H-E-B and Dr Pepper rank poorly for LGBTQ inclusivity in new report

[TexasTowelie]

Dr Pepper Snapple Group and beloved Texas grocery chain H-E-B are among the Fortune 500 companies in Texas that ranked poorly in a new report assessing the LGBTQ inclusivity of businesses across the country.

Thirteen of the 20 largest U.S. companies received perfect scores from the Human Rights Campaign, including pharmaceutical distributor McKesson Corp., which recently moved its headquarters from California to Irving. North Texas stalwarts AT&T, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Toyota, Comerica, Texas Instruments, GameStop and Celanese also earned perfect scores.

The report, which has analyzed America's largest publicly traded businesses and top law firms since 2002, takes into account a company's non-discrimination policies, equitable benefits for LGBTQ workers and their spouses, as well as inclusive culture and corporate social responsibility.

This year's average score for Fortune 500 companies was 67 percent, and 193 businesses in the U.S. received a perfect score compared to 230 last year.

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/lgbt/2019/03/28/h-e-b-dr-pepper-rank-poorly-lgbtq-inclusivity-new-human-rights-campaign-report

[TwilightZone]

1. Kind of surprising about HEB.

They have a reputation of being a pretty progressive company (particularly for Texas) and routinely make "best places to work" lists. They were Indeed's #1 company-to-work-for in 2017.

That doesn't necessarily mean they're inclusive, of course. I'll have to check out the report.