Pitney Bowes Selected for 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Recognizing Commitment to Advancing Women in the Workplace
January 16 2019 - 7:05AM
Business Wire
The 2019 Gender-Equality Index highlights 230
firms that are trailblazers in their commitment to transparency in
workplace gender reporting
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) today announced that it is one of
230 companies selected for the 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
(GEI) which distinguishes companies committed to transparency in
gender reporting and advancing women’s equality. The index doubled
in size from 2018 and includes firms from 10 sectors headquartered
across 36 countries and regions. Collectively, these firms have a
combined market capitalization of USD9 trillion and employ more
than 15 million people, of which 7 million are women, around the
world. Thirteen markets are represented for the first time this
year and include Argentina, China, Israel and South Africa.
“We are honored to be recognized in the Bloomberg
Gender-Equality Index. Women make up 38% of the Pitney Bowes Board
of Directors and 27% of our Leadership Team,” said Johnna Torsone,
Chief Human Resources Officer of Pitney Bowes. “Our dedication to
diversity and inclusion is a demonstration of our values - that we
do the right thing, the right way.”
Bloomberg’s standardized reporting framework offers public
companies the opportunity to disclose information on how they
promote gender equality across four separate areas – company
statistics, policies, community engagement and products and
services. Reporting companies that score above a
globally-established threshold, based on the extent of disclosures
and the achievement of best-in-class statistics and policies, are
included in the GEI. Demand for products and services using ESG
data has seen a significant increase over the last years, as a
growing number of investors are looking to incorporate
environmental, social and governance data into their investment
decisions. Still, currently only 10% of eligible companies are
disclosing their workplace gender policies and practices.
“We applaud Pitney Bowes and the other 229 firms tracked by the
index for their action to measure gender equality through the
Bloomberg GEI framework,” said Peter T. Grauer, Chairman of
Bloomberg and Founding Chairman of the U.S. 30% Club. “Pitney
Bowes’ GEI inclusion is a strong indicator to its employees,
investors and industry peers alike that it is leading by example to
advance ongoing efforts for a truly inclusive workplace.”
Disclosures from firms included in the 2019 GEI provide a
wide-ranging and comprehensive look at how companies around the
world are investing in women. According to GEI data:
- Women had a 40% increase in executive
level positions between fiscal years 2014-2017.
- 60% of firms conduct compensation
reviews to identify gender-based variations in pay to close their
average 20% pay gap (18% on average in the Americas, Europe, Africa
and Middle East regions and 26% in Asia-Pacific).
- 34% have programs in place to recruit
women looking to return to work after a career break.
- For U.S. employees, the average number
of weeks of fully paid primary leave offered is 13 weeks, and the
average number of weeks of fully paid secondary leave offered is 5
weeks.
- 43% of firms cover gender reassignment
services in health insurance plans.
- 68% of firms evaluate all advertising
and marketing content for gender biases prior to publication.
The Bloomberg gender reporting framework is voluntary and has no
associated costs. The GEI is a reference index. All public
companies can submit data to Bloomberg. Those with a security
listed on a U.S. exchange and a market capitalization of USD1
billion or greater are eligible for index inclusion. For more
information on the GEI and how to submit information for next
year's index visit:
https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/gender-equality-index/
Bloomberg subscribers can access the GEI at {BGEI Index DES
<GO>}. Terminal users will have access to the fully updated
index on Friday, January 18, 2019.
Companies included in the 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality
Index:
A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/SAB InBevAccentureadidasAdobeADPAdvanced
Micro Devices, Inc.Aetna, Inc.AGNC Investment Corp.AIA Group
LimitedAir Products & Chemicals, Inc.Alcoa CorporationAlliance
DataAlliant EnergyAllianzAlpha BankAmerican Electric PowerAmerican
ExpressAmerican WaterAMN Healthcare Services, Inc.Anglo
AmericanAnnaly Capital Management, Inc.Apollo Global Management,
LLCArcelorMittalAstraZenecaAT&TAU OptronicsAvon Products,
Inc.BAE Systems PLCBanco Bradesco S/ABanco SantanderBank of
AmericaBank of MontrealBank of QueenslandBarclaysBB Seguridade
Participações S.A.BBVABNP ParibasBNY MellonBoston Scientific
CorporationBT Group PLCBYD Company LimitedCAECaixaBankCampbell Soup
CompanyCAPCOM Co. Ltd.Capital One Financial CorporationCentene
CorporationCharles River Laboratories International, Inc.CIBCCie de
Saint-GobainCiscoCitiCity Developments LimitedThe Clorox CompanyThe
Coca-Cola CompanyCoca-Cola FEMSACommercial International Bank,
Egypt (CIB)Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaCore LaboratoriesCVS
HealthDai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.Daiwa House Industry Co.
