Black Enterprise Magazine Names Aflac to Its 40 Best Companies for Diversity List
June 12 2006 - 12:57PM
PR Newswire (US)
Aflac applauded for excellence in workforce diversity for the
second consecutive year COLUMBUS, Ga., June 12 /PRNewswire/ --
Black Enterprise magazine has named Aflac to its 40 Best Companies
for Diversity list, citing Aflac's strength in the area of minority
representation within senior management and its employee base. In
the publication's July issue, Aflac is recognized for the second
consecutive year as a top company for diversity and will be
featured in the cover story. "We are delighted to be recognized for
our many accomplishments within the diversity arena," stated Dan
Amos, Aflac's chairman and CEO. "Our commitment starts with each
employee and extends throughout the organization and into the
communities we live in." Aflac is one of only four Georgia
companies featured in the annual listing. Black Enterprise magazine
recognized the company for its impressive showing in general
workforce diversity. To compile the listing, the publication
evaluated organizations on their diversity programs, consulted with
diversity experts and corporate diversity officers, and conducted
an extensive survey of 1,000 of America's largest publicly traded
companies and 50 leading global companies with significant U.S.
operations. "The BE 40 Best Companies for Diversity truly
understand how critically valuable a diverse workforce and
inclusive business practices are to the success of their
operations," said Black Enterprise President and CEO Butch Graves.
"These companies are setting the standard for corporate America,
and it is our sincere hope that other companies will follow their
lead and build businesses that are more reflective of the society
in which we live." The second annual listing of Black Enterprise's
Best Companies for Diversity revealed the top performers in
supplier, workforce, management and board diversity. The magazine
also identified leaders in marketing spending to reach minority
consumers. "Our company diversity efforts are supported from top
management because they are vital to the way we conduct business
and live our daily lives," said Brenda Mullins, second vice
president and diversity officer for Aflac Human Resources. Earlier
this year, Aflac was recognized as a Top Company in Supplier
Diversity by Hispanic Trends magazine and named Georgia's Company
of the Year by Business to Business magazine. Copies of the July
issue will be available on newsstands June 27. Black Enterprise
magazine is the premier publication for African-American business
owners to seek out the latest information on money management,
career development and business practices. For more than 50 years,
Aflac products have given policyholders the opportunity to direct
cash where it is needed most when a life-interrupting medical event
causes financial challenges. Aflac is the number one provider of
guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States and the number
one insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in
force in Japan. Aflac's insurance products provide protection to
more than 40 million people worldwide. Aflac has been included in
Fortune magazine's listing of America's Most Admired Companies for
six consecutive years and Forbes magazine's Platinum 400 List of
America's Best Big Companies for five consecutive years. In January
2006, Aflac was included in Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best
Companies to Work For in America for the eighth consecutive year.
Aflac was also included in Fortune magazine's list of the Top 50
Employers for Minorities in August 2005, and in September 2005,
Aflac Japan was named the Life Insurance Company of the Year at the
Asia Insurance Industry Awards, sponsored by the Asia Insurance
Review. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more
about Aflac, visit aflac.com. (Logo:
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