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The Corporate Equality Index, CEI, of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, HRC, is recognized in the United States as the principle tool to measure how equitably companies are treating their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors.
HRC rates companies 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)
Click here for a summary of the 2008 CEI results summary for Rochester.
| Results from the 2005 Corporate Equality Index related to Rochester area companies: | |
| Category | Ranking Methodology |
| Regional employers | 2005 CEI, local employment |
| Private Sector employers | local employment |
| Universities | student full-time enrollment |
| Health Care employers | local full-time employment |
| Private employers | local full-time employment |
| Telecommunications employers | local employment |
| Commercial and Savings Bank | dollar value of local deposits |
| CPA firms | local CPA employment |
| Law firms | local attorney employment |
| Manufacturers | local full-time employment |
| Food Manufacturing & Processors | local full-time employment |
| Public employers | market value, ranked by net income |
FLLWA encourages companies in the Finger Lakes region to participate in the Corporate Equality Index annual survey to compare national standards with their treatment of LGBT employees, consumers and investors. Many area companies are national and international in scope, so the index is useful to identify areas for improvement.
FLLWA organizes educational workshops based on the interest of area companies to discuss industry best practices to assure equitable and competitive work environments.
Contact FLLWA with questions regarding the CEI or upcoming educational workshops.