Sydney—Dentons has been awarded the Bronze Employer Award at the Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Awards 2017, held on 19 May 2017 at Dolton House in Sydney. The award places Dentons in the top 50 large Australian employers for workplace inclusion.

The AWEI is the definitive national benchmark for LGBTI inclusion in the workplace driving best practice across all sectors. Awardees were required to provide extensive evidence of their diversity and inclusion initiatives with submissions assessed against strict criteria.

Partner and Australia Executive Sponsor of Dentons’ LGBT+ Network, GLOW, Ben Allen said that the firm is proud to be recognised amongst leading employers for workplace inclusion.

“Dentons has always been at the forefront of diversity and inclusion in Australia  with initiatives focussed on gender diversity, cultural equality and more recently LGBTI.

“Dentons fosters a culture of acceptance of the LGBTI community, and workplace inclusion is at the heart of the Firm’s global LGBT+ network.

“The Firm is extremely proud of what GLOW has achieved in Australia since its launch. Diversity and LGBTI inclusion are supported at all levels within the firm and it’s wonderful to see the firm’s achievements in this space recognised.”

Dentons, has been previously recognised for its diversity and inclusion efforts in Australia at the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2016 where the Firm was awarded the Diversity Law Firm of the Year Award.

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