NEW
YORK, Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/
- Scotiabank today proudly announced that the Bank has been
recognized as one of the "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality".
Scotiabank achieved a perfect 100 percent score on the HRC's most
recent Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a nationally-recognized
benchmarking report on corporate policies and practices in support
of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) workplace
equality.
To achieve a 100% on the Corporate Equality Index, a company
must have equal employment opportunity policies, offer equal
employment benefits, publicly demonstrate its commitment to
equality and exercise social responsibility in the communities in
which it works.
"Scotiabank is committed to creating an inclusive culture in
which every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential,
respected for who they are, and their differences and similarities
are embraced," said Michael Kruse,
Head, GBM U.S., Scotiabank. "The responses to this survey reaffirm
that we are focused on the right things at Scotiabank, that our
employees feel a sense of belonging, and that our support in the
LGBTQ+ community has a meaningful impact for our employees."
Some recent examples of Scotiabank's commitment to LGBTQ+
equality in the workplace include:
- Medical benefits coverage to LGBTQ+ same sex partners of
employees in Canada, United States, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Mexico, Panama, Peru,
Uruguay, and Trinidad & Tobago.
- Supporting transgender employees by enhancing the benefits
coverage to support a person's gender affirmation journey to
include some health care procedures that have historically been
categorized as cosmetic.
In addition, Scotiabank was recently recognized for its global
diversity and inclusion efforts, and was named one of the Top 100
Companies of Equileap's 2021 Gender Equality Global Report and
Ranking, as well as a Top 25 Diverse & Inclusive
Company by Refinitiv in September 2020.
Launched in 2002, the CEI serves as a roadmap for major U.S.
business' adoption of inclusive policies, practices and benefits
for LGBTQ+ employees. It has since become a nationally recognized
benchmarking report for businesses to gauge their level of LGBTQ+
workplace inclusion.
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the
Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our
customers, their families and their communities achieve success
through a broad range of advice, products and services, including
personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private
banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.
With a team of approximately 90,000 employees and assets of
approximately $1.2 trillion (as of October 31,
2021), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS)
and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS). For more information,
please visit www.scotiabank.com and follow us on Twitter
@ScotiabankViews.
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