FleishmanHillard earned a score of 100 on this year’s Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality, leading to the agency being named one of the 2022 “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality.” This marks the fifth consecutive year that FleishmanHillard received top marks score resulting in a spot on the list.

“We’re honored to be ranked as one of the ‘Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality’ for the fifth consecutive year,” said Adrianne Smith, chief diversity and inclusion officer at FleishmanHillard. “This past year, we’ve continued to streamline our DE&I efforts with a renewed focus on our people ensuring everyone has the necessary resources and support to thrive. This recognition reaffirms FleishmanHillard’s commitment to building an inclusive workplace for our mission to become the most inclusive agency in the world.”

FleishmanHillard joins the ranks of over 840 major U.S. businesses that also earned top scores. The results of the 2022 CEI showcase how U.S.-based companies are not only promoting LGBTQ+-friendly workplace policies in the U.S., but also how the 56% of CEI-rated companies with global operations are helping advance the cause of LGBTQ+ inclusion in workplaces abroad.

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. 

“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. Congratulations to FleishmanHillard for achieving the title of ‘best places to work for LGBTQ+ equality’ and working to advance inclusion in the workplace.”

View the Corporate Equality Index 2022 and the complete list of 2022 top workplaces here.

ST. LOUIS, January 12, 2022 — FleishmanHillard earned the top score of 100 again on this year’s Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Equidad MX: Global Program for Labor Equity report, leading to the agency being named a 2022 “Best LGBTQ+ Workplace.”

The HRC Equidad MX program is designed after HRC’s Corporate Equality Index — the LGBTQ+ workplace equality benchmarking survey in the U.S. To obtain a score of 100, companies must demonstrate established policies, programs and procedures that ensure fairness to LGBTQ+ people in the workplace. This year’s report assessed major businesses in Mexico on three core pillars of LGBTQ+ inclusion: 1) adoption of nondiscrimination policies, 2) creation of employee resource groups or diversity and inclusion councils, and 3) engagement in public activities to support LGBT inclusion. 

This year, FleishmanHillard joins the ranks of 242 major employers who have a nationwide reach across Mexico. This recognition speaks to the agency’s ambition to become the most inclusive communications agency in the world.  

“Inclusive workplaces help morale and help a business’s bottom line,” said Keisha Williams, director, HRC Foundation’s Workplace Equality Program. “When employers want to attract and retain the best workforce, everyone wins. It’s not only the right thing to do, it’s the best business decision. We celebrate this year’s honorees for showing the way forward in adopting workplace policies and practices to foster LGBTQ+ inclusion across Mexico.” 

View the complete list of 2022 top workplaces here.

ST. LOUIS, December 2, 2021 — FleishmanHillard’s winning streak continues, earning the Network of the Year and the Championing Diversity Award at this year’s ICCO Global Awards. This builds on the honors heaped on the agency, which took home Global Agency of the Year at both the Campaign and PRovoke Global SABRE Award ceremonies earlier this year.

• FleishmanHillard (Network of the Year)
• FleishmanHillard, “Most Innovative Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative” (Championing Diversity)

FleishmanHillard’s specialty brand Methods+Mastery also took home a win in the Strategy and Evaluation in a Campaign category.

Presented by the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO), the ICCO Global Awards program rewards excellent professional achievement in public relations and communications campaigns. Submissions are reviewed by an international panel of PR practitioners. Work is judged based on its global impact.

Winners were announced during the virtual ceremony on December 2. View the complete list of winners here.