2002 Corporate Award for Excellence

Greater Boston Business Council

2002

(Excerpts from the GBBC Awards for Excellence Program Book, June 26, 2002)

Wainwright Bank has long been recognized for its commitment to gay and lesbian issues. Wainwright became one of the first Boston-area corporations to endorse the Equality Principles of the Alliance for Corporate Equality (ACE), which guarantees equal treatment for all employees regardless of their sexual orientation. In 1998, Wainwright was selected as one of the most progressive companies nation-wide for gay and lesbian consumers, employees, and investors.

The Awards for Excellence criteria in the Corporate Category are:

Nominees have 100+ employees. They do not have to be headquartered in New England, but they must have a strong employee presence here. They should have a record of accomplishment in the pursuit of diversity, including Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender (GLBT) issues. It is important that they publicly acknowledge their support for diversity, including GLBTs, both within and outside their workplace. Corporate nominees should have been successful financially for the last three years and should have enacted personnel policies ensuring the rights of GLBT employees. They should have made a significant and innovative contribution to business, to the quality of work lives of GLBTs, and to the well being of the New England GLBT community.

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