AvalonBay Communities Earns Top Score for Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality
27 Januar 2022 - 10:15PM
Business Wire
AvalonBay Communities earns 100 on the Human
Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (NYSE: AVB), a leading
multifamily real estate investment trust, proudly announced that it
received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s
2022 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking
survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices
related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. AvalonBay is the only
publicly traded multifamily REIT on the list and joins the ranks of
over 840 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this
year.
“We believe that equality and equal opportunity extends to
everyone, no matter who you are or who you love,” said Benjamin
Schall, CEO and President of AvalonBay Communities. “We’re proud to
have this external recognition and endorsement of what we, at
AvalonBay, already knew — AvalonBay is a great place to work and is
a company that welcomes and supports LGBTQ+ associates.”
“When the Human Rights Campaign Foundation created the Corporate
Equality Index 20 years ago, we dreamed that LGBTQ+ workers — from
the factory floor to corporate headquarters, in big cities and
small towns — could have access to the policies and benefits needed
to thrive and live life authentically,” said Jay Brown, Human
Rights Campaign Senior Vice President of Programs, Research and
Training. “We are proud that the Corporate Equality Index paved the
way to that reality for countless LGBTQ+ workers in America and
abroad. But there is still more to do, which is why we are raising
the bar yet again to create more equitable workplaces and a better
tomorrow for LGBTQ+ workers everywhere. Congratulations to
AvalonBay Communities for achieving the title of ‘best places to
work for LGBTQ+ equality’ and working to advance inclusion in the
workplace.”
The results of the 2022 CEI showcase how 1,271 U.S.-based
companies are not only promoting LGBTQ+-friendly workplace policies
in the U.S., but also for the 56% of CEI-rated companies with
global operations who are helping advance the cause of LGBTQ+
inclusion in workplaces abroad. AvalonBay’s efforts in satisfying
all the CEI’s criteria earned a 100 percent ranking and the
designation as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+
Equality.
The CEI rates employers providing these crucial protections to
over 20 million U.S. workers and an additional 18 million abroad.
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.
The full report is available online at www.hrc.org/cei.
About AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
As of September 30, 2021, the Company owned or held a direct or
indirect ownership interest in 293 apartment communities containing
87,416 apartment homes in 13 states and the District of Columbia,
of which 17 communities were under development and one community
was under redevelopment. The Company is an equity REIT in the
business of developing, redeveloping, acquiring, and managing
apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas in New England,
the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific
Northwest, and Northern and Southern California, as well as in the
Company's expansion markets of Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, North
Carolina, Southeast Florida, Dallas and Austin, Texas, and Denver,
Colorado. More information may be found on the Company’s website at
http://www.avalonbay.com.
About the Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of
the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America's largest civil rights
organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people. Through its
programs, the HRC Foundation seeks to make transformational change
in the everyday lives of LGBTQ+ people, shedding light on inequity
and deepening the public’s understanding of LGBTQ+ issues, with a
clear focus on advancing transgender and racial justice. Its work
has transformed the landscape for more than 15 million workers, 11
million students, 1 million clients in the adoption and foster care
system and so much more. The HRC Foundation provides direct
consultation and technical assistance to institutions and
communities, driving the advancement of inclusive policies and
practices; it builds the capacity of future leaders and allies
through fellowship and training programs; and, with the firm belief
that we are stronger working together, it forges partnerships with
advocates in the U.S. and around the globe to increase our impact
and shape the future of our work.
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