Con Edison Scores 100 Percent in List of Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the nation’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) civil rights organization, listed 142 companies as “Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality.” Companies who score a perfect 100 percent on the foundation’s Corporate Equality Index, which measures policies and practices implemented to promote fairness and equality in the workplace for GLBT employees, are presented with a special seal.

Joan Jacobs, director of EEO Affairs at Con Edison, said, “We are committed to creating an environment that embraces the broad spectrum of diversity within our workforce. This recognition by the HRC is encouraging and makes us extremely proud.”

“This is our version of the ‘Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval,’ showing that these 142 companies have a philosophy of inclusion and are committed to fairness and equality for all Americans,” said HRC President Joe Solmonese. “ . . . This seal will act as a welcome mat for equality.”

“As an equal opportunity employer, Con Edison is deeply honored to be in the company of the best of the best when it comes to demonstrating that we stand behind our policies of inclusion,” said Vice President Claude Trahan.

More than 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies now have policies in place that prevent workplace discrimination based upon sexual orientation, and 24 percent include gender identity.

For more information, visit http://www.hrc.org.

Con Edison Makes LATINA Style Magazine's 50 Best Companies to Work for in the United States
Latina Style magazine, a national publication for contemporary Hispanic women, has named Con Edison as one of the 50 best companies for Latinas to work for in the United States.

According to the magazine’s Latina Style 50 Report, which evaluates corporate America’s career development for Latinas, Con Edison is shown to excel in many workplace categories deemed most important to its readers: It has a Latina board member and provides educational opportunities, employee benefits, job retraining, affinity groups, and various forums on women’s issues. Evaluations for the 2006 report were based on 2005 data. This is the fifth year that Con Edison has been recognized by Latina Style magazine.

Con Edison is proud to be recognized through these awards, which reflect the company’s ongoing commitment to fostering diversity in the workplace and supporting women’s career development.

Con Edison Named to Black Enterprise “40 Best Companies for Diversity”
Black Enterprise magazine has named Con Edison Company of New York to its “40 Best Companies for Diversity” list, which was featured in the magazine’s July 2006 issue.

The 2006 list is Black Enterprise’s second annual diversity rating, which ranks companies deemed top performers in minority supplier utilization, and workforce, management, and board representation. In selecting the top companies for diversity, Black Enterprise evaluated diversity programs, consulted with diversity experts and corporate diversity officers, and conducted an extensive survey of more than 1,000 of the country’s largest publicly traded companies, and more than 50 leading global companies with significant U.S. operations.

For more information, visit www.blackenterprise.com.

Hispanic Magazine Names Con Edison a “Top 100” Company for Hispanics
In 2005, for the sixth successive year, Hispanic magazine named Con Edison to its “Corporate 100” list of top companies for Latinos. The annual selections are based on diversity training, recruitment efforts, ethnic representation on boards of directors, and other minority-business initiatives. Funding provided for Latino-related scholarships, grants, and philanthropic donations are also factored into the selection process, as is a company’s overall image in the Hispanic community. Con Edison has been named to the list every year since 2001.

For more information about Hispanic magazine's Corporate 100 list, visit www.hispaniconline.com.

Con Edison Among Hispanic Business Magazine’s “Top 40 Companies For Hispanics”
In 2005, Hispanic Business magazine named Con Edison as one of the “Top 40 Companies for Hispanics.” The list includes companies from all sectors of the U.S. economy, but whose corporate cultures share one trait – an awareness of diversity throughout the organization. Unlike other “best-company” lists, which look at hiring or leadership, the Hispanic Business directory primarily focuses on how companies reach out to Hispanics in the areas of recruitment, promotion, procurement, philanthropy, and marketing.