Gannett Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index
December 04 2023 - 9:05AM
Business Wire
Gannett earns perfect score on Human Rights
Campaign Foundation’s annual rating of LGBTQ+ workplace equality
for sixth consecutive year
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) today announced the company
received a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s
foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate
policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
Gannett joins the ranks of 545 major U.S. businesses that also
earned top marks this year.
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“We are thrilled to receive this recognition from the Human
Rights Campaign Foundation for the sixth consecutive year,” said
Michael Reed, Gannett Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
“Fostering an inclusive and diverse culture is of the upmost
importance at Gannett and this distinction acknowledges our
unwavering commitment.”
“This honor recognizes our dedication to cultivating a
supportive and inclusive workforce that celebrates the diverse
backgrounds of our colleagues,” said Samantha Howland, Gannett’s
Chief People Officer. “We are elated to receive a perfect score on
the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index.”
The results of the 2023-2024 CEI showcase how U.S.-based
companies are promoting LGBTQ+ friendly workplace policies in the
U.S. and abroad. The 2023-2024 CEI includes over 1,300 participants
with non-discrimination protections specific to gender identity.
These critical non-discrimination protections cover 21 million
employees in the U.S. and around the globe. Gannett’s efforts in
satisfying all the CEI’s criteria earned a score of 100 and the
designation as recipient of the Equality 100 Award: Leader in
LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion.
“For well over two decades, businesses have played an important
role in furthering LGBTQ+ equality by centering employee needs and
voices when it comes to workplace inclusion. While there is much
more work to be done, year-over-year growth in CEI participation is
evidence of a business community that recognizes the responsibility
and value in upholding equity and inclusion,” said RaShawn
“Shawnie” Hawkins, CEI Human Rights Campaign Senior Director of
Workplace Equality. “Our goal at the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation is to work in a spirit of partnership with companies,
providing educational resources and leading benchmarking, and
collaborating on ways for businesses to support the LGBTQ+
community at a time when we face unprecedented legislative attacks,
heightened anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and physical violence. The CEI is
an ever-evolving tool – a blueprint that companies can use to show
up more effectively in supporting their LGBTQ+ employees and their
families.”
The CEI rates employers providing these crucial protections to
over 20 million U.S. workers and an additional 18 million outside
of the U.S. Companies rated in the CEI include Fortune magazine’s
500 largest publicly traded businesses, American Lawyer magazine’s
top 200 revenue-grossing law firms (AmLaw 200), and hundreds of
publicly and privately held mid- to large-sized businesses.
Companies were rated by CEI based on detailed criteria focused
on four central pillars:
- Non-discrimination policies across business entities
- Equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families
- Supporting an inclusive culture
- Corporate social responsibility
The full report is available online at www.hrc.org/cei.
ABOUT GANNETT
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a subscription-led and
digitally-focused media and marketing solutions company committed
to empowering communities to thrive. With an unmatched reach at the
national and local level, Gannett touches the lives of millions
with our Pulitzer Prize-winning content, consumer experiences and
benefits, and advertiser products and services. Our current
portfolio of media assets includes The USA TODAY NETWORK, which
includes USA TODAY, and local media organizations in 43 states in
the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary
operating in the United Kingdom. We also own digital marketing
services companies under the brand LocaliQ, which provide a
cloud-based platform of products to enable small and medium-sized
businesses to accomplish their marketing goals. In addition, our
portfolio includes one of the largest media-owned events businesses
in the U.S., USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures.
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