Feb 3, 2021   SOURCE: BusinessWire

Eaton Designated as Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality With Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index

Power management company Eaton today announces that it achieved a 100 percent on the 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. This marks Eaton’s sixth consecutive year to receive a perfect score for LGBTQ workplace equality.

“To be named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality for the sixth straight year is a top honor for our organization and our teams around the globe, and proof positive that we are making meaningful progress toward our aspirational goal of being a model of inclusion and diversity in our industry,” said Monica Jackson, vice president, inclusion and diversity. “The focus Eaton has placed on inclusion and diversity, the programs and training and education we carry out, and our people who make it all possible are the reason we’ve achieved this honor.”

The 2021 CEI rated 1,142 businesses in the report, which evaluates LGBTQ-related policies and practices including nondiscrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs and public engagement with the LGBTQ community. A record-breaking 767 businesses earned 100 percent on the 2021 CEI.

“From the previously unimaginable impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, to a long overdue reckoning with racial injustice, 2020 was an unprecedented year. Yet, many businesses across the nation stepped up and continued to prioritize and champion LGBTQ equality,” said Alphonso David, Human Rights Campaign President. “This year has shown us that tools like the CEI are crucial in the work to increase equity and inclusion in the workplace, but also that companies must breathe life into these policies and practices in real and tangible ways. Thank you to the companies that understand protecting their LGBTQ employees and consumers from discrimination is not just the right thing to do—but the best business decision.”

For more information on the 2021 Corporate Equality Index or to download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently, and more reliably. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 92,000 employees. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.