Excellus BlueCross BlueShield earns 85 percent in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index
SYRACUSE, NY – Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has received a score of 85 percent out of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Excellus BCBS joins the ranks of 1,384 major US businesses that were also ranked in the 2023-2024 CEI.
“We’re proud to be recognized for our inclusive policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ inclusion, while recognizing we have more to do,” said Sady Alvarado-Fischer (she/her), vice president, diversity, equity and inclusion officer for Excellus BCBS. “As a Queer woman, I am especially proud to work for an organization committed to creating an environment where our employees and members can choose to be out, and have their identities affirmed and celebrated. The Corporate Equality Index allows us to learn and identify new opportunities for positive change to create more inclusive, affirming and equitable experiences for all our employees.”
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.
The full report is available online at www.hrc.org/cei.
