BRG Earns Equality 100 Award in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2025 Corporate Equality Index

BRG announces its 100 rating in annual assessment of LGBTQ+ workplace equality

BRG has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s (HRCF) 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. BRG joins 765 US businesses that will be honored with HRCF’s Equality 100 Award as Leaders in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion. This year’s CEI includes 1,449 businesses—the highest number of rated companies since the start of the CEI in 2002. This marks BRG’s second Equality 100 Award, following its recognition on the 2023 CEI.

“We recognize that a diverse workplace brings invaluable perspectives, and we are committed to fostering an environment where every individual feels respected and supported,” said Greg Russo, a managing director and champion of BRG’s ThinkPride employee resource group. “We understand the importance of having strong policies and practices in place to ensure LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Being named an Equality 100 company is a testament to our continued efforts and reflects our ongoing commitment to creating a culture where inclusivity is instinctive, not just an initiative.”

“The CEI is so much more than a score on paper. For decades businesses have relied on the CEI as a tool for transparency and leveling the playing field for all workers, making sure LGBTQ+ people and their families can share in fair, respectful, and supportive workplaces and benefits,” said RaShawn “Shawnie” Hawkins, SHRM-CP, HRCF Senior Director of Workplace Equality. “As conversations evolve on corporate America’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion, year-over-year growth in CEI participation is evidence of a business community that largely recognizes the responsibility and value in upholding equity and inclusion. Our goal at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation is to work in a spirit of partnership with companies, providing educational resources and leading benchmarking. The work of the CEI is to help businesses to expand their consumer base and attract top, innovative talent by supporting the LGBTQ+ community.”

The results of the 2025 CEI showcase how US-based companies are promoting LGBTQ+ friendly workplace policies in the US and abroad. The first year of the CEI included 319 participants, and the 2025 CEI now surveys 1,449 participants, further demonstrating its tremendous growth. A record-breaking 98 percent of CEI businesses have nondiscrimination protections specific to gender identity.

The CEI rates employers providing these crucial protections to more than 22 million US workers and includes Fortune magazine’s 500 largest publicly traded businesses, American Lawyer magazine’s 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:

• Nondiscrimination policies across business entities
• Equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families
• Supporting an inclusive culture
• Corporate social responsibility

The full report is available at www.hrc.org/cei.