HRC Foundation Corporate Equality Index

The Corporate Equality Index is a tool to measure how equitably companies are treating their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors.  The 2005 CEI was released on September 20, 2005. 

• Download the Corporate Equality Index Brochure [PDF]

• Find companies with Corporate Equality Index ratings
• Download previous editions of the Corporate Equality Index

WHICH EMPLOYERS CAN PARTICIPATE?

Companies are rated when sufficient information has been gathered and verified. Rated companies must have at least 500 full-time U.S. employees or be listed on:

• Fortune magazine's ranking of America's largest corporations (top 1000);
• Forbes magazine's ranking of the largest privately held companies (top 200);
• Standard & Poor's 500 Index of equity performance (top 500);
• American Lawyer magazine's ranking of the largest law firms (top 100).

The CEI does not rate colleges and universities, government employers, non-profits or companies with fewer than 500 employees.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN 2006

If your company fits the above criteria and you are authorized to represent your company and its policies:

• Complete a 2006 CEI Survey online at www.hrc.org/ceisurvey. 

Invitations to participate in the 2006 Corporate Equality Index were mailed to companies in early March 2006, with a deadline of June 1, 2006.

If you are not an authorized agent for your company but wish to provide the HRC Foundation with updated information, please e-mail workplace@hrc.org. Submissions of this nature are handled on a case-by-case basis.

Please allow some time for the HRC Workplace Project to verify your information.