{"id":799026,"date":"2025-01-08T13:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/eastern-bank-earns-top-score-for-11th-consecutive-year-in-human-rights-campaign-foundations-2025-corporate-equality-index\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T13:03:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:03:02","slug":"eastern-bank-earns-top-score-for-11th-consecutive-year-in-human-rights-campaign-foundations-2025-corporate-equality-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/eastern-bank-earns-top-score-for-11th-consecutive-year-in-human-rights-campaign-foundations-2025-corporate-equality-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Bank Earns Top Score for 11th Consecutive Year in Human Rights Campaign Foundation\u2019s 2025 Corporate Equality Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwlistdisc { list-style-type: disc }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p><b>Eastern Bank Earns Top Score for 11<sup>th<\/sup> Consecutive Year in Human Rights Campaign Foundation\u2019s 2025 Corporate Equality Index<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Eastern Is Recognized As A Leader In LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion And Equality<\/i><\/p>\n<p>BOSTON&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.easternbank.com%2F&amp;esheet=54175500&amp;newsitemid=20250108165433&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Eastern+Bank&amp;index=1&amp;md5=4e5dcd2fe4c9dbf243d588c41b396daa\"><b>Eastern Bank<\/b><\/a> is pleased to announce that for the eleventh consecutive year, it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation\u2019s 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation\u2019s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Eastern joins 765 U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cAt Eastern, advancing LGBTQ+ equality, both within and outside our organization, is a focus we have supported for many years,\u201d said Bob Rivers, Executive Chair and Chair of the Board of Directors of Eastern Bank. \u201cThe Human Rights Campaign Foundation\u2019s leadership and advocacy are fundamental to helping all people prosper, and we are honored by their continued recognition of our efforts to create greater opportunity for our LGBTQ+ colleagues and the communities we serve through our workplace practices, benefits and policies, advocacy, volunteerism and Eastern Bank Foundation philanthropy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nEastern has been a corporate leader in supporting equality initiatives through corporate practices and community collaborations. This includes providing healthcare insurance inclusive of transgender-related care and gender-affirming services, embedding inclusivity into training programs, and offering the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.easternbank.com%2Fbusiness-banking%2Fequity-business-alliance&amp;esheet=54175500&amp;newsitemid=20250108165433&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Equity+Alliance+for+Business&amp;index=2&amp;md5=8004d867e73a6d0f0db8793260f71d75\"><b>Equity Alliance for Business<\/b><\/a> to advance growth opportunities for underserved business owners, including in the LGBTQ+ community. Eastern\u2019s \u201cEquality Under the Blue\u201d Employee Resource Group meets regularly with senior leadership on issues of importance to the LGBTQ+ community, and helps to organize workplace practices as well as various community events including Pride events each June across the communities Eastern serves.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe results of the 2025 CEI showcase how U.S.-based companies are promoting LGBTQ+ friendly workplace policies. The CEI rates employers providing crucial protections to more than 22 million U.S. workers and includes Fortune magazine\u2019s 500 largest publicly traded businesses, American Lawyer magazine\u2019s top 200 revenue-grossing law firms, and hundreds of publicly and privately held mid- to large-sized businesses. The CEI rates companies on detailed criteria falling under four central pillars:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nNon-discrimination policies across business entities;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nEquitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nSupporting an inclusive culture; and,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nCorporate social responsibility.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nEastern\u2019s efforts in satisfying all the CEI\u2019s criteria earned a score of 100 and the designation as recipient of the <i>Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion<\/i>. The full report is available online at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrc.org%2Fcei&amp;esheet=54175500&amp;newsitemid=20250108165433&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.hrc.org%2Fcei&amp;index=3&amp;md5=cf0dc6135ae2c29954632cc4792c294c\"><b>www.hrc.org\/cei<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Eastern Bank<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nFounded in 1818, Eastern Bank is Greater Boston\u2019s leading local bank with more than 110 locations serving communities in eastern Massachusetts, southern and coastal New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut. As of September 30, 2024, Eastern Bank had approximately $25.5 billion in assets. Eastern provides a full range of banking and wealth management solutions for consumers and businesses of all sizes including through its Cambridge Trust Wealth Management division, the largest bank-owned independent investment advisor in Massachusetts with approximately $8.4 billion in assets under management, and takes pride in its outspoken advocacy and community support that includes more than $240 million in charitable giving since 1994. An inclusive company, Eastern is comprised of deeply committed professionals who value relationships with their customers, colleagues and communities. Join us for good at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.easternbank.com%2F&amp;esheet=54175500&amp;newsitemid=20250108165433&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.easternbank.com&amp;index=4&amp;md5=97ed034cff4a7d5585e5366ac8073633\"><b>www.easternbank.com<\/b><\/a> and follow Eastern on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Feasternbank&amp;esheet=54175500&amp;newsitemid=20250108165433&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Facebook&amp;index=5&amp;md5=6c43fe16e3d06743bf5c183a65822e58\"><b>Facebook<\/b><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Feastern-bank&amp;esheet=54175500&amp;newsitemid=20250108165433&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=LinkedIn&amp;index=6&amp;md5=6356079c5c8f024fcbd93b9db8da554f\"><b>LinkedIn<\/b><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Feasternbank&amp;esheet=54175500&amp;newsitemid=20250108165433&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=X&amp;index=7&amp;md5=64fea3ba1fbcb5ee67c27d2535e0ab83\"><b>X<\/b><\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Feasternbank%2F&amp;esheet=54175500&amp;newsitemid=20250108165433&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Instagram&amp;index=8&amp;md5=40c039ccbee041cd9d523e799033d07c\"><b>Instagram<\/b><\/a>. 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For investor information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Finvestor.easternbank.com%2Fhome%2Fdefault.aspx&amp;esheet=54175500&amp;newsitemid=20250108165433&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=investor.easternbank.com&amp;index=9&amp;md5=67b43d45c8d624607fb82908daccdd97\"><b>investor.easternbank.com<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20250108165433r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250108165433\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250108165433\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Media contact:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Andrea Goodman<br \/>\n<br \/>Eastern Bank<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:a.goodman@easternbank.com\"><b>a.goodman@easternbank.com<br \/>\n<\/b><\/a><br \/>781-598-7847<\/p>\n<p><b>Investor contact:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Jill Belliveau<br \/>\n<br \/>Eastern Bankshares, Inc.<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:InvestorRelations@easternbank.com\"><b>InvestorRelations@easternbank.com<br \/>\n<\/b><\/a><br \/>781-598-7920<\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> Massachusetts United States North America<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> LGBTQ+ Banking Professional Services Philanthropy Women Men DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Foundation Consumer Human Resources Finance<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20250108165433\/en\/2347564\/3\/Eastern_Bank_Join_Us_For_Good_Logo_-_Aug_2020.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern Bank Earns Top Score for 11th Consecutive Year in Human Rights Campaign Foundation\u2019s 2025 Corporate Equality Index Eastern Is Recognized As A Leader In LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion And Equality BOSTON&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Eastern Bank is pleased to announce that for the eleventh consecutive year, it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation\u2019s 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation\u2019s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. 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