COMPANIES FOR
DIVERSITY
Henry L. Meyer III,
Chairman, President
and CEO
Margot J. Copeland,
Director of Corporate
Diversity and
Philanthropy
No. 31 KEYBANK
Specialty Lists:
No. 9 on the Top 10 Companies
for Supplier Diversity
Industry: Banking
Main Competitors: Citizens Financial
Group, National City, U.S. Bancorp
U.S. Headquarters: Cleveland, Ohio
Number of U.S. Employees:
20,000
Annual Revenue: $4.9 billion
of Operations Outside U.S.: Less
than 10 percent
WHY IT’S ON THE TOP 50: In its third
year competing, KeyBank has shown
strong CEO Commitment and is a
leader in Corporate Communications
and Supplier Diversity.
DIVERSITY STRENGTHS: Chairman,
President and CEO Henry L. Meyer
III gets a perfect score on CEO
Commitment, including chairing the
diversity council (only 54 percent of
Top 50 CEOs do this) and appointing members of the council ( 60 percent of Top 50 CEOs do this).
KeyBank also has an external diversity council, which only 30 percent
of the Top 50 have. Diversity training is mandatory for the entire work
force ( 58 percent of Top 50 companies have this). The company also
has a strong mentoring program.
RECENT DIVERSITY SUCCESS: Last
year, KeyBank surpassed its goal of
10 percent in minority- and women-owned-enterprises (M/WBE) procurement spend, reaching 11. 6 percent, or $94 million.
No. 32 GENERAL MILLS
Industry: Consumer Products
Main Competitors: Dannon, Kellogg,
Kraft Foods
U.S. Headquarters: Minneapolis
Number of U.S. Employees:
28, 100
Annual Revenue: $12.5 billion
of Operations Outside U.S.:
16
CEOs do this). The company also
has a board of directors that is 27
percent people of color (the Top 50
average is 19 percent) and 36 percent women (the Top 50 average is
19 percent). Diversity training is
mandatory for the entire work
force ( 58 percent of Top 50 companies have this). The training lasts a
full day and is held every month.
Stephen W. Sanger,
Chairman and CEO
WHY IT’S ON THE TOP 50:
Demonstrating excellent CEO
Commitment, General Mills
has shown strength in all the
areas measured.
DIVERSITY STRENGTHS: Chairman
and CEO Stephen W. Sanger gets
strong marks for his diversity commitment. For example, he meets
regularly with employee-resource
groups (only 70 percent of Top 50
RECENT DIVERSITY SUCCESS: The
General Mills Foundation partnered
with Cheerios Circle of Helping
Hearts to fund three-year programs
that recognize consumers of color
who are fighting heart disease in
their communities.
Kelly Baker,
Vice President,
Corporate Diversity
