NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ —ย BLACK ENTERPRISE,ย in collaboration with The Executive Leadership Council, the leading organization of black senior managers, has released its annual listing of theย 50 Best Companies for Diversityย asย featured in the publication’s November/December 2017issue. These 50 companies recognize the value of the link between diversity and engagement, which is driven by corporate leadership at the highest level.
In 2005,ย BLACK ENTERPRISEย began publishing its list of the “Best Companies for Diversity,” identifying those corporations that proved to be the best of the best in developing a culture and executing policies that promoted inclusion of African Americans within their workforce, senior management ranks, corporate boards, and supplier pools.
“At a time when African American executive talent is more abundant than ever, corporations should willingly embrace our inclusion to drive their performance,” says BLACK ENTERPRISE‘s President and CEO Earl “Butch” Graves Jr.ย “The strength of our nation is in its diversity. In order for America to fully realize its potential, African Americans and other minorities must be an integral part of that equationโperiod.”
To select our 2017 companies,ย BLACK ENTERPRISEย sentย surveys to the nation’s top 1,000 publicly traded companies as well as to the 100 leading global companies with strong U.S. operations.ย The final list includes those that showed a commitment to diversifying its ranks in four areas: employee base, senior management, procurement, and board of directors. Companies were also chosen by their programs created to nurture and maintain a diverse professional space. Surveys didn’t simply focus on black inclusion, but ethnic-minority groups as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Supporting criteria used to finalize the list included efforts directed toward women, people with disabilities, veterans, and the LGBT community.
The full list of theย 2017ย Black Enterpriseย 50 Best Companies for Diversityย is as follows:
Arkansas |
Minnesota |
Walmart Stores Inc., Bentonville |
General Mills Inc., Minneapolis |
California |
Missouri |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., San Francisco |
Ameren Corp., St. Louis |
Wells Fargo & Co., San Francisco |
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Connecticut |
New Jersey |
Cigna Corp., Bloomfield |
ADP Inc., Roseland |
Xerox Corp., Norwalk |
Merck & Co Inc., Kenilworth |
Prudential Financial Inc., Newark |
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District of Columbia |
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Fannie Mae |
Nevada |
MGM Resorts International, Las Vegas |
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Georgia |
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Aflac Inc., Columbus |
North Carolina |
The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta |
Bank of America Corp., Charlotte |
Southern Co., Atlanta |
Duke Energy Corp., Charlotte |
UPS, Atlanta |
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New York |
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Illinois |
American Express Co., New York |
Accenture plc, Chicago |
Consolidated Edison Inc., New York |
Allstate Insurance Co., Northbrook |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York |
Exelon Corp., Chicago |
Morgan Stanley, New York |
JLL, Chicago |
PepsiCo Inc., Purchase |
McDonald’s McDonald’s Corp., Oak Brook |
TIAA-CREF, New York |
State Farm Insurance Co., Bloomington |
Verizon Communications Inc., New York |
Indiana |
Ohio |
Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis |
Macy’s Inc., Cincinnati |
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Columbus |
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Louisiana |
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Entergy Corp., New Orleans |
Pennsylvania |
Aramark, Philadelphia |
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Comcast Corp., Philadelphia |
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PNC Financial Services Group, Pittsburgh |
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Maryland |
Tennessee |
Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda |
FedEx Corp., Memphis |
Marriott International, Inc., Bethesda |
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Texas |
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Michigan |
AT&T Inc., Dallas |
DTE Energy Co., Detroit |
Comerica Inc., Dallas |
Ford Motor Co., Dearborn |
J.C. Penney Co. Inc., Plano |
General Motors Co., Detroit |
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The Kellogg Co., Battle Creek |
Wisconsin |
Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee |
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Northwestern Mutual, ย Milwaukee |
The complete report, including methodology and selection criteria, is available in theย November/December issueย ofย BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine.
BLACK ENTERPRISE,ย yourย ultimate source for wealth creation, is the premier business, investing, and wealth-building resource for African Americans. Since 1970,ย BEย has provided essential business information and advice to professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and decision makers. Every month,ย BLACK ENTERPRISEย magazine provides 4 million readers with information on entrepreneurship, careers, and financial management. As a multimedia company,ย BLACK ENTERPRISEย produces television programming, business and lifestyle events, web content and digital media.ย BLACK ENTERPRISEย is the definitive source of information for and about African American business markets and leaders, and the authority on black business news and trends.
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