UP earns top score on index measuring inclusive workplaces

Union Pacific Railroad scored 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-24 Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmark identifying companies with a track record of embracing LGBTQ+ equality in practices, policies and benefits.

This is the second consecutive year that UP earned a 100% score. The award recognizes the Class I for creating a workplace culture that embraces diversity and inclusion as a strength, said UP Chief Diversity Officer Debra Schrampfer in a press release.

To earn top marks, companies must meet the Corporate Equality Index's criteria in the following categories: workforce protections against discrimination, equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families; supporting an inclusive culture and corporate social responsibility; and responsible citizenship.

"Today's award reaffirms people who identify as LGBTQ+, and our allies, belong at Union Pacific," said Ryan Kula, president of UP's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employee resource group known as BRIDGES. "It also underscores the railroad's commitment to building a workforce that reflects the communities in which their employees live and work."