Greater Women’s Business Council Kicks Off Premiere Luncheon Honoring Ten Corporations in Support of Women Owned Businesses
The Greater Women’s Business Council (GWBC) held its first annual Top Ten Corporations Awards Luncheon at the Atlanta Athletic Club on May 25. Ten corporations were recognized for uniting supplier diversity and women business enterprises into their supply chain and business units.
Atlanta, GA, May 30, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The Greater Women’s Business Council (GWBC) held its first annual Top Ten Corporations Awards luncheon at the Atlanta Athletic Club on May 25. Ten corporations were recognized for uniting supplier diversity and women business enterprises into their supply chain and business units. The companies also have a sustainable and competitive program in place for women businesses and a commitment from senior management and effective supplier diversity policies.
Mistress of Ceremonies, Cynthia Good, CEO of Pink named the top ten honorees: Accenture, AT&T, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Delta Air Lines, GE Energy, Georgia Power, The Coca-Cola Company, Turner Broadcasting System, Troutman Sanders and UPS.
“Creating the Top Ten Corporations Awards Luncheon was an opportunity to honor and recognize those corporations whose regional footprint mirrored GWBC’s. These companies are doing a great job in supporting women businesses. We want to share their success stories and supplier diversity goals so they can stay in the forefront of our constituency and target audience,” said GWBC Executive Director, Roz Lewis. “Statistics show that businesses that are majority owned (at least 51%) by women has a $1.1 trillion dollar positive impact on the US economy and affect 7.3 million households by providing employment,” she added.
“The Coca-Cola Company is committed to partnering with women business enterprises that offer innovative and cost efficient supply chain solutions,” said Global Supplier Diversity Manager, Eyvon Austin.
About GWBC
Established in 2000, the Greater Women's Business Council (GWBC) is a non-profit organization for certified women's business enterprises (WBEs) in Georgia, the Carolinas interested in promoting, developing and maintaining business relationships with major corporations, governmental agencies and other women business enterprises. For additional information, please visit www.gwbc.biz.
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Mistress of Ceremonies, Cynthia Good, CEO of Pink named the top ten honorees: Accenture, AT&T, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Delta Air Lines, GE Energy, Georgia Power, The Coca-Cola Company, Turner Broadcasting System, Troutman Sanders and UPS.
“Creating the Top Ten Corporations Awards Luncheon was an opportunity to honor and recognize those corporations whose regional footprint mirrored GWBC’s. These companies are doing a great job in supporting women businesses. We want to share their success stories and supplier diversity goals so they can stay in the forefront of our constituency and target audience,” said GWBC Executive Director, Roz Lewis. “Statistics show that businesses that are majority owned (at least 51%) by women has a $1.1 trillion dollar positive impact on the US economy and affect 7.3 million households by providing employment,” she added.
“The Coca-Cola Company is committed to partnering with women business enterprises that offer innovative and cost efficient supply chain solutions,” said Global Supplier Diversity Manager, Eyvon Austin.
About GWBC
Established in 2000, the Greater Women's Business Council (GWBC) is a non-profit organization for certified women's business enterprises (WBEs) in Georgia, the Carolinas interested in promoting, developing and maintaining business relationships with major corporations, governmental agencies and other women business enterprises. For additional information, please visit www.gwbc.biz.
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