BellSouth also ranked No. 6 for Supplier Diversity
ATLANTA, April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BellSouth (NYSE: BLS) is
proud to announce that is has been listed No. 9 on The 2006 DiversityInc
Top 50 Companies for Diversity. This year's ranking represents an upward
movement of 33 positions from last year's No. 42 spot.
"We are delighted to be included on this list recognizing good
diversity and inclusion practices," said Chief Diversity Officer Valencia
Adams. "Creating an environment where each individual has an opportunity to
contribute, and where a variety of perspectives are valued is essential to
fostering the kind of innovation we need to maintain our competitiveness,"
she added.
"BellSouth's commitment to diversity starts with its CEO and extends to
all aspects of its business," said Luke Visconti, partner and co-founder of
DiversityInc. "As a DiversityInc Top 50 company, BellSouth demonstrated
strong unbiased recruitment and retention as well as excellence in
communications and supplier diversity. The CEO demonstrates personal
commitment by chairing the company's diversity council."
"I am extremely proud of BellSouth's overall progression from 2005 to
2006," said Duane Ackerman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. This
recognition belongs to all of BellSouth's 63,000 employees."
The DiversityInc business publication describes 2006 as its sixth
successful year of empirically and objectively demonstrating corporate-
diversity success and the nation's most credible business list for
diversity. According to DiversityInc, a total of 256 companies, a 100
percent increase over the last three years, competed for a spot on the
"highly coveted" list.
New this year was the requirement that companies on The DiversityInc
Top 50 Companies for Diversity demonstrate consistent strength in the four
areas the survey measures. Also, more weight was given to CEO commitment,
the most crucial of the four areas measured-the others are Human Capital,
Corporate Communications and Suppler Diversity.
The complete list of winners is posted on http://www.DiversityInc.com and a
more detailed analysis of the winners and the results will be featured in
the June issue of DiversityInc magazine.
About BellSouth Corporation
BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 500 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 55.8 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. More information about BellSouth can be found at
http://www.bellsouth.com.
About DiversityInc Magazine
DiversityInc is a monthly business magazine published by DiversityInc
Media LLC, a privately owned company with no outside investors. Launched in
2002 as an extension of DiversityInc.com, DiversityInc magazine and its
daily news site are the nation's leading sources of information for
cutting-edge knowledge of the business case for diversity. DiversityInc
magazine offers readers more in-depth articles and substantive analysis,
building on the company's history as the premier expert on reporting and
analyzing diversity issues and their impact on U.S. society and business.
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CONTACT:
Angela Brooks of BellSouth Corporation,
+1-404-249-2365, or angela.brooks@bellsouth.com; or Dolores
Machuca-Ruiz of DiversityInc, +1-973-494-0564, or
dmruiz@diversityinc.com
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