Stantec named to 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

Stantec has been named to Bloomberg’s 2020 Gender-Equality Index (GEI), which tracks the performance of public companies committed to gender-data reporting transparency and advancing women’s equality in the workplace. The 2020 index, which features 325 companies, was released on January 21.

“We’re proud to be one of the companies driving change through measurement and transparency,” says Carrie Sabin, Stantec’s sustainability director. “Gender equality represents a big component of our commitment to sustainability, and we’re pleased to be one of the first companies in our industry to be listed on this index."

The companies included in the 2020 GEI have all publicly released their gender-related data. Bloomberg provides a reporting framework, which gives companies a standardized format to voluntarily disclose workplace gender data. The framework captures data across five key areas: Female leadership and talent pipeline, equal pay and gender pay parity, inclusive culture, sexual harassment policies, and pro-women brand. Companies that score above a globally-established threshold are named to the GEI and results are published on the Bloomberg Terminal.

Stantec’s percentage of female employees in all roles has hovered around 34% for the past three years, which is higher than average for the industry and a percentage that Stantec is focusing on increasing (according to the National Science board, women are typically 28% of the science and engineering workforce). The percentage of female directors on Stantec’s board is 44%.

There are 35 Stantec locations that run Women@Stantec employee resource groups, which are company-sponsored grassroots teams created to promote gender equality and career development. Stantec is also a participant in the UN Global Compact Network Canada’s Gender Equality Leadership Project.

Stantec’s sustainability performance is summarized in our Stantec’s 2018 Corporate Sustainability Report, published on May 8, 2019 and found HERE. 

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