PG&E Achieves Perfect Score for 15th Straight Year and Is Named One of the Best Places to Work by the Human Rights Campaign
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) was named as one of the best
places to work in the U.S. by the Human
Rights Campaign (HRC), the largest national civil rights
organization working to achieve workplace equality for lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans. For the 15th
consecutive year, the company received a perfect 100 percent rating on
the HRC’s annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for its consistently
strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.
“We are proud to continue to receive this recognition from the Human
Rights Campaign. It affirms our commitment to diversity and inclusion,
which is one of our core values. When we are able to be who we are and
feel included, our full potential is unleashed,” said PG&E Senior Vice
President of Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer Dinyar Mistry.
In compiling the CEI report, the HRC invited the 2016 Fortune 1000 and
the 2016 AmLaw 200 (American Lawyer magazine’s top 200
revenue-grossing law firms) to participate in the survey. PG&E was one
of a record 609 businesses that earned a perfect score.
PG&E’s perfect scores were based on detailed criteria, including the
following five categories:
- non-discrimination policies
- employment benefits
-
demonstrated organizational competency and accountability around LGBT
diversity and inclusion - public commitment to LGBT equality
- responsible citizenship.
PG&E has been one of the leading corporate voices in the LGBT community
for many years. Examples of the company’s support over the years include:
-
being the first corporate sponsor and participant in the San
Francisco Pride Parade (1986) -
having one of the oldest LGBT employee resource groups (PrideNetwork)
in the nation -
being the first utility to actively recruit LGBT-owned enterprises in
its supplier diversity program -
creating internal
and external
awareness about LGBT rights and issues -
being the first major company in California to support the “No on 8”
(banning same-sex marriage) ballot measure.
“Hundreds of top American companies are driving progress toward equality
in the workplace,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “In addition, many
of these companies have also become vocal advocates for equality in the
public square. We’re proud to have developed so many strong partnerships
with corporate allies who see LGBTQ equality as a crucial issue for our
country and for their businesses.”
The HRC is just one of many organizations which have recognized PG&E for
its commitment to diversity and inclusion. In 2016, PG&E was named Corporation
of the Year by the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. And
DiversityInc, one of the nation’s leading publications on diversity and
business, ranked PG&E as one
of the top utilities in the nation for diversity.
Information on PG&E’s diversity and inclusion efforts is available on
the company
website. The HRC’s
CEI report provides a detailed analysis and rating of large U.S.
employers and their policies and practices regarding LGBT employees. The
report also serves as the national benchmarking tool on corporate
policies and practices for LGBT employees.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of
the nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and
Central California. For more information, visit www.pge.com/
and www.pge.com/en/about/newsroom/index.page.
Contacts
PG&E Corporation
Media Relations, 415-973-5930
