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The DiversityInc 2006 Top 50 Companies for Diversity

Overview of the 2006 List


The Top 50: The Nation's Most Credible Diversity Business List

A total of 256 companies participated in the Top 50 this year, a 100 percent increase over the last three years. Why? Credibility. The June issue is the most popular of the year as we connect the companies' data to their actual results in the workplace and the marketplace.
» Read the 2006 Top 50 Article.

The Methodology

Companies earn their spots based on their responses to more than 200 detailed questions on human capital, CEO commitment, corporate communications and supplier diversity. Based on six years of surveys and statistical analysis, the questions are increasingly sophisticated and discerning.
» Read 2006 Methodology Article

Articles in the June Issue

You can receive the June issue if you subscribe to DiversityInc magazine today.

Avoiding Lawsuits

How have the Top 50, some of whom have been the subject of major class-action lawsuits, learned to strategically manage diversity to avoid major liabilities?

Global Diversity

Companies on the Top 50 must compete internationally for talent and future market growth. They demonstrate how strong diversity-management strategies permeate the global arena.

Gay Issues, The Real Corporate-Diversity Test

Some Top 50 companies are getting boycott threats for their support of GLBT rights. How are these diversity leaders fighting back, and why is it crucial for corporate America to protect gay rights?

The Specialty Lists

A look at companies making the nine specialty liststhe Top 10 Companies for Recruitment & Retention, Supplier Diversity, African Americans, Latinos, Asians, Executive Women, GLBT Employees, and People With Disabilities, as well as the 25 Noteworthy Companies.

Plus:
Scorecard, Leadership Profiles, Calendar, People & Places and People & Events.

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