NGLCC Congratulates Human Rights Campaign Workplace Project
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
For Immediate
Release
(Washington,
DC) Today, the
leadership of the
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
(NGLCC) congratulated the Human
Rights Campaign Workplace Project for their
sixth annual successful release of
the Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The
NGLCC noted that the CEI rates employers on a
scale from 0 to 100 percent on
their treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgender employees, consumers
and investors.
“The Index’s
unprecedented growth to include 195 major U.S.
businesses with a rating of 100
percent score is phenomenal. We are
pleased to see this amazing growth continue as
Corporate America strives to
ensure LGBT employees, consumers, suppliers
and investors are treated with
respect,” said Justin Nelson, co-founder and
President of the
NGLCC.
The NGLCC specifically
recognized those companies with a perfect
score of 100 who the organization
works with to actively utilize certified LGBT
businesses in their diverse
supply chains including: IBM; American
Express; Ernst & Young, LLP; Intel
Corp.; Lehman Brothers Holdings; Motorola;
Travelport; Accenture; Cisco
Systems; ING; Johnson & Johnson; Marriott
International Inc.; Merck &
Co. Inc.; and Morgan Stanley.
“These companies
have proven that going above and beyond the
expected makes excellent business
sense. Not only
are these companies
working very hard to ensure that their
employees are well protected, but they
are also working to make sure that their
supply chains reflect the employee and
customer base they already have or the
employee and customer base they are
trying to attract,” said co-founder and CEO
Chance Mitchell.
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About the
NGLCC:
The NGLCC
represents the interests of an
estimated 800,000 to 1.4 million LGBT owned
businesses. Through
its affiliated network of 45 state
and local chambers and business organizations,
the NGLCC is the largest LGBT
business development and economic advocacy
organization in the country.