Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Again Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index
Company ranking included in annual national assessment of LGBTQ+ workplace equity
EAGAN, Minn. (January 7, 2025) – For the fifth consecutive year, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) has received a top score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s (HRCF) Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The CEI is the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Blue Cross is among 765 U.S. businesses being honored in 2025 with HRCF’s Equality 100 Award as Leaders in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion.
"This recognition reflects the Blue Cross commitment to creating an equitable and just work environment, where everyone can be their authentic selves," said Bukata Hayes, vice president of racial and health equity and chief equity officer at Blue Cross. "It is an honor to earn a perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index for a fifth straight year. As both an employer and a health plan, Blue Cross will continue to evolve and work to ensure that members of the LGBTQ+ community are protected from discrimination and harm and can live their truth without fear."
"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, senior director of workplace equality at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. "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."
The results of the 2025 CEI showcase how U.S.-based companies are valuing and promoting LGBTQ+ friendly workplace policies in the U.S. and abroad. The first year of the CEI included 319 participants, and the 2025 CEI now surveys 1,449 participants, further demonstrating the tremendous growth of the CEI. 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 U.S. workers and includes Fortune magazine’s 500 largest publicly traded businesses, American Lawyer magazine’s top 200 revenue-grossing law firms (AmLaw 200), and hundreds of publicly and privately held mid- to large-sized businesses.
El CEI clasifica a las empresas según criterios detallados que se basan en cuatro pilares centrales:
- Non-discrimination policies across business entities
- Equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families
- Supporting an inclusive culture
- Responsabilidad social corporativa
The full report is available online at http://www.hrc.org/cei
Acerca de la Human Rights Campaign
La Human Rights Campaign Foundation es la rama educativa de la Human Rights Campaign (HRC), la organización de derechos civiles más grande de Estados Unidos que trabaja en pos de la igualdad para personas lesbianas, gais, bisexuales, transgénero y queer (LGBTQ+). A través de sus programas, la HRC Foundation busca lograr un cambio significativo en la vida cotidiana de las personas de la comunidad LGBTQ+, lo que conlleva poner de manifiesto la desigualdad y lograr que el público conozca con más detalle los problemas de la comunidad LGBTQ+, y tiene un definido interés en lograr que haya avances en la justicia racial y para personas transgénero. Su trabajo ha transformado la realidad de más de 15 millones de trabajadores, 11 millones de estudiantes y 1 millón de clientes dentro del sistema de adopción y cuidado tutelar, y ha logrado muchísimo más. La HRC Foundation brinda asesoramiento directo y asistencia técnica a instituciones y comunidades, además de impulsar la implementación de políticas y prácticas inclusivas; desarrolla las aptitudes de los futuros líderes y aliados mediante programas de especialización y capacitación; además, por la firme convicción de que el trabajo conjunto es más efectivo, forja asociaciones con defensores de causas de todo EE. UU. y el mundo para lograr un mayor impacto y definir el futuro de su labor.
Acerca de Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
For more than 90 years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (bluecrossmn.com) has supported the health, wellbeing and peace of mind of our members by striving to ensure equitable access to high quality care at an affordable price. Tenemos más de 2.5 millones de miembros distribuidos entre cada condado de Minnesota, los 50 estados y cuatro continentes. Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® of Minnesota y Blue Plus® son licenciatarios independientes de Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