Ltd.Daiwa Securities Group Inc.DanoneDanske Bank A/SDaVita, Inc.DBS
Group Holdings Ltd.Deutsche Post DHL GroupDeutsche Telekom AGDiageo
PLCDominion EnergyDon Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.Dr. Reddy's
Laboratories Ltd.DuPontEnagás S.A.EnbridgeErste Group Bank AGThe
Estée Lauder CompaniesEtsyEuronav NVEversource EnergyEvertecFifth
Third BancorpFirst Data Corp.First Horizon National
CorporationFirst Pacific Company LimitedFirstEnergyFord Motor
CompanyFortescue Metals Group Ltd.Franklin Templeton
InvestmentsGalpGap, Inc.General MotorsGold FieldsGoldman SachsGrupo
Financiero BanorteGrupo Televisa, S.A.B.Harmony Gold Mining Company
LimitedThe HartfordHorace MannIAMGOLD
CorporationIberdrolaICLIlluminaIncitec Pivot LimitedINGIngredion
IncorporatedIntesa SanpaoloItaú UnibancoJanus Henderson Group
PLCJPMorgan Chase & Co.Just EatKao CorporationKASIKORNBANK
PCLKB Financial Group, Inc.KeringLegal & General Group
PLCLeidos Holdings, Inc.LendingClubLenovoLionsgateLloyds Banking
GroupL'OréallululemonManulifeMarsh & McLennan
CompaniesMastercardMaybankMediobancaMetLife, Inc.MINDBODY,
Inc.Mitsubishi UFJ Financial GroupMizuho Financial Group,
Inc.Morgan StanleyMorningstar, Inc.Motorola SolutionsMS&AD
Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.National Australia BankNational Bank
of CanadaNational Bank of GreeceNestléNewmont Mining
CorporationNidec CorporationNielsenNiSourceNN GroupNokiaNordea
BankNorthern Trust CorpNTT DOCOMONVIDIAOld National
BancorpOrangePampa EnergíaPearsonPitney Bowes, Inc.PNC Financial
Services GroupPortland General ElectricPraxair, Inc.Procter &
GambleProSiebenSat.1 Media SEPrudential FinancialPrudential PLCQBE
Insurance Group LimitedRadian Group Inc.Rapid7, Inc.RBSRELX
GroupRobert HalfRogers Communications, Inc.Rolls-Royce Holdings
PLCRoyal Bank of CanadaS&P GlobalSanderson FarmsSAPSchneider
ElectricScholasticSchrodersScotiabankSempra EnergyShinhan Financial
GroupSignet Jewelers LimitedSilicon Valley
BankSingtelSodexoSonovaSSE PLCStandard Chartered BankStandard Life
Aberdeen PLCState Street CorporationSTMicroelectronicsSumitomo
Mitsui Financial GroupSumitomo Mitsui Trust HoldingsSun Life
FinancialSwedbankSwiss ReSymantecTahoe Resources, Inc.Taylor
MorrisonTD Bank GroupTeckTelefónicaTelia CompanyTernaTokyo Electron
LimitedTransCanada CorporationTürkiye Garanti Bankası
A.Ş.UBSUnileverUnum GroupUOB GroupUPM-Kymmene CorporationVisa,
Inc.Vodafone GroupVoya Financial, Inc.WalmartWalmart de México y
CentroaméricaWells Fargo & CompanyWelltowerWESCO International,
Inc.Westpac GroupWeyerhaeuserWillis Towers WatsonWPPYum China
Holdings, Inc.Yum! Brands, Inc.Zillow Group, Inc.Zurich
InsuranceZynga, Inc.
About Pitney Bowes:
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) is a global technology company providing
commerce solutions that power billions of transactions. Clients
around the world, including 90 percent of the Fortune 500, rely on
the accuracy and precision delivered by Pitney Bowes solutions,
analytics, and APIs in the areas of ecommerce fulfillment, shipping
and returns; cross-border ecommerce; office mailing and
shipping; presort services; location data; customer
information and engagement software; services; and financing. For
nearly 100 years Pitney Bowes has been innovating and delivering
technologies that remove the complexity of getting commerce
transactions precisely right. For additional information visit
Pitney Bowes, the Craftsmen of Commerce,
at www.pitneybowes.com.
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