Ropes & Gray Earns Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index

In The News
January 7, 2025

For the 16th consecutive year, Ropes & Gray has earned a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking tool for evaluating LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion policies. Ropes & Gray received an Equality 100 Award as a Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion.

The CEI rates companies and organizations in four key areas: non-discrimination policies across business entities; equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families; supporting an inclusive culture; and corporate social responsibility. Ropes & Gray received top marks in each of the listed categories and received a perfect score overall.

The results of the 2025 CEI showcase how U.S.-based companies are promoting LGBTQ+ friendly workplace policies in the U.S. and abroad. Companies rated in the CEI include Fortune magazine’s 500 largest publicly traded businesses and hundreds of publicly and privately held mid- to large-sized businesses.