WELLESLEY, Mass., Jan. 15,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has received the
Equality 100 Award from Human Rights Campaign, given to companies
achieving a 100% score on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a
national benchmarking survey that assesses LGBTQ+ equality in the
workplace. Sun Life continuously engages employees in fostering an
inclusive, supportive workplace that encourages every employee to
bring their authentic selves to work. This is Sun Life's
16th consecutive 100% score on the CEI.
"Maintaining a perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index
year after year shows us that our culture and inclusive practices
are working, and have positive impact on our employees," said
Diontha Fancher, director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
(DEI) for Sun Life U.S. "Our dedication to strengthening our DEI
commitments is an ongoing process, informed by valuable insights
and engagement from all of our employees, including our Inclusion
Networks and community partners."
Sun Life engages in many events and activities throughout the
year on issues that impact the LGBTQ+ community and address equity
and inclusion for all. Last year, Sun Life introduced a LGBTQ+
Benefits Guide for its employees, showing how Sun Life benefits
support the needs of the LGBTQ+ community. Some benefits
include:
- medical, dental and vision plans available to legal spouses,
same-sex or different sex domestic partners and legal civil union
partners;
- medical plans covering gender affirming care; and
- a paid family and medical leave program covering "chosen
family" to allow caregivers time off to care for those who are not
direct relatives.
Sun Life has long been a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights,
joining 13 employer briefs that helped lead to the defeat of DOMA
(Defense of Marriage Act) in 2013 and state laws prohibiting
same-sex marriage in 2015. In 2019 Sun Life joined other employers
in signing onto an amicus brief for the Supreme Court cases
determining whether LGBTQ+ employees are protected under the
current U.S. civil rights law.
Sun Life's Pride Inclusion Network supports GLAAD, and is a
sponsor of Out & Equal, sending network leaders to the advocacy
group's Workplace Summit in 2024, and offering its webinars to Sun
Life employees.
In support of transgender inclusion, Sun Life provides resources
to employees that enable optional sharing of gender pronouns,
including in email signatures, as part of videoconferencing
identification, and internal content-sharing platforms.
In 2024 Sun Life U.S. was named a Best Employer for Diversity by
Forbes for the second consecutive year, was named a Girls Club Top
25 Female Friendly Company in 2023 and 2024 and received the Great
Places to Work certification in 2024. Sun Life's other U.S.
workplace recognitions include seven consecutive years on the
Boston Globe Top Places to Work list, and four consecutive years on
both the Top Workplaces USA list
and the Hartford Courant's Top Places to Work list. Sun Life U.S.
is also listed on the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index.
For more information on Sun Life's Inclusion Networks and DEI
activities, visit
https://www.sunlife.com/us/en/about/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/.
About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international
financial services organization providing asset management, wealth,
insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional
Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide,
including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong
Kong, the Philippines,
Japan, Indonesia, India, China,
Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of September 30, 2023, Sun Life had total assets
under management of C$1.34 trillion.
For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New
York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the
ticker symbol SLF.
Sun Life U.S. is one of the largest providers of employee and
government benefits, helping more than 50 million Americans access
the healthcare and coverage they need. Through employers, industry
partners and government programs, Sun Life U.S. offers a portfolio
of benefits and services, including dental, vision, disability,
absence management, life, supplemental health, medical stop-loss
insurance, and healthcare navigation. Sun Life employs more than
8,500 people in the U.S., including associates in our partner
dental practices and affiliated companies in asset management.
Group insurance policies are issued by Sun Life Assurance Company
of Canada (Wellesley Hills, Mass.), except in
New York, where policies are
issued by Sun Life and Health Insurance Company (U.S.)
(Lansing, Mich.). For more
information visit our website and newsroom.
Media contacts
Devon Fernald
Sun Life U.S.
Devon.Portney.Fernald@sunlife.com
781-800-3609
Connect with Sun Life U.S.
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/sun-life-financial
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