Date posted: 09/17/2007*

For the third consecutive year, Raytheon has achieved a score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The HRC uses the CEI as a means to rate U.S. companies on how they treat their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) employees, consumers and investors. The HRC is the nation’s largest GLBT rights organization.

"We are proud to have once again achieved a perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index, since it directly reflects the strides that our company has made to build a culture that recognizes, respects and leverages individual and cultural differences," said Hayward Bell, Raytheon’s chief diversity officer.

The Corporate Equality Index, which was first reported by the HRC in 2002, rates companies on a scale of zero to 100 percent, based on a number of criteria, including whether they:

• include "sexual orientation" in their nondiscrimination policy;
• include "gender identity and/or expression" in their nondiscrimination policy;
• offer same-sex domestic-partner health insurance;
• officially recognize and support a GLBT employee resource group or have a firm-wide diversity council that includes GLBT issues; and
• engage in respectful and appropriate marketing to the GLBT community and/or provide support of GLBT community.

"Only when our employees feel they are in an open, honest and supportive environment can they work to their fullest potential. It is this inclusiveness that allows our employees to create the best possible solutions for our customers," said Bell.

In 2005, Raytheon was the first defense and aerospace company to score 100 percent on the CEI.

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