Lumen Technologies is ecstatic to be recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Employers for Diversity 2022. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list was announced on April 26, 2022.

Lumen Technologies has been named a Leader in the February 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Services, Global. This is the second consecutive year Lumen has been positioned in the Leader's quadrant.

For the fourth consecutive year, Lumen Technologies is being recognized as one of the ‘best places to work for LGBTQ+ equality.’ Lumen earned a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) which is the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies, practices and benefits related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) employees.

For the second year in a row, Lumen received an A- in the CDP Climate Change 2021 Score Report, which is higher than the North America regional average of C, and higher than the Media, Telecommunications & Data Center Services sector average of B. This places Lumen in the “Leadership” level amongst the top 28% of companies in “media, telecommunications, and data center services,” and the top 6% of responding companies overall.

Lumen’s increased commitment to ESG is recognized on a national level, evidenced by Newsweek’s recent recognition of CenturyLink, one of Lumen’s well-established and trusted brands, as one of America's Best Customer Service companies for 2022 in the category of Online Services and Digital Products, Internet Service Providers (ISP).

The non-profit JUST Capital announced with its media partner CNBC that Lumen Technologies has been named to the 2022 Rankings of America's Most JUST Companies. Of the 954 public companies analyzed, Lumen ranked 288 overall.

The announcement was made on November 3 during the Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium 2021 (VETS'21) which was held during National Veteran’s Small Business week in Orlando, Florida. A formal awards ceremony will take place on May 17, 2022, at the VETS22 Conference.

Lumen was named a finalist in the 2021 International Customer Experience Awards in the categories "Best Use of Insight and Feedback - Telecoms and IT," "CX Leader of the Year - over 5,000 employees (large organisation)" and "Employee Experience in the Crisis - Telecom and Logistics & Supply Chain."

Newsweek’s recent recognition of CenturyLink as No. 3 on their list of America's Best Customer Service companies for 2022 in the category of Online Services and Digital Products, Internet...

Lumen is being recognized once again (3rd time) as a best employer for Veterans by Military Times Best for Vets on their 2021 Employer List.

We thank our Lumen veterans for their service and our Veterans Employee Resource Group for furthering diversity and inclusion.

Leading recruiting platform WayUp names Lumen as the #1 Internship Program in the United States, stating "Interns have the chance to be recognized by managers, mentors, and peers through the Lumen Stars recognition platform. They earn badges that reflect Lumen’s unifying principals and values!"

Lumen has earned another “Best Place” recognition. With a score of 100 on the Disability Equality Index (DEI), Lumen has been recognized among the “Best Places to Work for Disability...

Sometimes called the ultimate business scorecard, the 2021 Fortune 500 list ranks Lumen at #139. We are proud to be counted among the most prestigious businesses in the United States. Explore our full listing here: https://fortune.com/fortune500/.

Lumen has a record of helping and appreciating veterans, and we’re pleased to announce we’ve been recognized by DiversityComm and U.S. Veterans Magazine as a 2021 Best of the Best top Veteran- friendly company.

Acknowledging their strong and ongoing commitment to being a diverse and inclusive company, Forbes has named Lumen Technologies to its list of Best Employers for Diversity for the second consecutive year. The recognition is jointly presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.

For the third consecutive year, Lumen Technologies has earned a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.

The magazine named Lumen number #11 on its annual list, which identifies best HR practices in Latin America in terms of Development, Training, Engagement, Compensation, and Benefits.

Civic 50 Colorado recognizes the 50 most community-minded small, medium and large companies in Colorado as determined by True Impact’s adapted national Civic 50 survey. It demonstrates how local companies can use their employees’ time, skills and other resources to improve the quality of life in our community.

CenturyLink was ranked as a Military Times Best for Vets: Employers 2020. This survey is the most comprehensive annual ranking of the country’s best employers and organizations with military-connected employment programs, benefits and support efforts.

Washington Technology ranked Lumen #29 on its Top 100 for 2020. The list includes the largest federal government contractors according to their prime contracts for IT, systems integration, professional services and other technology products and services.

The National Veterans Owned Business Association included Lumen on its list of the best U.S. corporations committed to working with veteran-owned businesses.

Based upon its polling of Fortune 1000 companies, both magazines named Lumen a Best of Best Employer for its leadership in seeking diversity within the workforce.

The Standard recognized Lumen’s participation in its Workplace Possibilities program—a unique and proactive approach to help prevent and manage absenteeism and disability in the workplace.

Lumen ranked in the Annual Top 50 Employers in the U.S. in five magazines within Equal Opportunity Publications’ portfolio, including Equal Opportunity, Woman Engineer, Minority Engineer, Careers & disABLED and STEM Workforce Diversity.

