The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation has released its 22nd annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the leading benchmarking tool for U.S. businesses in the field of LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace.
In 2024, a record 1,449 companies were scored based on their performance in four areas: non-discrimination policies across business entities, equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families, inclusive internal workplace culture, and corporate social responsibility.
According to the report, 765 businesses earned a perfect 100 points and were recognized as leaders in workplace inclusion – a 28% increase from last year. Of those 765, 224 were Fortune 500 companies, and 17 were headquartered in Atlanta.
CEI-Rated Companies Headquartered in Atlanta
*Denotes a Fortune 500 company that did not respond to repeated invitations to take the CEI survey. Rating is based on publicly available information and information submitted by unofficial employees or employee groups.
Genuine Parts Co.* 5
Graphic Packaging International* 5
Intercontinental Exchange* 5
Delta 25
Impellam North America 25
Travelport Ltd. 25
Home Depot 45
Veritiv 50
PulteGroup 60
NextGen Healthcare 65
Norfolk Southern Corp. 65
Sparq 65
Corpay 70
North Highland 75
Equifax 85
United Parcel Service 85
Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton 90
Newell Brands 95
Alston & Bird 100
Assurant 100
Coca-Cola 100
Cox Enterprises 100
Eversheds Sutherland 100
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 100
Fisher and Phillips 100
Global Payments Inc. 100
IHG Hotels and Resorts 100
Invesco 100
King and Spalding 100
Morris, Manning, and Martin 100
NCR Voyix 100
Papa John’s International 100
Randstad 100
Smurfit WestRock 100
Southern Co. 100
Troutman Pepper Locke 100
According to the report, 93 percent of LGBTQ+ consumers – whose spending surpassed $1.4 trillion in 2021 – view high CEI scores as an indicator of genuine support by the company of the LGBTQ+ community, suggesting a financial incentive toward equitable workplace practices, further supported by data from a 2024 report by the Boston Consulting Group that found that companies with diverse leadership teams generate 19% more revenue than their less diverse peers.
Of the 1,448 CEI-rated companies:
- 98% include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” in their non-discrimination policies;
- 76% provide inclusive benefits for same- and different-sex spouses and partners
- 91% offer trans-inclusive health insurance coverage;
- 84% have managers and supervisors undergo training that includes gender identity and sexual orientation;
- 98% have an employee resource group or diversity council that includes LGBTQ+ and allied employees and programming;
- 74% demonstrated at least five efforts of public commitment to the LGBTQ+ community; and
- 80% provided philanthropic support via cash or in-kind donation to at least one LGBTQ+-specific organization.
“Looking ahead, we remain committed to evolving the CEI to meet emerging needs while maintaining its core focus on tangible impact,” Kelley Robinson, the President of HRC, said in a statement. “The HRC Foundation’s workplace team will also continue its work as a trusted partner with companies across industries. Because ultimately, this isn’t about scorecards or rankings—it’s about creating workplaces where every person can succeed, contribute, and thrive. That’s not just good values; it’s good business.”
Read the full 2024 Corporate Equality Index here.