Business Wire
Unilever U.S. Earns 100 percent on Human Rights
Campaign Foundation’s Fourteenth Annual Scorecard on LGBT Workplace
Equality
Unilever U.S. proudly announced that it received a perfect score
of 100 percent on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a
national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and
practices related to LGBT workplace equality, administered by the
Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Unilever U.S. joins the ranks of
517 major U.S. businesses which also earned top marks this
year.
“Unilever U.S. is honored to be recognized for a ninth straight
year by the Human Rights Campaign, and we are extremely proud to
uphold our perfect score of 100 percent on the CEI,” said Mike
Clementi, Unilever North America Vice President of Human Resources.
“As an organization, we work hard to provide an environment where
all employees feel valued, included and bring their personal
passions to the workplace. We believe an inclusive workplace is
critical to our growth as a company.”
Unilever supports the LGBT community through its diversity and
inclusion initiatives including the Ad Council’s “Love Has No
Labels” campaign, purpose-driven brands, such as Ben & Jerry’s
and Dove, and support at various pride marches. Unilever’s PRIDE
Group (People Respecting Individuality, Diversity and Equality) is
an LGBT Business Resource Group open to all Unilever employees that
share a common goal of endorsing respect, individuality, diversity
and equality throughout the organization. Unilever offers employee
benefits including gender affirmation surgery, hormone therapy, egg
freezing, in vitro fertilization, adoption assistance and equal
medical coverage for same-gender partners.
The 2017 CEI rated 1,043 businesses in the report, which
evaluates LGBT-related policies and practices including
non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner
benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency
programs, and public engagement with the LGBT community. Unilever
U.S.’s efforts in satisfying all of the CEI’s criteria results in a
100 percent ranking and the designation as a Best Place to Work for
LGBT Equality.
For more information on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index, or to
download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of
America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve
equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and queer people.
HRC envisions a world where LGBT people are embraced as full
members of society at home, at work and in every community.
About Unilever United States, Inc.
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home
Care, Personal Care and Refreshment products with sales in more
than 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. In the
United States, the portfolio includes brand icons such as Axe, Ben
& Jerry’s, Breyers, Caress, Clear Scalp & Hair Therapy,
Country Crock, Degree, Dollar Shave Club, Dove, Fruttare, Good
Humor, Hellmann’s, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!, Klondike,
Knorr, Lever 2000, Lipton, Magnum, Nexxus, Noxzema, Pond’s,
Popsicle, Promise, Q-tips, Simple, St. Ives, Suave, Talenti Gelato
& Sorbetto, TIGI, TONI&GUY, TRESemmé and Vaseline. All of
the preceding brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks
of the Unilever Group of Companies.
Unilever employs approximately 8,000 people in the United States
– generating more than $8.5 billion in sales in 2015.
The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan commits to:
- Helping more than a billion people take
action to improve their health and well-being by 2020.
- Halving the environmental impact of our
products by 2030.
- Enhancing the livelihoods of millions
of people by 2020.
Unilever ranked number one in its sector on the 2016 Dow Jones
Sustainability Index.
For more information on Unilever U.S. and its brands visit:
www.unileverusa.com
To connect with Unilever U.S. via Facebook visit:
www.facebook.com/unileverusa
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