Raytheon achieves eighth consecutive 100 percent score on Corporate
Equality Index
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) has achieved a perfect 100 percent score on the
Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) 2013 Corporate Equality Index (CEI)
for the eighth consecutive time.
The HRC, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender civil rights organization, uses the CEI as a means to
rate large U.S. companies on how they treat their LGBT employees,
consumers and investors.
Raytheon is one of 250 companies to receive a perfect rating in
what the HRC calls a banner year for the equality index.
"Leveraging diversity of talent and thought is paramount to
Raytheon's inclusive culture, which we consider to be a competitive
advantage," said Raytheon's Chief Diversity Officer Hayward Bell.
"This eighth consecutive 100 percent rating of Raytheon by the HRC
is a reflection of our core values to treat all people with respect
and dignity, and to welcome diversity and diverse opinions from all
our employees."
In 2005, Raytheon was the first aerospace and defense company to
receive a perfect score on the CEI. The company was also among the
first in its industry to adopt a domestic partner benefits policy
in January 2002.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2011 sales of $25
billion and 71,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and
other government markets throughout the world. With a history of
innovation spanning 90 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in
the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications
and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission
support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit
us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.
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