FACTS & FIGURES
FACTS &FIGURES
The DiversityInc Top 50
Companies for Diversity list
began in 2001, at the same
time many corporations were
beginning to understand the
business value of
diversity-management
initiatives. Like diversity
management itself, the list
has evolved significantly and
continues to be refined and
improved to reflect how rapidly
companies are adapting these
strategies.
In 2011, new software was
implemented to allow for more
concise measurements for
consistency across the four
areas measured: CEO
Commitment, Human Capital,
Corporate and Organizational
Communications, and Supplier
Diversity.
1. Kaiser Permanente
2. Sodexo
3. PricewaterhouseCoopers
4. AT&T
5. Ernst & Young
6. Johnson & Johnson
7. IBM Corp.
8. Deloitte
9. Kraft Foods
10. Colgate-Palmolive Co.
11. Bank of America
12. The Coca-Cola Co.
13. American Express Co.
14. Marriott International
15. Merck & Co.
16. Prudential Financial
17. CSX Corp.
18. Cummins
19. Aetna
20. Cox Communications
21. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
22. Verizon Communications
23. Accenture
24. Abbott
25. Procter & Gamble
26. Health Care Service Corp.
27. General Mills
28. Time Warner
29. KPMG
30. Dell
31. MasterCard Worldwide
32. Booz Allen Hamilton
33. SC Johnson
34. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
35. JCPenney
36. WellPoint
37. Northrop Grumman Corp.
38. Automatic Data Processing
39. Eli Lilly and Co.
40. Wells Fargo & Co.
41. Monsanto Co.
42. Rockwell Collins
43. Allstate Insurance Co.
44. Target Corp.
45. Time Warner Cable
46. Toyota Motor North America
47. Ford Motor Co.
48. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co.
49. Whirlpool Corp.
50. Chrysler Group
PARTICIPATION IN THE 2011 DIVERSITYINC TOP
50
Participation in the list has
increased every year.
There is volatility on the list as
new companies gain strength
and others work to keep up with
quickly evolving best practices.
This year, seven companies
made the list for the first time;
one is a first-time participant.
Six companies that had never
ranked before made the list
for the first time.
Four companies that had fallen
off the list came back.
Seven companies moved on to
the list after being on the
25 Noteworthy Companies
list last year.
Twenty-eight companies moved
up on the list; 20 moved down.
BY YEAR • NUMBER OF PARTICIPAN TS
INDUSTRIES • PERCEN T
535
75
98
118
178 203
256
317
352
401
449
’ 11
19%
Auto
Insurance (P&C)
Hospital/Health System
Telecom
Retail
Technology
Media
Hospitality
Health Insurance
Pharmaceutical
Professional Services
Consumer Packaged Goods
Financial 18%
12%
12%
10%
8%
8%
8%
6%
6%
4%
4%
2%
