Macy’s earns perfect score on Corporate Equality Index

Macy’s Inc. earned a perfect score on the the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Corporate Equality Index. The index scores companies based on their policies for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered employees, using surveys from the firms, among other sources. Special weight is given to companies that offer benefits to non-married partners, and have inclusion policies for transgendered individuals. Cincinnati-based Macy’s received the perfect rating for the second year in a row. Other Cincinnati-area employers that made the list include Deloitte LLP, Ford Motor Co., Johnson & Johnson, KeyCorp, Toyota, and U.S. Bancorp. The Human Rights Campaign, based in Washington, D.C., is a civil rights organization focused on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons.

Writer: David Holthaus
Source: Human Rights Campaign