NORWALK, Conn., March 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Diageo North
America, a global leader in beverage alcohol, announced that it has
received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2019 Corporate
Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on
corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workplace equality, administered by
the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.
"This is a tremendous honor for Diageo," said Tara Hunt, General Counsel, Diageo North
America. "Our longtime partnership with the HRC and their Corporate
Equality Index is a source of great pride, not only for our
employees but for our consumers. This is the perfect way to live
our company's purpose of celebrating life every day, everywhere and
for everyone."
Consistently recognized as one of the best places to work for
LGBTQ employees, Diageo North America has been recognized by the
HRC for its eleventh consecutive year.
The 2019 CEI rated nearly 1,000 businesses in the report, which
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. Diageo'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.
Diageo has been an early and active supporter of equal rights of
all people and was recently one of 76 major companies representing
1.1 million workers to sign the Human Rights Campaign's amicus
brief supporting equality and LGBTQ in the workplace.
The HRC recognition is part of a growing list of honors Diageo
has earned for its commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Additional recent honors include:
2019 – Diageo named in the
Bloomberg Gender Equality Index
2019 – National Association of Female Executives recognized Diageo
North America as a Top Company for Executive Women
2019 – Diageo North America, in partnership with the Paradigm for
Parity® coalition, announced its commitment to achieving gender
parity
2018 – Diageo ranked fourth in the Thomson Reuters Diversity &
Inclusion Index
2018 – Diageo received the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate
Equality Award
2018 – Diageo was the first beverage alcohol company to sign the
CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion
2018 – Diageo North America was named to Diversity MBA's "50 Out
Front for Diversity Leadership
2018 – A division of Working Mother Media, Diversity Best Practices
recognized Diageo North America as part of their second annual
inclusion index
2018 – Diageo named one of Working Mother Magazine's "100 Best
Companies" for the tenth consecutive year
About Diageo
Diageo is a global leader in beverage
alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including
Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit
and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas,
Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio,
Tanqueray and Guinness.
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO)
and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: DGE) and our products are sold
in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information
about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at
www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking
resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways
to share best practice. Follow us on Twitter for news and
information about Diageo North America: @Diageo NA.
Celebrating life, every day, everywhere.
About Human Rights Campaign Foundation
The Human
Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of America's
largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for
lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and queer people. HRC envisions
a world where LGBTQ people are embraced as full members of society
at home, at work and in every community.
For more information on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index, or to
download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei
Contact:
Andrew Turner
(203) 957-2035
andrew.turner@diageo.com
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