Unilever Makes the Grade

For the seventh consecutive year, Unilever joins the ranks of 366 major US businesses which also earned top marks this year. The 2015 CEI rated 971 businesses in the report, which evaluates LGBT-related policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits

Unilever is recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work” by the Human Rights Campaign, earning a perfect score of 100 on the 2015 Corporate Equality Index (“CEI”) by satisfying all of the CEI’s criteria. The 2015 CEI is the national benchmarking tool on corporate LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) related policies and practices.

“We are honored to be recognized for the seventh year as a Best Place to Work for LGBT employees. The team is always excited about upholding our 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, but this journey is much larger than a score,” said Unilever’s Senior Vice President, Human Resources, North America Sumeet Salwan. “For us, it is a testament to our progress on building a truly inclusive workplace where every employee can be themselves and not have to leave anything at the door. We strive to promote diversity as an expression of Unilever’s sustainability mission by creating a win, win world—one where we can truly live our belief that diverse teams perform better.”

More info: www.hrc.org/cei