Linklaters received the Gold Award in the PRIDE Index 2023 from work with Pride (wwP), a recognition based on an evaluation of LGBTQ+ initiatives in the workplace – marking Linklaters as the only international law firm in Japan that has achieved the Gold standard for eight consecutive years, from 2016 to 2023.
work with Pride is a General Incorporated Association that supports LGBTQ+ people in Japan. The organisation launched the PRIDE Index in 2016 to assess how well companies in Japan are performing in terms of taking measures to provide a friendly and inclusive workplace for their LGBTQ+ employees. Companies are evaluated on five categories — policy, representation, inspiration, development, and engagement/empowerment — and placed on a three-tiered scale of “Gold,” “Silver,” and “Bronze”.
Linklaters’ Japan Managing Partner Peter Frost commented:
“We are extremely honoured to once again receive this recognition from work with Pride. This is a strong impetus to move us towards greater inclusiveness and to continue to work with our people, our clients and our communities, towards this goal. As a long-standing participant in the PRIDE Index alongside other corporations in Japan, we are also thrilled to see LGBTQ+ inclusion on the agenda of a diverse pool of industries.”
