Tesla achieves perfect tie score for LGBTQ workers for 6th year in a row

The Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index recognized Tesla as one of the best places to work in 2021 for LGBTQ equality. The award was published on the recently released HRC 2021 Business Equality Index, which assesses workplaces on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer equality.

The announcement was shared on Tesla’s LinkedIn page, where the electric car maker said it was proud to have received a perfect score of 100% in the Campaign for Equality Index for companies. human rights for six consecutive years.

As reported by the Human Rights Campaign, its parameters for the 2021 Business Equality Index involve four criteria: protection of the workforce (30 points); Inclusive Benefits (30 points), Supporting an Inclusive Culture and Corporate Social Responsibility (40 points) and Responsible Citizenship (-25 points for records of anti-LGBTQ practices).

A closer look at each metric shows the emphasis is on dedicated programs that ensure employees of all genders and sexual orientations are treated equally. In the workforce protection criteria, for example, companies are rated based on the presence of policies that include sexual orientation and gender identity or expression for all operations. In the criteria for inclusive benefits, companies are ranked based on whether their medical and perquisites benefits are equal across genders and all sexual orientations.

Supporting an inclusive culture and corporate social responsibility requires companies to implement a number of internal LGBTQ training and education programs, as well as outreach efforts to a wider community. Contractors and suppliers should also not be discriminated against on the basis of their gender identity and / or sexual preferences.

Aside from Elon Musk’s disregard for the aesthetics of pronouns, Tesla’s equality programs have met the standards set out by the Human Rights Campaign, allowing the electric car maker to maintain its position as one of the best US workplaces for the LGBTQ community. This is quite remarkable for a US-based automaker, given that seasoned automakers like Ford Motor Co. only received a score of 80 points and General Motors received 90 points in the Index. corporate tie this year. Even Berkshire Hathaway, a company run by one of the world’s most esteemed philanthropists, scored 20 points.

The full results of the 2021 Business Equality Index can be viewed below.

Cei 2021 Final by Maria Merano on Scribd