John Hancock, the US-based division of Canadian financial services company
Manulife, announced yesterday that it had earned a perfect score of 100 on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).
The CEI is a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies related to LGBT workplace equality that is administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The survey evaluates corporate LGBT-related policies and practices, which include non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs, and public engagement with the LGBT community, among other things. About 517 other major US businesses made this year’s list of top scorers on the survey, aside from John Hancock.
According to a press release, this year’s CEI rated 1,043 businesses.
“John Hancock is honored once again to be recognized among the companies receiving a perfect score for LGBT workplace equality,” said Manulife assistant vice-president and global head of diversity and inclusion Sandeep Tatla. “Having a diverse and inclusive workforce is critical to John Hancock. We work to foster an environment that attracts and retains a top talent and reflects the customers and communities we serve.”
A number of John Hancock’s initiatives were considered by the conductors of the survey:
- John Hancock’s PROUD (Professionals Reaching Out for Unity and Diversity) community, which actively promotes an inclusive workspace
- The company’s commitment to offer the same benefits coverage to same sex and heterosexual couples
- Sponsorship of local organizations that aim to make a difference in the LGBT community
John Hancock comprises one of the largest life insurers in the United States.
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