U.S. Bank Earns Top Marks in 2019 Corporate Equality Index
April 04 2019 - 11:40AM
Business Wire
U.S. Bank for the 12th time in a row earns 100 percent on Human
Rights Campaign Foundation’s Annual Scorecard on LGBTQ Workplace
Equality.
U.S. Bank received a perfect score of 100 on the 2019 Corporate
Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and
report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ
workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Foundation. U.S. Bank was named alongside over 560 major U.S.
businesses that also earned top marks this year.
“The top-scoring companies on this year’s CEI are not only
establishing policies that affirm and include employees here in the
United States, they are applying these policies to their global
operations and impacting millions of people beyond our shores,”
said HRC President Chad Griffin. “Many of these companies have also
become vocal advocates for equality in the public square, including
the dozens that have signed on to amicus briefs in vital Supreme
Court cases and the more than 170 that have joined HRC’s Business
Coalition for the Equality Act. Time and again, leading American
businesses have shown that protecting their employees and customers
from discrimination isn’t just the right thing to do -- it’s also
good for business.”
“Drawing strength from diversity is a core value at U.S. Bank,”
said Ismat Aziz, chief Human Resources officer at U.S. Bank. “We’re
proud to once again earn a perfect score from the Human Rights
Campaign on creating a workplace that welcomes LGBTQ employees and
enables their diverse voices and perspectives to be heard.”
Employees of U.S. Bank shared what the HRC accolade means to
them.
“The year that I came out as transgender was filled with the
excitement, and initial anxiety, of new experiences. For the first
time, I brought my authentic self into the workplace and looked to
my colleagues in search of kindness and compassion. Thankfully, I
have found both of those things in abundance. But would it
last?
“I believe there is a fear that is shared by those that choose
to come out in the workplace, that the positive receptions we may
initially receive may not be genuine. A fear that the reactions
people have during this time are merely people behaving as they
believe themselves ‘expected’ to behave. For many, these fears
later become actualized. I won't go into detail, but I hope that
you can believe me when I say that I've heard horror stories from
people about just how severely transgender people can be
discriminated against at work. While I understand that this is a
sad reality, I hope that this might provide some context into just
how special it is for U.S. Bank to receive this award for twelve
years in a row.
“I have been very outspoken about my transition experience with
U.S. Bank. I can honestly say that I feel my differences are truly
celebrated here. Sure, the magic of coming out might have faded a
bit, but the love that I have found here is just as strong as it
was in the beginning.” – Maliyah Arnold, economic sanctions
adjudication analyst and Spectrum Business Resource Group chapter
treasurer, Chicago
“To me getting to our 12th year of being on the HRC Corporate
Equality Index truly shows the core of what people at U.S. Bank
believe. Despite our time on the CEI, we aren’t a company that
brags about it. We don’t ask for our culture to be broadcasted and
have attention brought to it, because it’s just what we do. It’s
how the company wants to treat its employees – our employees are at
the core of all we do. From our award-winning and dynamic Business
Resource Group presence across the globe, to our annual
all-employee event to our annual employee survey, U.S. Bank keeps
its employees and our happiness at the core of what our company
does.” – Matt Hudson, Operations Manager and Spectrum Business
Resource Group chapter president, Twin Cities
“It’s amazing to know that once again, the Human Rights Campaign
is recognizing us with a perfect 100 score, but to be quite frank,
it does not surprise me one bit. Every single day, we walk into our
offices here at U.S. Bank and do so with integrity and pride,
knowing that we work for an organization that encourages all of us
to be our authentic selves. We don’t just talk the talk, but we
walk the walk also while honoring diversity; when you are a part of
an organization where celebrating one another’s differences is an
everyday action, receiving such an honor is no surprise!” – Masoud
Torabi, branch manager and Spectrum Business Resource Group chapter
president, Seattle
More about the CEIThe 2019 CEI 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. U.S. Bank’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 2019 Corporate Equality Index, or to download a
free copy of the report, visit hrc.org/cei.
About U.S. BankU.S. Bancorp, with 74,000 employees
and $467 billion in assets as of December 31, 2018,
is the parent company of U.S. Bank, the fifth-largest
commercial bank in the United States.
The Minneapolis-based bank blends its relationship teams,
branches and ATM network with mobile and online tools that allow
customers to bank how, when and where they prefer. U.S.
Bank is committed to serving its millions of retail, business,
wealth management, payment, commercial and corporate, and
investment services customers across the country and around the
world as a trusted financial partner, a commitment recognized by
the Ethisphere Institute naming the bank a 2018
World’s Most Ethical Company. Visit U.S.
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Arielle Goldberg, U.S. Bank Public Affairs and
Communications513.632.2461, arielle.goldberg@usbank.com
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