Caleres Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index
30 Novembre 2023 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
Caleres announces its annual rating on the
Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s assessment of LGBTQ+ workplace
equality
Caleres (NYSE: CAL), a market-leading portfolio of
consumer-driven footwear brands, proudly announced that it received
a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024
Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking
survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices
related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Caleres joins the ranks of
545 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year.
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“Creating an equitable workplace for all Associates is
critically important to us as an organization so we are proud to be
recognized for those efforts,” said Jay Schmidt, Caleres president
and CEO. “Inclusive benefits, diversity training for all
Associates, and support of LGBTQIA+ organizations are just a part
of our ongoing commitment. We will continue to ensure an
environment that recognizes every Associate and gives them the
opportunity to thrive.”
“For well over two decades, businesses have played an important
role in furthering LGBTQ+ equality by centering employee needs and
voices when it comes to workplace inclusion. While there is much
more work to be done, year-over-year growth in CEI participation is
evidence of a business community that recognizes the responsibility
and value in upholding equity and inclusion,” said RaShawn
“Shawnie” Hawkins, Human Rights Campaign senior director of
workplace equality. “Our goal at the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation is to work in a spirit of partnership with companies,
providing educational resources and leading benchmarking, and
collaborating on ways for businesses to support the LGBTQ+
community at a time when we face unprecedented legislative attacks,
heightened anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and physical violence. The CEI is
an ever-evolving tool – a blueprint that companies can use to show
up more effectively in supporting their LGBTQ+ employees and their
families.”
The results of the 2023-2024 CEI showcase how U.S.-based
companies are promoting LGBTQ+ friendly workplace policies in the
U.S. and abroad. The first year of the CEI included 319
participants, and the 2023-2024 CEI now includes 1,384
participants; further demonstrating the tremendous trajectory of
the CEI, a record-breaking 1,340 businesses have non-discrimination
protections specific to gender identity, up from just 17 in 2002.
These critical non-discrimination protections cover 21 million
employees in the U.S. and around the globe. Caleres’ efforts in
satisfying all the CEI’s criteria earned a score of 100 and the
designation as recipient of the Equality 100 Award: Leader in
LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion.
The CEI rates employers providing these crucial protections to
over 20 million U.S. workers and an additional 18 million outside
of the U.S. Companies rated in the CEI include Fortune magazine’s
500 largest publicly traded businesses, American Lawyer magazine’s
top 200 revenue-grossing law firms (AmLaw 200), and hundreds of
publicly and privately held mid- to large-sized businesses.
The CEI rates companies on detailed criteria falling under four
central pillars:
- Non-discrimination policies across business entities;
- Equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families;
- Supporting an inclusive culture; and,
- Corporate social responsibility.
The full report is available online at www.hrc.org/cei.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of
the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America's largest civil rights
organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people. Through its
programs, the HRC Foundation seeks to make transformational change
in the everyday lives of LGBTQ+ people, shedding light on inequity
and deepening the public’s understanding of LGBTQ+ issues, with a
clear focus on advancing transgender and racial justice. Its work
has transformed the landscape for more than 15 million workers, 11
million students, 1 million clients in the adoption and foster care
system and so much more. The HRC Foundation provides direct
consultation and technical assistance to institutions and
communities, driving the advancement of inclusive policies and
practices; it builds the capacity of future leaders and allies
through fellowship and training programs; and, with the firm belief
that we are stronger working together, it forges partnerships with
advocates in the U.S. and around the globe to increase our impact
and shape the future of our work.
About Caleres
Caleres is a market-leading portfolio of global footwear brands
that includes Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, Allen Edmonds,
Naturalizer and Vionic. Our products are available virtually
everywhere - in the nearly 1,000 retail stores we operate, in
hundreds of major department and specialty stores, on our branded
e-commerce sites, and on many additional third-party retail
websites. Combined, these brands make Caleres a company with both a
legacy and a mission. Our legacy is our more than 140 years of
craftsmanship and our passion for fit, while our mission is to
continue to inspire people to feel great… feet first. Visit
caleres.com to learn more about us.
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