MUFG Union Bank Earns 100 Percent Score on Human Rights Campaign’s 2016 Corporate Equality Index
November 25 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Bank named a “Best Places to Work for LGBT
Equality” company for third consecutive year
MUFG Union Bank, announced today that it has earned a perfect
score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2016
Corporate Equality Index (CEI). This is the third consecutive year
that MUFG Union Bank has participated and received a perfect score
in HRC’s rating system, which serves as the national benchmarking
tool for corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees. MUFG Union Bank is also
recognized as a “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality” by HRC.
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“We’re proud of our superior standards on inclusion and
diversity, and gratified that the Human Rights Campaign Foundation
recognizes them with this honor,” said MUFG Union Bank U.S. Chief
Executive Officer, Steve Cummings. “Our LGBTA colleagues and
communities are vital to our mission to serve clients and customers
from all walks of life. The more we reflect and embrace this
nation’s great strength of diversity, the more we thrive.”
The bank’s commitment to inclusion and diversity is illustrated
in numerous programs, products and services, including community
partnerships; an inclusive and highly engaged workforce in which
more than half of its employees are women and people of color; a
similarly diverse board of directors of more than 60 percent women
and people of color; and a strong commitment to community
development finance, diverse business lending and supplier
diversity.
“We are very proud to have received a perfect score of 100
percent for the third consecutive year and a ‘Best Places to Work’
recognition on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation 2016 Corporate
Equality Index,” said MUFG Union Bank Chief Human Resources Officer
for the Americas, Annemieke van der Werff. “Inclusion is one of the
bank’s values, and we live that value every day by listening to
every voice and respecting every contribution. This recognition
validates the success of our efforts to collaborate across
cultures, backgrounds and experiences.”
Another example of MUFG Union Bank’s commitment to the LGBT
community and its employees is Pride Alliance, one of the bank’s
employee resource groups. Pride Alliance reinforces the bank’s
commitment to valuing and leveraging inclusion and diversity in
order to build a premier workforce and strengthen business. It also
encourages relationship building and support of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and ally communities. For example, the bank
participates in various LGBT Pride celebrations, and supports a
number of LGBT community and non-profit organizations, including a
long-standing partnership with the Financial Services Industry
Exchange (FSIX).
“Inclusion is the lens through which we strive to make all
hiring decisions and develop all human capital strategies,” said
van der Werff. “It fuels our diverse talent base, starting with our
leaders and building momentum throughout our workforce. It’s also
evident in our dedicated support of Pride Alliance and other
Employee Resource Groups, which enable us to respond effectively to
diverse customers and communities, including the LGBT
community.”
The 2016 CEI rated 1,024 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. MUFG Union
Bank’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 2016 Corporate Equality Index, or to
download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
About MUFG Union Bank, N.A.MUFG Union Bank, N.A., is a
full-service bank with offices across the United States. We provide
a wide spectrum of corporate, commercial and retail banking and
wealth management solutions to meet the needs of customers. We also
offer an extensive portfolio of value-added solutions for
customers, including investment banking, personal and corporate
trust, global custody, transaction banking, capital markets, and
other services. With assets of $114.3 billion, as of September 30,
2015, MUFG Union Bank has strong capital reserves, credit ratings
and capital ratios relative to peer banks. MUFG Union Bank is a
proud member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE: MTU), one
of the world’s largest financial organizations with total assets of
approximately ¥289.2 trillion (JPY) or $2.4 trillion (USD)¹, as of
September 30, 2015. The corporate headquarters (principal executive
office) for MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation, which is the
financial holding company and MUFG Union Bank, is in New York City.
The main banking office of MUFG Union Bank is in San Francisco,
California.
1 Exchange rate of 1 USD=¥119.96 as of September 30, 2015
About The Human Rights CampaignThe Human Rights Campaign
is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and
engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against
LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental
fairness and equality for all.
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