Northwestern Mutual Receives Eighth Consecutive Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index

• Company Earns the Designation of a “Best Place to Work” for LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality

Northwestern Mutual announced the company has earned a perfect score of 100 for the eighth consecutive year in the 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) survey. The CEI is a leading national benchmarking survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, which reports on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

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“Every day, Northwestern Mutual works tirelessly to develop our world-class culture – one that celebrates the diverse backgrounds, experiences and voices that have helped our company thrive for nearly 165 years,” said Amy Hanneman, vice president of diversity and inclusion at Northwestern Mutual. “We’re incredibly proud and honored by this recognition and committed to being a champion for change, equity and inclusion across all of the communities we proudly serve.”

Northwestern Mutual’s perfect score earns the company the designation of a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality.  This year’s report rated over 1,200 businesses, evaluating LGBTQ+-related policies and practices including non-discrimination policies across business entities, equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families, supporting an inclusive culture and corporate social responsibility.

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Key findings in the 2022 CEI include:

• 93% of CEI-rated businesses offer a robust set of practices to support organizational LGBTQ+ diversity competency
• 93% of CEI-rated businesses met the standard of demonstrating at least three efforts of public commitment to the LGBTQ+ community
• 77% of CEI-rated businesses provide inclusive benefits for same- and different-sex spouses and partners

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