Axiom maintains its ongoing commitment to workplace equity with a second consecutive perfect score on the nation’s leading LGBTQ+ workplace benchmarking report
Today Axiom announced a second consecutive perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s (HRCF) 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Axiom joins 765 other U.S. businesses that will be honored with HRCF’s Equality 100 Award as Leaders in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion. This year’s CEI includes 1,449 businesses–the highest number of rated companies since the start of the CEI in 2002.
“Earning a perfect CEI score again reflects Axiom’s commitment to workplace equality that’s defined our company for 25 years,” said David McVeigh, CEO of Axiom. “This enduring commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion enables us to deliver greater value to our clients and talent across geographies, practice areas, and industries. We’re proud to be recognized as a leader in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where each employee can be their authentic self every day.”
The 2025 CEI is the 22nd iteration of the nation’s leading benchmarking tool for evaluating a company’s LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion policies, serving employees, consumers, and investors. This year’s results highlight how U.S.-based companies promote LGBTQ+ friendly workplace policies domestically and internationally. A record-breaking 98 percent of CEI businesses now include non-discrimination protections specific to gender identity.
The CEI evaluates employers who provide crucial protections to more than 22 million U.S. workers, including Fortune magazine’s 500 largest publicly traded businesses, American Lawyer magazine’s top 200 revenue-grossing law firms (AmLaw 200), and hundreds of publicly and privately held mid- to large-sized businesses.
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
- Corporate social responsibility
“The CEI is so much more than a score on paper. For decades businesses have relied on the CEI as a tool for transparency and leveling the playing field for all workers, making sure LGBTQ+ people and their families can share in fair, respectful, and supportive workplaces and benefits,” said RaShawn “Shawnie” Hawkins, SHRM-CP, HRCF Senior Director of Workplace Equality. “As conversations evolve on corporate America’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion, year-over-year growth in CEI participation is evidence of a business community that largely recognizes the responsibility and value in upholding equity and inclusion. Our goal at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation is to work in a spirit of partnership with companies, providing educational resources and leading benchmarking. The work of the CEI is to help businesses expand their consumer base and attract top, innovative talent by supporting the LGBTQ+ community.”
The full report is available online at www.hrc.org/cei.
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