WELLESLEY, Mass., Dec. 6, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has received the Equality 100 Award
from Human Rights Campaign, given to companies achieving a 100%
score on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national
benchmarking survey that assesses LGBTQ equality in the workplace.
This is Sun Life's 15th consecutive 100% score on the
CEI. Sun Life has continued to engage employees in fostering an
inclusive, supportive workplace that encourages every employee to
bring their authentic selves to work.
"We are especially pleased to receive this score once again, as
the criteria this year has expanded – as it should," said Diontha
Fancher, director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Sun Life
U.S. "Our work to continuously strengthen our inclusion commitments
is an ongoing process, informed by valuable insights and engagement
from our Inclusion Networks and community partners."
In support of best practices for transgender inclusion, a newer
criteria for the CEI, Sun Life provides resources to support the
optional sharing of gender pronouns by employees, including in
email signatures, as part of videoconferencing identification, and
internal content-sharing platforms.
"An inclusive and supportive culture is important in every
business," said Tammi Wortham,
senior vice president, Human Resources, Sun Life U.S. "An inclusive
workplace ensures every employee can achieve their full potential
and contribute positively to the business, their colleagues, and
their families. We are proud to receive a top score once again from
Human Rights Campaign."
Sun Life engages in many events and activities throughout the
year on issues that impact the LGBTQ+ community and address equity
and inclusion for all diverse groups. This year Sun Life introduced
a LGBTQ+ Benefits Guide, highlighting examples of the ways Sun Life
benefits support the needs of the LGBTQ+ community. Some benefits
include:
- Medical, dental and vision plans available to legal spouses,
same-sex or different sex domestic partners and legal civil union
partners.
- Medical plans covering gender-affirming care.
- A paid family and medical leave program covering "chosen
family" to allow caregivers time off to care for those who are not
direct relatives.
Sun Life has been a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, joining 13
employer briefs that helped lead to the defeat of DOMA (Defense of
Marriage Act) in 2013 and state laws prohibiting same-sex marriage
in 2015. In 2019 Sun Life joined other employers in signing onto an
amicus brief for the Supreme Court cases determining whether LGBTQ+
employees are protected under the current U.S. civil rights
law.
This year Sun Life U.S. was also named a Best Employer for
Diversity by Forbes, and for the past two years was named a Girls
Club Top 25 Female Friendly Company and received the Great Places
to Work certification. Sun Life's other U.S. workplace
recognitions include six consecutive years on the Boston Globe
Top Places to Work list, and three consecutive years on both the
Top Workplaces USA list and the
Hartford Courant's Top Places to Work list. Sun Life U.S. is also
listed on the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index.
Globally, Sun Life was named one of the World's Best Companies
for Women by Forbes in 2023.
For more information on Sun Life's Inclusion Networks and
activities around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, visit
https://www.sunlife.com/us/en/about/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/.
About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international
financial services organization providing asset management, wealth,
insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional
Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide,
including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong
Kong, the Philippines,
Japan, Indonesia, India, China,
Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of September 30, 2023, Sun Life had total assets
under management of C$1.34 trillion.
For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New
York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the
ticker symbol SLF.
Sun Life U.S. is one of the largest providers of employee and
government benefits, helping more than 50 million Americans access
the healthcare and coverage they need. Through employers, industry
partners and government programs, Sun Life U.S. offers a portfolio
of benefits and services, including dental, vision, disability,
absence management, life, supplemental health, medical stop-loss
insurance, and healthcare navigation. Sun Life employs nearly 8,300
people in the U.S., including associates in our partner dental
practices and affiliated companies in asset management. Group
insurance policies are issued by Sun Life Assurance Company of
Canada (Wellesley Hills, Mass.), except in
New York, where policies are
issued by Sun Life and Health Insurance Company (U.S.)
(Lansing, Mich.). For more
information visit our website and newsroom.
Media contacts
Devon Fernald
Sun Life U.S.
Devon.Portney.Fernald@sunlife.com
781-800-3609
Anjie Coplin
Sun Life U.S.
Anjie.Coplin@sunlife.com
214-549-1553
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