In light of the pandemic, Barron reranked its list of the top 100 Sustainable Companies in 2020, placing greater focus on social issues and the role of companies to address them. Lumen ranked #43 in the overall sustainable ranking, and higher (#34) in the social metrics ranking.

Forbes included Lumen on its third annual list of America’s top 500 employees for diversity.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation included Lumen in a list of U.S. companies that earned a 100% rating and the designation of being a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality.”

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For committing to support CENIC and understanding the importance of high-speed broadband for the research and education communities in California, CenturyLink is recognized with CENIC’s 2019 Innovations in Networking Award for Corporate Partner.

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The FTSE4Good Index Series has been designed to objectively measure the performance of companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards. Inclusion on the list is a reflection of meeting or exceeding FTSE (Financial Times Stock Exchange) standards; ranks are not assigned. CenturyLink continues to be a member company of the FTSE4Good Index.

CenturyLink has been named a Top Denver Employer Brand in career marketplace Hired's second annual Brand Health Report. Hired Asked their marketplace of tech talent based in Denver to ran the local companies they find most attractive to work for to determine which factors job seekers prioritize and which companies are doing it best. 

CenturyLink ranks on this year’s 27h Annual “Top 50 Employers” in Woman Engineer Magazine.

CenturyLink was named to Forbes magazine’s inaugural 2018 Best Employers for New Graduates list. The list was created from surveys given to more than 10,000 young professionals at companies with at least 1,000 employees. Survey questions included multiple topics, including working conditions, salary and wages and workplace diversity.

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The FTSE4Good Index Series has been designed to objectively measure the performance of companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards. Inclusion on the list is a reflection of meeting or exceeding FTSE (Financial Times Stock Exchange) standards; ranks are not assigned. CenturyLink continues to be a member company of the FTSE4Good Index.

Newsweek’s Green Rankings comprehensively assesses the environmental performance of the largest publicly traded companies in the United States and around the world. CenturyLink was listed as 228 and former Level 3 Communications was listed 226 out of the top 500 companies in 2017.

Barron’s recently offered their first ranking of the most sustainable companies in the U.S. To create the ranking, Barron’s turned to a sustainable-investing stalwart: Calvert Research and Management. CenturyLink made the list coming in at number 64 out of the named 100.

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CenturyLink was ranked in 2018 as a Silver class company with an aggregate score of 46. The Silver rating positions us in the top 30% of all companies for ethical and responsible employment and business practices, sustainable procurement and environmental management.

EcoVadis is the world’s most trusted provider of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices and sustainability ratings, intelligence and collaborative performance improvement tools for global supply chains. The EcoVadis CSR rating methodology is built on international CSR standards including the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact, and the ISO 26000, covering 190 spend categories and 150 countries. The rating methodology is integrated into an EcoVadis scorecard that provides detailed insight into the CSR performance of a company covering 21 CSR indicators grouped in 4 themes (Environment, Labor/Social, Fair business/Ethics, and Supply Chain).

The Five Star Audit process involves an in-depth examination of an organisation’s entire health and safety management system(s) and associated arrangements, focusing on the key aspects of their approach to managing occupational health and safety in the workplace and offers a structured path for continual improvement towards best practice status.

CenturyLink ranked #35 on the 27th Annual "Top 50 Employers" in the U.S. by Minority Engineer magazine. The readers of Minority Engineer magazine selected the top companies and/or government agencies in the country for which they would most prefer to work or believe would provide a positive working environment for engineers who are members of minority groups.

The readers of CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine recognized CenturyLink as one of the top 50 companies in the country for which they would most prefer to work or believe provide a positive working environment for people with disabilities. This list is the result of an annual reader survey mailed and e-mailed to randomly selected readers of CAREERS & the disABLED magazine.

CenturyLink was awarded the Corporate Sponsor Award for its partnership with Boys Town National Hotline 2017.

CenturyLink, Inc. has won the 2017 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Global Service Provider of the Year award. This well-known award, presented at HPE's Global Partner Summit, recognizes CenturyLink's outstanding performance and accomplishments that raise the standard for business excellence and customer satisfaction.

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CenturyLink, Inc. has been named the 2016 BizConnect Carrier Managed Services Partner of the Year by Ciena® in recognition of CenturyLink's significant growth and innovation in managed services across several verticals, including healthcare, financial services, and federal, state and local government. CenturyLink deploys Ciena equipment to deliver wave and Ethernet services to enterprise customers.

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Acknowledging their strong and ongoing commitment to being a diverse and inclusive company, Forbes has named Lumen Technologies to its list of Best Employers for Diversity for the second...