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Profiles
in Diversity Journal Presents International Innovation
in Diversity Awards to Bausch & Lomb and Kodak at
GRDC Meeting
Profiles
in Diversity Journal publisher Jim Rector, came
to Rochester September 23 to personally present the
magazine’s first annual International Innovation
in Diversity Awards to two of the top winners, Bausch
& Lomb and Eastman Kodak Company. The award was
presented at the GRDC’s monthly council meeting
held at Bausch & Lomb this month and was accepted
by representatives of Kodak and Bausch & Lomb. It
recognizes and supports companies that are investing,
developing and fostering diversity initiatives that
bring the entire company into alignment with the values
of a diverse business culture.
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| (l) Rita Mitchell,
Manager, Internal Assessments, Global Diversity
and Community Affairs Office for Kodak accepts award
for Kodak from Profiles in Diversity Journal Publisher,
Jim Rector.
(r) David R. Nachbar (l), Senior vice president
- Human Resources for Bausch & Lomb receives
award for B&L from Profiles in Diversity Journal
Publisher, Jim Rector
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Complete
results of this year’s awards are found in the
May/June issue of Profiles in Diversity Journal,
available at www.diversityjournal.com.
After
careful review of the applications and supporting data,
this year’s top three winners are:
• BMO Financial Group / Toronto, Ontario (BMO)
• Bausch & Lomb / Rochester, N.Y. (BOL)
• Eastman Kodak Co. / Rochester, N.Y. (EK)
Rounding
out the top 10 winners are: Booz Allen Hamilton,
Cisco Systems (CSCO), Ford Motor Co. (F), Georgia Power
(GPWEP) , MGM MIRAGE (MGG), New York Life, and Waste
Management (WMI).
Honorable
mentions were awarded to Merck (MRK) and Sodexho (SDX).
Bausch
& Lomb, a world leader in eye health with about
11,500 employees in more than 50 countries, is constantly
searching for ways to improve its communications. Using
the latest broadband technology and incorporating streaming
video, the company launched Bausch & Lomb TV last
year.
Eastman
Kodak Co., uses its Global Diversity and Inclusion
Personal Qualitative Factors Assessment (QFA) to allow
executive leaders (the top 14 in the organization) to
capture and document their level of engagement and participation
in diversity and inclusion.
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