Aetna Recognized for LGBT Equality for Tenth Year in a Row
February 27 2012 - 4:20PM
Business Wire
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) named Aetna (NYSE:
AET) to its “2012 Best Places to Work” list for lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees.
According to HRC, only 190 of the 850 businesses evaluated
achieved a perfect score in the 2012 Corporate Equality Index (CEI)
rating. Aetna was among them. The CEI rates companies on 40
specific policies and practices related to the LGBT community, 32
of which are new or more demanding this year. As a result of this
change in criteria, the number of companies achieving a perfect
score was reduced by almost 50 percent.
“HRC released its first Corporate Equality Index a decade ago
and Aetna is proud to have achieved a perfect CEI rating every
year,” said Mark T. Bertolini, Aetna Chairman and CEO.
Aetna has long been committed to its LGBT employees and the
greater LGBT community. In the mid-1990s, Aetna implemented changes
to many policies affecting domestic partners. In early 2009, Aetna
was the first major health benefits company to add gender
reassignment surgery as a benefit for its employees and any
contracted companies choosing to add it to their benefits package.
According to HRC, only 33 percent of employers rated in the CEI
offer transgender-inclusive health care coverage.
Aetna’s LGBT employee resource group (ERG) has chapters across
the U.S., including a virtual chapter that engages employees
regardless of their work location. The ERG helps to deliver on
Aetna’s business and diversity strategies, and provides resources
to the corporation and networking support and professional
development to its members.
In addition, Aetna is a founding corporate partner of the
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Aetna Chairman and
CEO Mark T. Bertolini is also a board member of the National Gay
& Lesbian Chamber of Commerce – the board’s first straight
ally. Aetna also works closely with Out & Equal Workplace
Advocates, a national organization committed to ending employment
discrimination for LGBT employees.
In 2011 Aetna and the Aetna Foundation awarded more than
$160,000 in grants and sponsorships to nonprofits seeking to
advance LGBT-specific programs and initiatives.
About HRC
The 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.
About the Aetna Foundation
The Aetna Foundation, Inc. is the independent charitable and
philanthropic arm of Aetna Inc. Since 1980, Aetna and the Aetna
Foundation have contributed $394 million in grants and
sponsorships, including $15.6 million in 2010. As a national health
foundation, we promote wellness, health, and access to high-quality
health care for everyone. This work is enhanced by the time and
commitment of Aetna employees, who have volunteered more than 2.3
million hours since 2003. Our current giving is focused on
addressing the rising rate of adult and childhood obesity in the
U.S.; promoting racial and ethnic equity in health and health care;
and advancing integrated health care. For more information, visit
www.AetnaFoundation.org.
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care
benefits companies, serving approximately 36.4 million people with
information and resources to help them make better informed
decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of
traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance
products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental,
behavioral health, group life and disability plans, medical
management capabilities and health care management services for
Medicaid plans and health information exchange technology services.
Our customers include employer groups, individuals, college
students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care
providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor
groups and expatriates. For more information, see
www.aetna.com.
Aetna (NYSE:AET)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2024 to May 2024
Aetna (NYSE:AET)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024