Corporate Equality Index: How Can My Employer Participate in the 2011 Survey?
When will the next Corporate Equality Index survey and report be released?
The next survey - the "Corporate Equality Index 2011" survey - begins March 2010. The following dates are provided for planning purposes only and are subject to modification from year to year:
- March 31
invitations to the online survey are mailed to invited employers and e-mailed to employers that have participated in the past (more about the survey) - June 30
surveys submitted to HRC for review - employers will be notified of any concerns or inconsistencies found and will be given opportunity to provide clarification - July 31
ratings finalized - September 15
Corporate Equality Index report released - November 20
Buying for Equality guide released
We haven't participated in the past - how do we get involved now?
Make sure that your employer qualifies to participate, then submit the name, position, e-mail, phone number and mailing address of a person authorized to represent your business to cei@hrc.org.
Will the rating system and criteria stay the same?
The Corporate Equality Index 2011 survey and report will use the rating system we have used since the Corporate Equality Index 2006. However, the Corporate Equality Index 2012 survey and report, issued in calendar year 2011, will utilize a new set of criteria - Criteria 3.0.
We are committed to giving at least one year's notice for the rating system to change.
Will there be new questions on the next survey?
Yes, we anticipate new and/or modified questions on each year's survey, however those questions will generally not affect the rating provided and will be used for informational purposes only. Questions that affect your rating will generally have appeared on the survey before, and are all clearly marked within the survey instrument. You can find a copy of each year's survey in that year's report.
