 Fourth Annual Diversity Report Reveals the Top Performers in Four Key Areas: Corporate Boards, Total Workforce, Senior Management, and Corporate Procurement
BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) has announced its fourth annual tally of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity as featured in the July issue. The companies identified in the special report demonstrated strength and outperformed their peers in one or more of four key categories: supplier diversity, senior management, board involvement, and employee base.
Of the 40 best, both McDonald's Corp. and MGM Mirage met BE's criteria in all four categories. Among the companies that hit the mark in three of the four areas are AETNA Inc., the Coca-Cola Co., Pepco Holdings Inc., WGL Holdings Inc., and Xerox Corp. Making their debut on this year's list are Burger King Holdings, Sempra Energy, and Sodexho USA.
With the number of African American CEOs at America's largest companies dwindling, BE focused additional reporting on companies that have demonstrated the ability to retain and develop diverse executive talent. Featured in this year's report are several bold, energetic leaders-to-be, including cover subjects Abram Mercedes of IBM and Tonya Berry of Chrysler.
Aetna Inc., Hartford, CT
Aflac Inc., Columbus, GA
American Express Co., New York, NY
ARAMARK Corp., Philadelphia, PA
AT&T, San-Antonio, TX
Bank of America, Charlotte, NC
Burger King Holdings, Miami, FL
Chrysler L.L.C., Auburn Hills, MI
Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, GA
Comcast Corp., Philadelphia, PA
Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY
Exelon Corp., Chicago IL
Fannie Mae, Washington, D.C.
FedEx Corp., Memphis, TN
General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, MN
General Motors Corp., Detroit, MI
IBM Corp. (IBM), Armonk, NY
Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee, WI
Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, MI
Marriott International Inc., Washington, D.C.
McDonald’s Corp., Oak Brook, IL
MGM MIRAGE, Las Vegas, NV
Pepco Holdings, Inc. , Washington, D.C.
Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., Somers, NY
PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, NY
PG&E Corp., San Francisco, CA
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT
Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, OH
Ryder System Inc., Miami, FL
Sempra Energy, San Diego, CA
Sodexho USA, Gaithersburg, MD
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., White Plains, NY
State Farm Insurance Cos., Bloomington, IL
TIAA-CREF, New York, NY
Toyota Motor North America Inc., New York, NY
United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), Atlanta, GA
Verizon Communications Inc., Washington, D.C.
WGL Holdings Inc., Washington, D.C.
Xerox Corp., Stamford, CT
Yum! Brands Inc., Louisville,
The 2008 40 Best Companies for Diversity were determined by analyzing responses from a survey administered to major corporations. BE conducted a comprehensive outreach effort to the CEOs and diversity executives of the top 1,000 publicly traded companies, and the diversity executives of the 50 leading global companies with strong U.S. operations.
The complete special report, including methodology and selection criteria, is available in the July 2008 issue of BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine, on newsstands now.
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