SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingClub
Corporation (NYSE: LC), today announced that it is one of
230 companies selected for the 2019 Bloomberg
Gender-Equality Index (GEI), which distinguishes companies
committed to transparency in gender reporting and advancing women's
equality. The index doubled in size from 2018 and includes firms
from 10 sectors, headquartered across 36 countries and regions.
Collectively, these firms have a combined market capitalization of
USD 9 trillion and globally employ
more than 15 million people, of which 7 million are women. Thirteen
markets are represented for the first time this year, including
Argentina, China, Israel, and South
Africa.
"We believe that the diversity of our employee base needs to
represent the diversity of our customer base and that is why we're
committed to increasing the diversity of our leadership team not
just at the C-suite and board level, which are currently at 22
percent and 30 percent respectively, but at all levels within our
organization," said Whitney Jones,
Chief People Officer at LendingClub. "For open roles, we strive for
a 50 percent diverse candidate slate and a diverse interview panel.
For current employees, we've instituted policies like gender pay
equity assessments, a phased-in return to work program for new
mothers, a mentorship/allyship program and are actively supporting
an internal women's network to promote the important contributions
of our female employees."
Bloomberg's standardized reporting framework offers public
companies the opportunity to disclose information on how they
promote gender equality across four separate areas – company
statistics, policies, community engagement, and products and
services. Reporting companies that score above a
globally-established threshold, based on the extent of disclosures
and the achievement of best-in-class statistics and policies, are
included in the GEI. Demand for products and services using
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data has seen a
significant increase over the last years, as a growing number of
investors are looking to incorporate ESG into their investment
decisions. Still, only 10% of eligible companies are currently
disclosing their workplace gender policies and practices.
"We applaud LendingClub and the other 229 firms tracked by the
index for their action to measure gender equality through the
Bloomberg GEI framework," said Peter T.
Grauer, Chairman of Bloomberg and Founding Chairman of the
U.S. 30% Club. "LendingClub's GEI inclusion is a strong indicator
to its employees, investors, and industry peers alike that it is
leading by example to advance ongoing efforts for a truly inclusive
workplace."
Disclosures from firms included in the 2019 GEI provide a
wide-ranging and comprehensive look at how companies around the
world are investing in women. According to GEI data:
- Women had a 40% increase in executive level positions between
fiscal years 2014-2017.
- 60% of firms conduct compensation reviews to identify
gender-based variations in pay to close their average 20% pay gap
(18% on average in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Middle
East regions and 26% in Asia-Pacific).
- 34% have programs in place to recruit women looking to return
to work after a career break.
- For U.S. employees, the average number of weeks of fully paid
primary leave offered is 13 weeks, and the average number of weeks
of fully paid secondary leave offered is 5 weeks.
- 43% of firms cover gender reassignment services in health
insurance plans.
- 68% of firms evaluate all advertising and marketing content for
gender biases prior to publication.
The Bloomberg gender reporting framework is voluntary and has no
associated costs. The GEI is a reference index. All public
companies can submit data to Bloomberg. Those with a security
listed on a U.S. exchange and a market capitalization of
USD 1 billion or greater are eligible
for index inclusion. For more information on the GEI and how to
submit information for next year's index visit:
https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/gender-equality-index/
Companies included in the 2019 Bloomberg
Gender-Equality Index:
A.P. Møller-Mærsk
A/S
|
KB Financial Group,
Inc.
|
AB InBev
|
Kering
|
Accenture
|
Legal & General
Group PLC
|
adidas
|
Leidos Holdings,
Inc.
|
Adobe
|
LendingClub
|
ADP
|
Lenovo
|
Advanced Micro
Devices, Inc.
|
Lionsgate
|
Aetna,
Inc.
|
Lloyds Banking
Group
|
AGNC Investment
Corp.
|
L'Oréal
|
AIA Group
Limited
|
lululemon
|
Air Products &
Chemicals, Inc.
|
Manulife
|
Alcoa
Corporation
|
Marsh & McLennan
Companies
|
Alliance
Data
|
Mastercard
|
Alliant
Energy
|
Maybank
|
Allianz
|
Mediobanca
|
Alpha Bank
|
MetLife,
Inc.
|
American Electric
Power
|
MINDBODY,
Inc.
|
American
Express
|
Mitsubishi UFJ
Financial Group
|
American
Water
|
Mizuho Financial
Group, Inc.
|
AMN Healthcare
Services, Inc.
|
Morgan
Stanley
|
Anglo
American
|
Morningstar,
Inc.
|
Annaly Capital
Management, Inc.
|
Motorola
Solutions
|
Apollo Global
Management, LLC
|
MS&AD Insurance
Group Holdings, Inc.
|
ArcelorMittal
|
National Australia
Bank
|
AstraZeneca
|
National Bank of
Canada
|
AT&T
|
National Bank of
Greece
|
AU
Optronics
|
Nestlé
|
Avon Products,
Inc.
|
Newmont Mining
Corporation
|
BAE Systems
PLC
|
Nidec
Corporation
|
Banco Bradesco
S/A
|
Nielsen
|
Banco
Santander
|
NiSource
|
Bank of
America
|
NN Group
|
Bank of
Montreal
|
Nokia
|
Bank of
Queensland
|
Nordea
Bank
|
Barclays
|
Northern Trust
Corp
|
BB Seguridade
Participações S.A.
|
NTT DOCOMO
|
BBVA
|
NVIDIA
|
BNP
Paribas
|
Old National
Bancorp
|
BNY Mellon
|
Orange
|
Boston Scientific
Corporation
|
Pampa
Energía
|
BT Group
PLC
|
Pearson
|
BYD Company
Limited
|
Pitney Bowes,
Inc.
|
CAE
|
PNC Financial
Services Group
|
CaixaBank
|
Portland General
Electric
|
Campbell Soup
Company
|
Praxair,
Inc.
|
CAPCOM Co.
