HRC Equidade BR – Best Companies for LGBTQIA+ People to Work For was presented during the 9th edition of the DiverS/A Fair
Instituto Mais Diversidade, in partnership with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the Forum for Companies and LGBTI+ Rights, presented the second edition of the survey HRC Equidade BR – Best Companies for LGBTQIA+ People to Work For during the DiverS/A Fair, which started this Wednesday (31) and ends on June 3.
In total, more than 100 organizations started filling out the survey and 91 companies completed the questionnaire. Of these, 34 scored between 0 and 90 points and 57 companies reached the maximum score of 100 points, including Banco C6, Bayer, Gerdau Aos Longos, Ita Unibanco, JP Morgan, L’Oreal Brasil, Mattel, Mondelez Brazil, Nielsenq, Oracle do Brasil, Raia Drogasil S/A, Sky, TIM and Uber.
We had a 52% increase in the number of companies certified compared to the previous year and this demonstrates the importance of the survey in influencing more and more organizations to dedicate themselves to learning and implementing the best LGBTQIA+ inclusion practices in the workplace, said Joo Torres, executive president of Instituto Mais Diversidade.
This year, the survey methodology evaluated the practices in four pillars, namely “Inclusive Policies and Benefits”; “Supporting an Inclusive Culture and Data-Driven Best Practices”; “Internal Training Efforts” and “Public Accountability and Commitments”.
The results of the second year of the survey strongly demonstrate the impact of HRC Equidade BR on Brazilian work environments. It is incredible that 91 responding companies, which together represent more than 830,000 employees, have dedicated time and energy to evaluate their practices of Diversity and Inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people and also that the 57 classified will be able to amplify this discussion to other companies and society in general by by sharing their practices, added Reinaldo Bulgarelli, executive secretary of the Forum of Companies and LGBTI+ Rights.
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DiverS/A Fair 2023
In its ninth edition, the DiverS/A Fair is an event co-organised by Mais Diversidade consultancy and Mais Diversidade Institute which aims to contribute to the career development and promotion of employability of LGBTQIAP+ people.
This year, the Fair promoted by Instituto Mais Diversidade maintained the hybrid format established in 2022 and has 30 partner brands, including Mondelz Brasil as master sponsor, Bradesco, Ita, C6 Bank, Estrella Galicia, Globo, GPA, Infojobs, JP Morgan and Tim.
“Our role is to be part of the dialogue and actions on diversity, equity and inclusion. It will be very important to have contact with all the people participating, tell them a little about us, share about what we are doing here and, above all, listen to everyone. The objective is to have a positive impact on those who attend this very significant meeting”, emphasized Daniela Sagaz, Leader of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Mondelz Brasil.
According to Joo Torres, the process of attracting brands began with the contact between the organization of the event and the companies that were already partners in other editions. In addition, the institutions publicized the sponsorship opportunity on social media, which led to brands getting in touch with them.
“The Fair aims to be a permanent platform for connecting companies that want to make their teams more diverse and LGBTQIA+ students and professionals in general, who are starting in the job market or who are in career transition. event, in addition to positioning themselves as employer brands and allies of the LGBTQIA+ cause, offering vacancies to the public, participating in professional development activities and establishing networking and connection with the population”, said the executive.
