BLACK ENTERPRISE Announces the 40 Best Companies for Diversity

NEW YORK - (Business Wire) 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... [read full story]