Ltd.
|
Procter &
Gamble
|
Capital One Financial
Corporation
|
ProSiebenSat.1 Media
SE
|
Centene
Corporation
|
Prudential
Financial
|
Charles River
Laboratories International, Inc.
|
Prudential
PLC
|
CIBC
|
QBE Insurance Group
Limited
|
Cie de
Saint-Gobain
|
Radian Group,
Inc.
|
Cisco
|
Rapid7,
Inc.
|
Citi
|
RBS
|
City Developments
Limited
|
RELX Group
|
The Clorox
Company
|
Robert
Half
|
The Coca-Cola
Company
|
Rogers
Communications, Inc.
|
Coca-Cola
FEMSA
|
Rolls-Royce Holdings
PLC
|
Commercial
International Bank, Egypt (CIB)
|
Royal Bank of
Canada
|
Commonwealth Bank of
Australia
|
S&P
Global
|
Core
Laboratories
|
Sanderson
Farms
|
CVS Health
|
SAP
|
Dai Nippon Printing
Co. Ltd.
|
Schneider
Electric
|
Daiwa House Industry
Co. Ltd.
|
Scholastic
|
Daiwa Securities
Group Inc.
|
Schroders
|
Danone
|
Scotiabank
|
Danske Bank
A/S
|
Sempra
Energy
|
DaVita,
Inc.
|
Shinhan Financial
Group
|
DBS Group Holdings
Ltd.
|
Signet Jewelers
Limited
|
Deutsche Post DHL
Group
|
Silicon Valley
Bank
|
Deutsche Telekom
AG
|
Singtel
|
Diageo PLC
|
Sodexo
|
Dominion
Energy
|
Sonova
|
Don Quijote Holdings
Co. Ltd.
|
SSE PLC
|
Dr. Reddy's
Laboratories Ltd.
|
Standard Chartered
Bank
|
DuPont
|
Standard Life
Aberdeen PLC
|
Enagás
S.A.
|
State Street
Corporation
|
Enbridge
|
STMicroelectronics
|
Erste Group Bank
AG
|
Sumitomo Mitsui
Financial Group
|
The Estée Lauder
Companies, Inc.
|
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust
Holdings
|
Etsy
|
Sun Life
Financial
|
Euronav NV
|
Swedbank
|
Eversource
Energy
|
Swiss Re
|
Evertec
|
Symantec
|
Fifth Third
Bancorp
|
Tahoe Resources,
Inc.
|
First Data
Corp.
|
Taylor
Morrison
|
First Horizon
National Corporation
|
TD Bank
Group
|
First Pacific Company
Limited
|
Teck
|
FirstEnergy
|
Telefónica
|
Ford Motor
Company
|
Telia
Company
|
Fortescue Metals
Group Ltd.
|
Terna
|
Franklin Templeton
Investments
|
Tokyo Electron
Limited
|
Galp
|
TransCanada
Corporation
|
Gap, Inc.
|
Türkiye Garanti
Bankası A.Ş.
|
General
Motors
|
UBS
|
Gold
Fields
|
Unilever
|
Goldman
Sachs
|
Unum Group
|
Grupo Financiero
Banorte
|
UOB Group
|
Grupo Televisa,
S.A.B.
|
UPM-Kymmene
Corporation
|
Harmony Gold Mining
Company Limited
|
Visa, Inc.
|
The
Hartford
|
Vodafone
Group
|
Horace
Mann
|
Voya Financial,
Inc.
|
IAMGOLD
Corporation
|
Walmart
|
Iberdrola
|
Walmart de México y
Centroamérica
|
ICL
|
Wells Fargo &
Company
|
Illumina
|
Welltower
|
Incitec Pivot
Limited
|
WESCO International,
Inc.
|
ING
|
Westpac
Group
|
Ingredion
Incorporated
|
Weyerhaeuser
|
Intesa
Sanpaolo
|
Willis Towers
Watson
|
Itaú
Unibanco
|
WPP
|
Janus Henderson Group
PLC
|
Yum China Holdings,
Inc.
|
JPMorgan Chase &
Co.
|
Yum! Brands,
Inc.
|
Just Eat
|
Zillow Group,
Inc.
|
Kao
Corporation
|
Zurich
Insurance
|
KASIKORNBANK
PCL
|
Zynga,
Inc.
|
Media Contacts:
LendingClub
Press@LendingClub.com
IR@LendingClub.com
Veronika Henze
Bloomberg LP
+1-646-324-1596
vhenze@bloomberg.net
About LendingClub
LendingClub was founded to
transform the banking system to make credit more affordable and
investing more rewarding. Today, LendingClub's online credit
marketplace connects borrowers and investors to deliver more
efficient and affordable access to credit. Through its technology
platform, LendingClub is able to create cost efficiencies and
passes those savings onto borrowers in the form of lower rates and
to investors in the form of risk-adjusted returns. LendingClub is
based in San Francisco,
California. Currently, residents of the following states may
invest in LendingClub notes: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL,
GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT,
ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA,
WI, WV, or WY. All loans are made by federally regulated issuing
bank partner(s). More information is available
at https://www.lendingclub.com.
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