Eastern Bank Maintains Perfect LGBTQ+ Inclusion Score for 12th Year
Event summary
- Eastern Bank scored 100 on the 2026 Corporate Equality Index for the 12th consecutive year.
- The bank joins 534 U.S. businesses recognized as leaders in LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion.
- Eastern's Equality Under the Blue Employee Resource Group engages with senior leadership on LGBTQ+ issues.
- The bank has $30.6 billion in assets and $9.6 billion in assets under management through its wealth division.
The big picture
Eastern Bank's sustained perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index underscores the growing importance of LGBTQ+ inclusion as a competitive differentiator in financial services. As regulatory and social expectations around diversity and inclusion continue to rise, banks with strong track records in this area may gain advantages in talent attraction and customer loyalty. Eastern's $30.6 billion asset base and $9.6 billion in wealth management AUM provide scale to amplify its inclusion initiatives.
What we're watching
- Sustaining Excellence
- Whether Eastern Bank can maintain its perfect CEI score amid evolving LGBTQ+ workplace standards.
- Community Impact
- The effectiveness of Eastern's community engagement efforts, particularly its Pride activities.
- Industry Benchmarking
- How the bank's consistent high scores influence peer institutions' inclusion practices.
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