18 Corporations Attain World-Class Status in Supplier Diversity
ATLANTA, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) - is
proud to announce that it has been selected as one of America's Top
Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises."
Presented at a special ceremony today at the White House, America's Top
Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises is the only award honoring
corporations for their world-class supplier diversity programs offering equal
access for (Women Business Enterprises) WBEs in competing for, and winning,
corporate contracts for goods and services. The leading advocate for women's
business enterprises as suppliers to the nation's corporations, WBENC today
announced its annual listing of the 2005 award recognizing 18 corporations,
the largest list to date in the award's seven-year history.
"These extraordinary companies are innovators who understand that
diversity has to be a company-wide commitment that is ingrained in the
corporate culture. They have gone beyond HR diversity and Marketing diversity
and they perceive the business case for contracting with quality women's
businesses," said Susan Phillips Bari, President and Founding Architect of
WBENC.
About BellSouth
BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications company
headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth has joint control and 40 percent
ownership of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless voice and data
provider with 54.1 million customers.
Backed by award-winning customer service, BellSouth offers the most
comprehensive and innovative package of voice and data services available in
the market. Through BellSouth Answers(R), residential and small business
customers can bundle their local and long distance service with dial-up and
high-speed DSL Internet access, satellite television and Cingular(R) Wireless
service. For businesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local and long
distance voice and data networking solutions. BellSouth also offers print and
online directory advertising through The Real Yellow Pages(R) and
YELLOWPAGES.COM(TM) from BellSouth.
BellSouth believes that diversity and fostering an inclusive environment
are critical in maintaining a competitive advantage in today's global
marketplace.
About the Women's Business Enterprise National Council:
Founded in 1997, WBENC is the nation's leading third-party certifier of
businesses owned and operated by women, and the leading advocate of women's
business enterprises (WBEs) as suppliers to corporate America. WBENC is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that seeks and accepts donations from
corporations, foundations and individuals that support its mission and
programs.
For more information, contact info@wbenc.org or visit our website at
http://www.wbenc.org.
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CONTACT:
Angela Brooks of BellSouth Corporation,
+1-404-249-2365, or angela.brooks@bellsouth.com
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