Historic Global Coalition Launched to Advance LGBT Workplace Equality

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Human Rights Campaign (HRC) launched a global coalition with 14 founding member companies committed to advancing LGBT workplace equality worldwide. The coalition, announced at the 2015 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, brings together some of the world's largest companies, employing nearly 1.4 million people across more than 190 countries, with a combined annual revenue of nearly $550 billion. The coalition aims to advance LGBT equality by expanding companies' existing best practices in LGBT-inclusive policies and practices to their global workforce.

Key Takeaways:

  • The coalition consists of 14 founding member companies, including Accenture, AT&T, CA Technologies, The Coca-Cola Company, Destination Weddings Travel Group, The Dow Chemical Company, Google, IBM, Microsoft Corp., Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, Procter and Gamble, Replacements, Ltd., Symantec Corp., and United Parcel Service, Inc.
  • These companies employ nearly 1.4 million people worldwide and have a combined annual revenue of nearly $550 billion.
  • The Corporate Equality Index will require top-scoring companies to have a global non-discrimination policy or code of conduct that specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
  • HRC will continue to work with its business allies to expand their existing best practices in LGBT-inclusive policies and practices to their global workforce.
  • The coalition aims to advance LGBT equality by promoting inclusion and engagement in the workplace, acknowledging that equality, inclusion, and engagement are pivotal to business success.

Statistics:

  • The coalition comprises 14 founding member companies.
  • These companies employ nearly 1.4 million people worldwide.
  • They have a combined annual revenue of nearly $550 billion.
  • The coalition aims to advance LGBT equality by promoting inclusion and engagement in the workplace.

Sources:

  • Human Rights Campaign, "HRC Announces Creation of Historic Global Coalition".