Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Announces New List of 16 'America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises'

"These Top Corporations demonstrate that buying from women results in innovation and growth," said Linda Denny, president and CEO of WBENC, the leading authority on and advocate for women's business enterprises (WBEs) as vendors and suppliers to the nation's leading corporations. "By implementing strategic, enterprise-wide supplier diversity programs, they are rewarded with outstanding products and services that benefit their customers and their shareholders."

    The 2007 Top Corporations for WBEs are:

    AT&T
    Alcatel-Lucent
    Avis Budget Group, Inc.
    Bank of America
    Chevron Corporation
    Energy Future Holdings (formerly TXU Corp.)
    Exxon Mobil Corporation
    IBM Corporation
    J. C. Penney Company, Inc.
    Office Depot
    PepsiCo, Inc.
    Pfizer Inc
    Shell Oil Company
    The Coca-Cola Company
    UPS
    Verizon

The America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises Breakfast and Awards presentation will take place on Friday, March 21, 2008, in Washington, DC. The event will follow WBENC's gala the night before, the 2008 Salute to Women's Business Enterprise attracting over 1,000 and celebrating 14 Women's Business Enterprise Stars who are exemplary WBEs from across the country.

Energy Future Holdings (formerly TXU Corp), UPS, and AT&T(1), including its predecessor companies, have been recognized by WBENC every year since the award was created nine years ago. Avis Budget Group, Inc. and Chevron Corporation, including its predecessor companies, have each won the award eight times. Office Depot and PepsiCo, Inc. have each won seven times; and Bank of America and Shell Oil Company have each won six times. IBM Corporation has won five times. Pfizer Inc has won four times.

"This consistency of excellence demonstrates that once a company embeds best practices in its organization and its culture, it can sustain and enhance its success year after year. It is exciting to see new companies join this elite list, which recognizes their success in building a world class supplier diversity program," Denny added.

WBENC embarked this year on its second decade with an intensified mission to advance the success of certified women's business enterprises, government agencies and corporate members in partnership with its affiliated women's business organizations. It provides thought leader research; education, networking and the nation's largest conference and business fair to its 248 corporate members and approximately 7,100 women's business enterprises that it certifies across the country. These WBEs are a powerful group: approximately 62 WBE firms have revenues in excess of $100M, and six certified WBE companies have revenues in excess of $1 billion. For more information please access www.wbenc.org.

(1) AT&T Inc., formerly SBC Communications Inc., has won this award every year since its inception. AT&T Corp, which was acquired by SBC in late 2005, also was a multiyear winner. BellSouth Corporation, acquired by AT&T Inc. in late 2006, has also won the award in past years.

SOURCE Women's Business Enterprise National Council

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