Discover Earns a Perfect Score for LGBTQ+ Equality Nine Years in a Row
03 Febbraio 2022 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
For the ninth consecutive year, Discover has earned a perfect
100 score and been named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality
by the Human Rights Campaign’s Annual Corporate Equality Index, a
benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and
practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Discover joins the
ranks of more than 840 major U.S. businesses that also earned top
marks this year.
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“Discover is committed to promoting inclusivity, authenticity
and allyship among our employees,” said Carlos Minetti, president
of consumer banking and executive sponsor of PRIDE, the employee
resource group focusing on Discover’s LGBTQ+ community at Discover.
“While there is still work to be done, employee surveys show
Discover creates an environment where people with diverse
backgrounds can succeed and treat each other with dignity and
respect.”
Discover has nine Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which play a
significant role in upholding Discover’s pillars to sustain a
diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. The ERGs contribute to
each pillar by providing access, opportunity, and exposure for our
diverse employee populations. PRIDE is the employee resource group
focusing on Discover’s LGBTQ+ community. The PRIDE group helps lead
marketing efforts behind Discover’s rainbow card design, known as
the Discover it® Pride Card. These efforts have led to a 26% YOY
increase in Pride Cards issued in 2021 as compared to 2020.
Discover has an extensive track record of creating and
advocating for LGBTQ+-inclusive practices in the workplace and
society, including:
- Encouraging employees to add their personal pronouns to their
signatures to raise awareness of the value of pronouns and open the
door for conversations
- Supporting employees making gender transitions by creating a
gender transition toolkit, a transition advocate group and
transgender and gender non-binary training through the DE&I
team
- Partnering with GenderCool to review policies and practices to
design equitable transgender and gender non-binary programs
- Removing the lifetime cap of $75,000 on gender
transition-related coverage for employees enrolled in a Discover
medical plan
“When the Human Rights Campaign Foundation created the Corporate
Equality Index 20 years ago, we dreamed that LGBTQ+ workers—from
the factory floor to corporate headquarters, in big cities and
small towns—could have access to the policies and benefits needed
to thrive and live life authentically,” said Jay Brown, Human
Rights Campaign senior vice president of programs, research and
training. “We are proud that the Corporate Equality Index paved the
way to that reality for countless LGBTQ+ workers in America and
abroad. But there is still more to do, which is why we are raising
the bar yet again to create more equitable workplaces and a better
tomorrow for LGBTQ+ workers everywhere.”
For more information about Discover’s culture, diversity efforts
and benefits, visit https://jobs.discover.com/.
For more information on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index, or to
download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
About the Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of
America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve
equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and queer people.
HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ+ people are embraced as full
members of society at home, at work and in every community.
About Discover
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a digital banking and
payment services company with one of the most recognized brands in
U.S. financial services. Since its inception in 1986, the company
has become one of the largest card issuers in the United States.
The company issues the Discover card, America's cash rewards
pioneer, and offers private student loans, personal loans, home
loans, checking and savings accounts and certificates of deposit
through its banking business. It operates the Discover Global
Network comprised of Discover Network, with millions of merchant
and cash access locations; PULSE, one of the nation's leading
ATM/debit networks; and Diners Club International, a global
payments network with acceptance around the world. For more
information, visit www.discover.com/company.
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