America’s Top Corporations for WBEs
The selection of America's Top Corporations for women's business enterprises (WBEs) is conducted by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) annually and is designed to recognize those companies doing business in the United States that are accomplishing more than any others to break down barriers that impede WBEs from gaining fair access to procurement opportunities.
WBENC is pleased to announce its 9th annual America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises. Below is the list of 2007 awards for corporations that not only have instituted programs to offer equal access for women-owned suppliers, but also have attained world-class quality in their supplier diversity programs featuring WBEs.
The 2007 Top Corporations
- Alcatel-Lucent
- AT&T
- Avis Budget Group
- 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
These corporations were recognized at a ceremony on March 21, 2008 in Washington, DC. Click here for the press release.
HOW TO APPLY: Only WBENC Corporate Members are eligible to apply for this award. The survey process was designed to elicit information on programs and policies that lead to national recognition for those companies that proactively integrate Women's Business Enterprises into their supply chain to positively impact their bottom line.
Applications will be available by early September and distributed to all WBENC corporate members. For questions, please contact Betty Cole at 202-872-5515 x5518 or e-mail.
History of the Award
In 1999, the first "Search for America's Top Corporations for WBEs", based on WBENC's Best Practices research, produced WBENC's first list of Top Corporations with 15 companies recognized for their achievement.
The 2006 Top Corporations
- Avis Budget Group, Inc.
- Bank of America, N.A.
- BellSouth Corporation
- Chevron Corporation
- Exxon Mobil
- IBM Corporation
- Johnson & Johnson
- Office Depot, Inc.
- PepsiCo, Inc.
- Pfizer, Inc.
- Shell Oil Company
- The Coca-Cola Company
- TXU
- UPS
- Verizon
2005 Top Corporations
- Altria Group, Inc.
- AT&T (formerly SBC Communications, Inc.)
- Bank of America, N.A.
- BellSouth Corporation
- Cendant Car Rental Group
- CenterPoint Energy
- Chevron Corporation
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Eastman Kodak Company
- IBM Corporation
- Merrill Lynch
- Office Depot, Inc.
- PepsiCo, Inc.
- Pfizer, Inc.
- Shell Oil Company
- TXU
- UPS
- Verizon
2004 Top Corporations
- AT&T
- Altria Group, Inc.
- BellSouth Corporation
- Cendant Car Rental Group.
- ChevronTexaco
- Eastman Kodak Company
- IBM Corporation
- Merrill Lynch
- Office Depot, Inc.
- PepsiCo, Inc.
- Pfizer, Inc.
- SBC Communications
- Shell Oil Company
- TXU
- UPS
2003 Top Corporations
- AT&T
- Bank of America
- Cendant Car Rental Group
- ChevronTexaco
- IBM Corporation
- Office Depot, Inc.
- PepsiCo, Inc.
- SBC Communications
- Shell Oil Company
- TXU
- UPS
2002 Top Corporations
- Office Depot
- Avis Rent a Car System Inc., a Cendant Company
- J.P. Morgan Chase and Co.
- PepsiCo, Inc.
- TXU
- United Parcel Service
- SBC Communications
- ChevronTexaco
2001 Top Corporations
- AT&T
- Avis Rent a Car System Inc., a Cendant Company
- Bank of America
- J.P. Morgan Chase and Co.
- Office Depot
- SBC Communications
- TXU
- United Parcel Service
2000 Top Corporations
- American Express
- AT&T
- Avis Group Holdings, Inc.
- Bank of America Corp.
- Cinergy
- JCPenney
- Johnson & Johnson
- PepsiCo, Inc.
- SBC Communications
- Shell Oil Company
- Texaco
- Texas Instruments
- TXU
- The Chase Manhattan Corp.
- United Parcel Service
- Xerox
1999 Top Corporations
- Abbott Labs
- American Airlines
- AT&T
- Bell Atlantic
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- J.P. Morgan Chase
- GTE
- JCPenney
- SBC
- Sears
- Texaco
- The Chase Manhattan Bank
- TXU
- United Parcel Service
- US West (Qwest)
- Xero