Unilever United States Earns Top Marks in 2018 Corporate Equality Index
November 09 2017 - 11:40AM
Business Wire
Unilever U.S. Earns 100 percent on
Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 16th Annual Scorecard on LGBTQ
Workplace Equality
Unilever U.S. proudly announced that it received a perfect score
of 100 percent on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a
national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and
practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer
(LGBTQ) workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights
Campaign Foundation. Unilever U.S. joins the ranks of 609 major
U.S. businesses which also earned top marks this year.
This year, Unilever U.S. launched Managing Bias in Talent
Management, a training program focused on identifying, interrupting
and managing bias in its talent systems, to all people managers.
Additionally, Unilever North America published gender transition
guidelines for all employees and their human resource business
partners.
“Unilever U.S. is honored to receive a perfect score on CEI for
the 10th straight year,” said Mike Clementi, Vice President of
Human Resources, Unilever North America. “We work hard to ensure
that every voice in the organization matters and employees feel
supported in bringing their full selves to work. We believe that
business must take a leading role in addressing key societal
issues, and both the business and societal case for LGBTQ equality
have never been stronger.”
The 2018 CEI rated 945 businesses in the report, which evaluates
LGBTQ-related policies and practices including non-discrimination
workplace protections, domestic partner benefits,
transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs and
public engagement with the LGBTQ community. Unilever U.S.’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 LGBTQ
Equality.
For more information on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, or to
download a free copy of the report, visit 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.
About Unilever United States, Inc.
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home
Care, Personal Care and Refreshment products with sales in more
than 190 countries and reaching 2.5 billion consumers a day. In the
United States, the portfolio includes brand icons such as Axe, Ben
& Jerry’s, Breyers, Caress, Clear Scalp & Hair Therapy,
Country Crock, Degree, Dollar Shave Club, Dove, Good Humor,
Hellmann’s, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!, Klondike, Knorr,
Lever 2000, Lipton, Magnum, Nexxus, Noxzema, Pond’s, Popsicle,
Promise, Q-tips, Seventh Generation, Simple, St. Ives, Suave, Sir
Kensington’s, Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto, TIGI, TONI&GUY,
TRESemmé and Vaseline. All of the preceding brand names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of the Unilever Group of
Companies.
Unilever employs approximately 8,000 people in the United States
– generating more than $9 billion in sales in 2016.
The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan commits to:
- Helping more than a billion people take action to improve their
health and well-being by 2020.
- Halving the environmental impact of our products by 2030.
- Enhancing the livelihoods of millions of people by 2020.
The USLP creates value by driving growth and trust, eliminating
costs and reducing risks. The company’s sustainable living brands
are growing 50% faster than the rest of the business and delivered
more than 60% of the company’s growth in 2016.
Unilever was ranked number one in its sector in the 2017 Dow
Jones Sustainability Index. In the FTSE4Good Index, it achieved the
highest environmental score of 5. It led the list of Global
Corporate Sustainability Leaders in the 2017
GlobeScan/SustainAbility annual survey for the seventh year
running. Unilever has pledged to become carbon positive in its
operations by 2030.
For more information on Unilever U.S. and its brands visit:
www.unileverusa.com
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