New HRC Report: Banking and Financial Services Companies Continue to Lead the Way on LGBTQ Workplace Equality

WASHINGTON – Banking and financial service companies continue to set the pace for LGBTQ workplace equality and inclusion, according to the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) issued today by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization.

A record-breaking 609 businesses nationwide earned 100-point scores in the CEI, and 110 of them are from the banking and financial sector — second only to the legal sector in the number of perfect scores. Just one banking and financial firm was awarded 100 points when the CEI began in 2002.

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.; Capital Group Companies Inc., The; Carlyle Group LP, The; FMR Corp.; Macquarie Group Ltd.; MB Financial Inc.; Societe Generale Financial Corp.; TPG Global LLC; TransUnion; and Western Union Co., The are debuting on the CEI.

 

“From the earliest days of the Corporate Equality Index, banking and financial service companies have prioritized LGBTQ-inclusive policies, benefits and practices for employees and customers alike, often ahead of other sectors” said Deena Fidas, Director of the HRC Foundation’s Workplace Equality Program. “The sheer number of companies in this year’s CEI earning top marks demonstrates that inclusion continues to be the market standard.”

Employer Name	City	State	Score
Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.	Philadelphia	PA	65
AllianceBernstein LP	New York	NY	100
Ally Financial Inc.	Detroit	MI	100
American Express Co.	New York	NY	100
Ameriprise Financial Inc.	Minneapolis	MN	100
Bank of America Corp.	Charlotte	NC	75
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., The	New York	NY	100
Bank of the West	San Francisco	CA	90
Barclays	New York	NY	100
BB&T Corp.	Winston-Salem	NC	100
BlackRock	New York	NY	100
Bloomberg LP	New York	NY	100
BMO Bankcorp Inc.	Chicago	IL	100
BNP Paribas	New York	NY	100
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.	Lake Success	NY	100
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.	New York	NY	90
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	New York	NY	85
Capital Group Companies Inc., The	Los Angeles	CA	100
Capital One Financial Corp.	McLean	VA	100
Carlyle Group LP, The	Washington	DC	100
Chamberlin Edmonds & Associates Inc.	Atlanta	GA	40
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.	San Francisco	CA	100
CIT Group Inc.	New York	NY	20
Citigroup Inc.	New York	NY	100
CME Group Inc.	Chicago	IL	95
Comerica Inc.	Dallas	TX	100
Compass Bancshares Inc. (BBVA Compass)	Birmingham	AL	100
CoreLogic	Santa Ana	CA	70
Credit Suisse USA Inc.	New York	NY	100
Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., The	New York	NY	100
Deutsche Bank	New York	NY	100
Discover Financial Services	Riverwoods	IL	100
E*TRADE Financial Corp.	New York	NY	80
Eastern Bank Corp.	Boston	MA	100
Edward Jones	St. Louis	MO	100
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac)	McLean	VA	100
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)	Washington	DC	100
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta	Atlanta	GA	100
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston	Boston	MA	100
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago	Chicago	IL	100
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland	Cleveland	OH	100
Federal Reserve Bank of New York	New York	NY	90
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	PA	90
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond	Richmond	VA	100
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco	San Francisco	CA	100
Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis	Saint Louis	MO	100
Fidelity National Information Services Inc.	Jacksonville	FL	100
Fifth Third Bancorp	Cincinnati	OH	100
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.	Washington	DC	100
First American Financial Corp.	Santa Ana	CA	100
First Data Corp.	Atlanta	GA	100
First Horizon National Corp.	Memphis	TN	85
FMR Corp.	Boston	MA	95
Franklin Resources Inc.	San Mateo	CA	100
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., The	New York	NY	100
H&R Block Inc.	Kansas City	MO	80
HSBC USA	New York	NY	100
Huntington Bancshares Inc.	Columbus	OH	100
Invesco Ltd.	Atlanta	GA	75
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	New York	NY	100
KeyBank	Cleveland	OH	100
KKR & Co. LP	New York	NY	100
Legg Mason Inc.	Baltimore	MD	95
Loews Corp.	New York	NY	75
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.	Boston	MA	100
M&T Bank Corp.	Buffalo	NY	95
Macquarie Group Ltd.	New York	NY	85
MasterCard Inc.	Purchase	NY	100
MB Financial Inc.	Chicago	IL	95
Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc.	Chicago	IL	90
Moody’s Corp.	New York	NY	100
Morgan Stanley	New York	NY	100
Morningstar Inc.	Chicago	IL	100
NASDAQ Inc.	New York	NY	85
Navient	Wilmington	DE	100
Northern Trust Corp.	Chicago	IL	100
NYSE Euronext Inc.	New York	NY	45
OppenheimerFunds Inc.	New York	NY	100
Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC	Newport Beach	CA	100
PNC Financial Services Group Inc., The	Pittsburgh	PA	100
Prudential Financial Inc.	Newark	NJ	100
Raymond James Financial Inc.	St. Petersburg	FL	85
RBC Capital Markets LLC	New York	NY	100
RBC Wealth Management	Minneapolis	MN	100
RBS Securities Inc.	Stamford	CT	80
Regions Financial Corp.	Birmingham	AL	95
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated	Milwaukee	WI	100
Rockland Trust Co.	Rockland	MA	100
S&P Global Inc.	New York	NY	100
SLM Corp. (Sallie Mae)	Newark	DE	45
Societe Generale Financial Corp.	New York	NY	100
State Street Corp.	Boston	MA	100
SunTrust Banks Inc.	Atlanta	GA	100
Synchrony Financial	Stamford	CT	100
T. Rowe Price Associates Inc.	Baltimore	MD	100
TD Ameritrade	Omaha	NE	100
TD Bank, N.A.	Wilmington	DE	100
TD Securities (USA) LLC	New York	NY	100
TIAA	New York	NY	100
TPG Global LLC	Fort Worth	TX	100
TransUnion	Chicago	IL	85
U.S. Bancorp	Minneapolis	MN	100
UBS AG	New York	NY	100
Union Bank	New York	NY	100
United Services Automobile Association	San Antonio	TX	100
Vanguard Group Inc.	Malvern	PA	100
Visa	Foster City	CA	100
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc.	Overland Park	KS	80
Wells Fargo & Co.	San Francisco	CA	100
Western Union Co., The	Englewood	CO	75

HRC’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) is 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.

The CEI rates companies and top law firms on detailed criteria falling under five broad categories:

1. Non-discrimination policies
2. Employment benefits
3. Demonstrated organizational competency and accountability around LGBTQ diversity and inclusion
4. Public commitment to LGBTQ equality
5. Responsible citizenship

The full report is available online at 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 LGBTQ people are embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.