Apple CEO Tim Cook today announced via his Twitter account that Apple has received a 100% score on HRC’s Corporate Equality Index for the 13th year in a row. Apple once again makes the list put together by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, which rates U.S. workplaces based on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality:
“The results from this year’s Corporate Equality Index demonstrate that the nation’s leading companies see full LGBT inclusion as the standard for workplace equality,” said Deena Fidas, director of the HRC Foundation’s Workplace Equality Program. “As we celebrate these results, we should not lose sight of the work ahead needed to ensure that these policies and benefits support a true culture of inclusion for LGBT employees–from the hiring process to every aspect of their workday lives. The goal won’t be achieved until companies turn inclusive policies into everyday practice across their organizations.”
Apple is among a record 366 other companies that earned a 100% score in the report including newly added tech companies Facebook and Yelp. Criteria used to rank companies includes non-discrimination policies, employment benefits, Demonstrated organizational competency and accountability around LGBT diversity and inclusion, Public commitment to LGBT equality, and responsible citizenship.
The report also shared progress among the Fortune 500 in recent years as well as averages for the top companies combined:
The news follows Tim Cook’s decision late last month to come out as gay in an essay on equality in Bloomberg Businessweek as well as some new initiatives by Apple to promote diversity among its staff. Earlier this year Apple released its first diversity report disclosing numbers on the gender and ethnicity of its employees, while Tim Cook has talked equality, gay rights and related topics publicly on several occasions in recent months.
The full HRC’s Corporate Equality Index can be viewed here.
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13 years huh? Well, Tim is onboard since 1998, so 16 years. Coincidence?
Apple have always been open to workplace diversity, ever since Jobs and Woz founded the company. Hopefully you realize that Cook is far from being the only gay person at Apple?
I wonder If that “inclusion” would include people who don’t share the same political beliefs as Tim Cook does. I wonder how long they’d last at Apple.
It’s doubtful Apple employs many wingnuts since they only hire the best and brightest. In any setting of highly intelligent people you will find that wingnut fundies are an endangered species. We had one of those at my lab (a student assistant) who went around lecturing people on teh evil gay and socialism and whatever else his fevered mind crapped out. Within 6 months he had told all buy two out of 12 people they were going to go straight to hell. He finally left because we were always laughing at him.
Anyways to answer your stupid question, no, I doubt Apple are so tolerant that they tolerate intolerance. That would defeat the purpose of having an inclusive workplace.
You can have whatever political belief you want. The moment you act on that belief putting people down, denying their rights and basically just being a complete ignorant jerk to other people around you, you must be fired. Being gay does not harm anyone, being black does not harm anyone and being a woman does not harm anyone. Being intolerant towards a minority based solely on your religious beliefs, causes HARM to that particular minority so you rightfully deserve to be ridiculed and fired.
You dont get to claim your “right” to discriminate against others just like we no longer claim our rights to enslave people.
We’re serious right? Walmart got a 90! I can’t imagine it’s too hard getting a 100. Just like Zagat awards, you buy them. Star on Hollywood Blvd…you buy them for yourself.
So many 100% scores, almost like they don’t mean anything.
Google? Google? Where are you? Too busy being evil?