UPS Included in WBENC's New List of 20 American's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises

Feb 28, 2011 10:00 AM ET

The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) today announced its annual listing of America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises, the only national award honoring corporations for world-class programs that create level playing fields for women's business enterprises (WBEs) to compete for corporate contracts.

"We are proud to honor 20 Top Corporations for their world-class leadership in partnering with women's business enterprises to sustain innovation in this country and fuel our economic 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. "These Top Corporations are deeply committed to supplier diversity programs that span their organizations and achieve measurable results."

Top Corporations programs offer equal access and result in a high volume of business with women's business enterprises. The 2010 Top Corporations for WBEs are:
 

Accenture
Alcatel-Lucent
AT&T
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Bank of America
Chevron
The Coca-Cola Company
Dell
Energy Future Holdings
Ernst & Young LLP
Exxon Mobil Corporation
IBM
Johnson & Johnson
Kelly Services, Inc.
Manpower
PepsiCo, Inc.
Pfizer Inc.
Shell Oil Company
UPS
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