International Game Technology PLC (IGT) has completed a rating of one hundred withinside the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index. This index evaluates organizations on their LGBTQ+ place of work equality rules and practices. The evaluation covers non-discrimination rules, blessings for LGBTQ+ personnel and their families, inclusive subculture, and company social duty.
Since setting up its Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in 2018, IGT has applied diverse projects for a greater inclusive place of work. These projects encompass the usage of LGBTQ+ task forums for hiring, setting up worker-led businesses to collaborate on variety programs, engaging in worker schooling on subconscious bias and cultural awareness, and setting up gender transition guidelines. The enterprise has additionally brought transgender-inclusive restroom rules, a gender-impartial get dressed code, and lets in personnel to percentage their desired pronouns. These efforts mirror IGT’s dedication to variety and inclusion inside its worldwide operations.
“IGT being identified once more with a pinnacle rating in HRC’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index demonstrates our dedication to turning in an inclusive place of work subculture wherein LGBTQ+ personnel are welcomed and valued,” said Brian Blake, IGT Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. “Over the previous couple of years, IGT has applied a lot of critical rules, practices, and blessings to make IGT a greater inclusive business enterprise for LGTBQ+ professionals, raise enterprise–huge allyship, and assist IGT’s goal of non-stop DEI getting to know and improvement.”
“For nicely over decades, agencies have performed an critical function in furthering LGBTQ+ equality through centering worker desires and voices with regards to place of work inclusion. While there may be an awful lot greater paintings to be done, 12 months-over-12 months increase in CEI participation is proof of a enterprise network that acknowledges the duty and price in upholding fairness and inclusion,” said RaShawn “Shawnie” Hawkins, Human Rights Campaign Senior Director of Workplace Equality. “Our purpose on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation is to paintings in a spirit of partnership with organizations, imparting academic resources, main benchmarking, and taking part on methods for agencies to assist the LGBTQ+ network.”