Lumentum Earns Equality 100 Award in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index
January 07 2025 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Receives Perfect Score of 100 from the Human
Rights Campaign Foundation for Exemplary LGBTQ+ Workplace
Equality
Lumentum Holdings Inc. ("Lumentum"), a market-leading designer
and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products for
cloud, networking and industrial applications, announced today that
it has received a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation’s (HRCF) 2025 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s
foremost benchmarking survey and report, measuring corporate
policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
Lumentum joins the 765 U.S. businesses that will be honored with
HRCF’s Equality 100 Award as Leaders in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion.
This year’s CEI includes 1,449 businesses – the highest number of
rated companies since the start of the CEI in 2002.
“We are honored to be recognized with a perfect score on the
Corporate Equality Index, which highlights our efforts in creating
an inclusive workplace,” said Alan Lowe, president and CEO at
Lumentum. “As a company focused on innovation, we not only compete
in the markets for our products but also for talent. We believe
that by promoting an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive
as their authentic selves, we have a more talented, innovative, and
engaged workforce as we strive to create a brighter future for the
world.”
“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. Our goal at the Human
Rights Campaign Foundation is to work in a spirit of partnership
with companies, providing educational resources and leading
benchmarking. The work of the CEI is to help businesses expand
their consumer base and attract top, innovative talent by
supporting the LGBTQ+ community.”
The results of the 2025 CEI showcase how U.S.-based companies
are 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 non-discrimination 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. The CEI
rates companies on detailed criteria falling under four central
pillars:
• Non-discrimination policies across business entities
• Equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families
• Supporting an inclusive culture
• Corporate social responsibility
The full report is available online at www.hrc.org/cei.
About Lumentum
Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a market-leading designer and
manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling
optical networking and laser applications worldwide. Lumentum
optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type
of telecom, enterprise, and data center network. Lumentum lasers
enable advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications,
including next-generation 3D sensing capabilities. Lumentum is
headquartered in San Jose, California, with R&D, manufacturing,
and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit
www.lumentum.com and follow Lumentum on LinkedIn, X, Facebook,
Instagram, and YouTube.
About The Human Rights Campaign Foundation
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of
the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America's largest civil rights
organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people. Through its
programs, the HRC Foundation seeks to make transformational change
in the everyday lives of LGBTQ+ people, shedding light on inequity
and deepening the public’s understanding of LGBTQ+ issues, with a
clear focus on advancing transgender and racial justice. Its work
has transformed the landscape for more than 15 million workers, 11
million students, 1 million clients in the adoption and foster care
system and so much more. The HRC Foundation provides direct
consultation and technical assistance to institutions and
communities, driving the advancement of inclusive policies and
practices; it builds the capacity of future leaders and allies
through fellowship and training programs; and, with the firm belief
that we are stronger working together, it forges partnerships with
advocates in the U.S. and around the globe to increase our impact
and shape the future of our work.
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