12.20.23
The Estée Lauder Companies has achieved a perfect score of 100 on the 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for the 8th year in a row.
This index is a leading survey and report in the nation, evaluating corporate policies and practices pertaining to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. It rates companies within 4 central pillars:
ELC joins the ranks of 545 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year.
“For well over 2 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, 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.”
ELC'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. The company also received a top score on the Disability Equality Index in September.
This index is a leading survey and report in the nation, evaluating corporate policies and practices pertaining to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. It rates companies within 4 central pillars:
- Non-discrimination policies across business entities
- Equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families
- Supporting an inclusive culture
- Corporate social responsibility
ELC joins the ranks of 545 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year.
Embracing and Supporting the LGBTQIA+ Community
“The Estée Lauder Companies continues to lead in its efforts to embrace and support the LGBTQIA+ community at our company. We are proud to receive this award for the 8th consecutive year and the 14th year overall. Our wELCome employee resource group (ERG) is a beacon for our employee base, driving efforts in equity, business impact, mentorship, and philanthropy around the world. I’m proud to be one of the co-executive business sponsors of the ERG and lead our corporate efforts with the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index,” said Doug Jensen, Senior Vice President, GTM Analytics & Activation and Learning COE, Enterprise Marketing & Data, and the executive co-sponsor of wELCome, ELC’s LGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group.“For well over 2 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, 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.”
ELC'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. The company also received a top score on the Disability Equality Index in September.
