Gift guide
Dear bteph,
Making some purchasing decisions this holiday season? Visit www.hrc.org/employersearch to look up a company's Corporate Equality Index score before you do business with them.
With the holiday season here, every purchase you make can advance the cause of equality. Using our holiday gift buying guide, the choices you make will send a signal to retailers and manufacturers that fair policies are good for business. See below for information on a few purchases you might make this holiday season. You can also search our Corporate Equality Index to see how a particular company stacks up.
Happy gift-hunting!
Sincerely,
The HRC WorkNet team
Holiday Shopping Guide
Airlines Still haven’t made your holiday travel plans? If you’re shopping for airfare, keep in mind that American Airlines has a 100% score on GLBT issues, while their competitor Southwest scores only a 43.
American Airlines
100%
Southwest Airlines
43%
Books and other media If you’re looking for a best seller, Borders - with its 100% score - rises above the other major book sellers. Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com have both taken many positive steps to protect their workers.
Borders
100%
Amazon.com
71%
Barnes & Noble
71%
Computers & Electronics
Computer and electronics manufacturers have lead the way when it comes to equitable GLBT workplace policies. Use these scores as a guide if you’re in the market for some new gadgets.
IBM
100%
Apple Computer
100%
Hewlett-Packard
100%
Dell
100%
Eastman Kodak
100%
Lexmark
86%
Polaroid
86%
Gateway
71%
Emerson Electric
29%
Consumer Electronics Stores Not only does Best Buy share our love of blue and yellow, they also share our values when it comes to workplace protections for GLBT employees. Circuit City and Radio Shack on the other hand, have progress to make.
Best Buy
100%
Circuit City
43%
Radio Shack
29%
Credit Cards
If there’s still room on your Citi, Capital One, or American Express cards, you might be interested to know that they all have 100% rankings on GLBT workplace policies.
Capital One
100%
Citi
100%
American Express
100%
MBNA
43%
BB&T
14%
Department Stores If you needed a reason to justify your trips to Nordstrom, Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s, their scores rise above competitor The May Department Stores which include: Filene's, Hecht's, Kaufmann's, Lord & Taylor, Meier & Frank, and Marshall Field's.
Nordstrom
86%
Federated Department Stores (Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s)
86%
The May Department Stores (Filene's, Hecht's, Kaufmann's, Lord & Taylor, Meier & Frank, and Marshall Field's)
29%
Home Appliances Not that this should be an excuse to buy your partner or spouse a washing machine for the holidays, but if you’re in the market for home appliances, take a look at the scores of two leading manufacturers.
Whirlpool
100%
Maytag
29%
Gasoline
When you’re filling your tank on the way to the mall, consider these companies’ scores before you buy gasoline.
BP America
86%
ChevronTexaco
86%
Shell Oil Co
86%
ConocoPhillips
64%
ExxonMobil*
14% *Find out how you can help change ExxonMobil's nondiscrimination policies: www.equalityatexxon.org
Pharmacies & Stocking Stuffers Need some candy for stocking stuffers? Maybe picking up some aspirin before going to see the in-laws? If you have a choice of pharmacies, Walgreens outshines its competitor Rite Aid in how they treat their GLBT employees.
Walgreens
86%
Rite Aid
29%
Retail Stores If you’re trying to choose between Target and Wal-Mart, the choice should be obvious when it comes to their GLBT policies. Here are some major retailers and how they treat their GLBT employees.
Target
86%
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
86%
Wal-Mart
43%
Toys “R” Us
43%
Meijer
14%
Shipping Sending some gifts to friends or family last minute? You might be interested to know that UPS scores an 86 on GLBT issues while FedEx scores a 57.
United Parcel Service (UPS)
86%
FedEx
57%
Toys
If you have some options for the kids on your list, Hasbro toys scores an 86% while competitor Mattel scores a 57%.
Hasbro
86%
Mattel
57%
Wireless Carriers Most of the major wireless carriers have instituted GLBT-friendly policies. But if you can’t decide among them, their scores might provide some help.
Cingular
86%
Qwest
86%
Verizon
86%
Nextel
71%
Sprint
71%
Alltel
29%
Another group of companies that have demonstrated their commitment to GLBT equality are HRC's National Corporate Sponsors. Please support them this holiday season as well. They are:
Platinum Sponsors
Volvo Cars North America and IBM
Gold Sponsors
American Airlines, Mitchell Gold Co., and Olivia Cruises and Resorts
Silver Sponsors
Beaulieu Vineyard, Showtime, the Advocate and OUT, and Washington Mutual
Bronze Sponsors
Cingular Wireless, Replacements, Ltd., Nike, Capital One, John Hancock, and Coors Brewing Co.
HRC’s Corporate Partners
Centaur Entertainment and PlanetOut Partners, Inc.
Click here to learn more about these corporate champions.
These numbers reflect the companies’ scores on the HRC Corporate Equality Index. The factors used in making these determinations are:
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Whether they have sexual orientation and gender identity and expression non-discrimination policies; Offer health insurance to domestic partners; -
Take positive steps to foster workplace diversity including GLBT issues such as supporting an employee group or diversity council -
Offer diversity training inclusive of GLBT issues; -
Engage in respectful marketing to the GLBT community or support GLBT organizations; and -
Do not engage in action that would undermine the goals of GLBT equality.
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Woot. I'm not doing too bad. I've got an IBM, love Border's to DEATH (b&N / Amazon.com are also very very good), have Verizon, hate Mattel anyway, usually use UPS, like Walgreens, YES CITIBANK! (I love them because they sponsor GFC wholeheartedly), Nordstrom's & Macy's all the time anyway.
Yeah, I ain't doin so hot in terms of Walmart. Argh. The struggle between an all encompassing discriminating, yet cheap place and another place that's slightly more expensive that doesn't carry everything I want. :(