United Business Media LLC Named One of America's Best Companies for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Workers by The Human Rights Campaign Foundation'Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality' Recognition Fifth Consecutive YearPRNewswire-FirstCall MANHASSET, N.Y., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Business Media LLC (UBM) today announced that it has earned the 'Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality' Seal from The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation (http://hrc.org/), the educational arm of the nation's largest advocacy group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) Americans. For the fifth consecutive year, UBM received a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual survey which measures policies and practices implemented to promote fairness and equality in the workplace for GLBT employees. Scores are based on multiple factors, such as domestic partnership benefits and inclusive nondiscrimination policies. UBM joins the ranks of 259 other major US businesses which get top marks for their treatment of GLBT employees. "Our employees drive our success. We recruit people from diverse backgrounds to create an innovative and collaborative environment where everyone is valued and focused on achieving our business objectives," said Alix Raine, SVP Communications North America, UBM. "We are very proud to be recognized once again by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for this outstanding achievement along with our customers like Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Intel." UBM actively supports the HRC Foundation through initiatives that increase awareness, shape perceptions and foster equality. UBM understands the importance of maintaining a work environment where innovation, respect and knowledge sharing are encouraged, stimulating new ideas to better serve its employees, advertisers, audiences and local communities. Founded 37 years ago, UBM is a family-friendly company and an equal opportunity employer. UBM has been at the forefront of GLBT issues and was the second company in the United States to offer domestic partner benefits more than a decade ago. About The Human Rights Campaign (http://hrc.org/) The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against GLBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. About United Business Media Limited (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/) United Business Media Limited is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. Contact Alix Raine United Business Media LLC 516-562-7827 araine@ubm-us.com SOURCE: United Business Media LLC CONTACT: Alix Raine of United Business Media LLC, +1-516-562-7827, Web site: http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |