Eastern Bank Corp. Earns Top Marks in 2016 Corporate Equality Index

For the third consecutive year, Eastern BankCorporation received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Eastern joins the ranks of 407 major U.S. businesses which also earned top marks this year.

There is an Eastern Bank location at 1800 Main St. in Tewksbury. 

“Eastern Bank is honored to be nationally recognized again as a best place to work for LGBT equality,” said Nancy Huntington Stager, executive vice president, human resources & charitable giving, Eastern Bank in a statement issued last week. “We are deeply committed to ensuring Eastern is a welcoming and inclusive workplace where all employees – regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression – can bring their whole self to work. The strength of our team rests in our ability to ensure that everyone can contribute their best work. Eastern is a leader in advocating for equal rights for people who are Transgender, and committed to continuing to advocate for just and supportive public policy.”

The 2016 CEI rated 1,027 businesses in the report, which evaluates LGBT-related policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs, and public engagement with the LGBT community. Eastern’s efforts in satisfying all of the CEI’s criteria results in a 100 percent ranking and the designation as a Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality.

“In this 2016 Corporate Equality Index, hundreds of major businesses responded to our new standards for workplace equality with exceptional leadership,” said HRC Foundation Workplace Equality Program Director Deena Fidas. “Eastern Bank not only meets these standards, it goes above and beyond the call of duty, making commitment to equality a fundamental aspect of its corporate values.”

The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

For more information on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index, or to download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.