Corporate-wide diversity initiatives and non-discrimination policies
increase Constellation Energy's rating 27 points to achieve 100 percent
BALTIMORE, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Constellation Energy
(NYSE: CEG) today announced that it has received a top rating on the Human
Rights Campaign Foundation's annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The
CEI, which rates 583 businesses on a scale of 0 to 100 percent, is focused
on a company's treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
employees, consumers and investors.
"Constellation Energy recognizes that companies today must support
diversity in the workforce in order to foster an environment of continued
growth and success," said Beth Perlman, senior vice president, chief
administrative officer and chief information officer, Constellation Energy.
"Inclusion by CEI for our ability to excel in the areas of equality and
diversity further illustrates Constellation Energy's strong commitment to
implementing policies and best practices that support a diverse and
inclusive corporate culture."
Constellation Energy has implemented multiple new policies and best
practices that help cultivate and promote a culture of diversity and
inclusion throughout the organization. One such best practice includes the
formation of the company's Diversity Council, which is made up of a
cross-functional team of leaders from throughout the enterprise. Other
diversity initiatives throughout the company include diversity training,
non-discrimination policies and employer-provided domestic partner health
insurance and benefits.
"The 2009 Corporate Equality Index shows that corporate America
understands that a diverse workforce is critical to remaining successful
and competitive," said HRC Foundation President Joe Solmonese. "In the
absence of a federal law that prohibits workplace discrimination based on
sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, it is up to employers
to take the lead and implement policies that ensure all their employees are
protected."
The 2009 edition of the CEI reports 259 businesses achieved a perfect
score, a 33 percent increase over last year when the number was 195. The
259 top-rated businesses collectively employ more than 9 million full-time
employees. These workers are protected from employment discrimination based
on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression because of their
employers' policies on diversity training, health care, and domestic
partnership benefits.
Constellation Energy (http://www.constellation.com), a FORTUNE 125
company with 2007 revenues of $21 billion, is the nation's largest
competitive supplier of electricity to large commercial and industrial
customers and the nation's largest wholesale power seller. Constellation
Energy also manages fuels and energy services on behalf of energy intensive
industries and utilities. It owns a diversified fleet of 83 generating
units located throughout the United States, totaling approximately 9,000
megawatts of generating capacity. The company delivers electricity and
natural gas through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its
regulated utility in Central Maryland.
SOURCE Constellation Energy
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