Neiman Marcus Group earns top marks from HRC, announces partnership
dallasvoice.comNMG presented a check for $250,000 to HRC leadership at the 2021 Black Tie Dinner in Dallas last November. Officials with Neiman Marcus Group this week announced its new partnership with the Human Rights Campaign, which kicked off with the brand being recognized as “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality.” Due to a number of newly-incorporated benefits and policies, Neiman Marcus Group recently earned a 100 score on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, which is the nation’s leading benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices for LGBTQ workplace equality.
Jay Brown, Human Rights Campaign’s senior vice president of programs, research and training, said, “When the Human Rights Campaign Foundation created the Corporate Equality Index 20 years ago, we dreamed that LGBTQ workers — from the factory floor to corporate headquarters, in big cities and small towns — could have access to the policies and benefits needed to thrive and live life authentically.
We are proud that the Corporate Equality Index paved the way to that reality for countless LGBTQ workers in America and abroad. “But there is still more to do, which is why we are raising the bar yet again to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow for LGBTQ+ workers everywhere.” The recent score, based on several new benefits and capabilities that Neiman Marcus Group has adopted, is a significant milestone for NMG, company officials said, adding that NMG “is proud to join the ranks of the over 840 major businesses that also earned top marks this year.” NMG completed the HRC’s Corporate Equality Index for the first time in the spring of 2021 to benchmark and improve workplace policies and practices that support the
