Black Enterprise took the conversation about diversity beyond race and procurement spend this year. Here are our top 40 companies, including whether they rate on the Human Rights Campaign’s Best Places to Work list with regard to the LGBT community.
| 2011 Black Enterprise 40 Best Companies for Diversity | |||||
| Strengths Key = E – Employee Base, S – Senior Management, B- Board of Directors, P – Supplier Diversity | |||||
| Company | Location | Type of Business | HRC’s Best Places to Work | Strengths | Website |
| Aetna Inc. | Hartford, CT | Health insurance | * | S, B | www.aetna.com |
| Aflac Inc. | Columbus, GA | Supplemental insurance | E, P | www.aflac.com | |
| Allstate Corp. | Northbrook, IL | Insurance | * | www.allstate.com | |
| American Express Co. | New York, NY | Financial services, Insurance, Travel | * | S, B | www.americanexpress.com |
| AT&T Inc. | Dallas, TX | Telecommunications | * | E, P | www.att.com |
| Bank of America | Charlotte, NC | Banking/Financial services | * | P | www.bankofamerica.com |
| Comerica Bank | Dallas, TX | Financial services and Insurance | P | www.comerica.com | |
| Darden Restaurants Inc. | Orlando, FL | Restaurants | S, B, P | www.darden.com | |
| Exelon Corp. | Chicago, IL | Utility | * | S | www.exeloncorp.com |
| Fannie Mae | Washington, DC | Financial services | * | E, S, P, B | www.fanniemae.com |
| FedEx Corp. | Memphis, TN | Courier | E | www.fedex.com | |
| Ford Motor Co | Dearborn, MI | Automotive | * | http://corporate.ford.com | |
| Freddie Mac | McLean, VA | Financial services | * | S, P | www.freddiemac.com |
| General Mills Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | Food processing | * | www.generalmills.com | |
| General Motors Corp. | Detroit, MI | Automotive | * | P | www.gm.com |
| International Business Machines Corp. | Armonk, NY | Computer hardware, Software, Consulting, IT software | * | B, P | www.ibm.com |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | New York, NY | Financial services | * | E | www.jpmorganchase.com |
| Kellogg Co. | Battle Creek, MI | Food processing | * | www.kelloggs.com | |
| Marriott International Inc. | Bethesda, MD | Lodging | * | E, B | www.marriott.com |
| McDonald’s Corp. | Oak Brook, IL | Food services | E, S, B, P | www.mcdonalds.com | |
| MetLife Corp. | New York, NY | Insurance | B | www.metlife.com | |
| MGM Resorts International | Las Vegas, NV | Casinos and hotels | B | www.mgmresorts.com | |
| Nationwide | Columbus, OH | Insurance | * | www.nationwide.com | |
| Norfolk Southern Corp. | Norfolk, VA | Rail freight | S | www.nscorp.com | |
| Pepco Holdings Inc. | Washington, DC | Utility | E, S, P | www.pepcoholdings.com | |
| PepsiCo Inc. | Purchase, NY | Food and beverage | * | www.pepsico.com | |
| PG&E Corp. | San Francisco, CA | Utility | * | B, P | www.pge.com |
| Pitney Bowes | Stamford, CT | Mail management | E | www.pb.com | |
| Prudential Financial Inc. | Newark, NJ | Financial services, Insurance | www.prudential.com | ||
| Sodexo Inc. | Gaithersburg, MD | Food and facilities management services | * | E, S, B | www.sodexo.com |
| State Farm Insurance Cos. | Bloomington, IL | Insurance | S | www.statefarm.com | |
| The Coca-Cola Co. | Atlanta, GA | Beverage manufacturing | * | S | www.thecoca-colacompany.com |
| TIAA-CREF | New York, NY | Financial services, Insurance | * | E, B | www.tiaa-cref.org |
| Toyota Motor North America Inc. | New York, NY | Automotive | P | www.toyota.com | |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | /New York, NY | Telecommunications | E, S, B, P | www.verizon.com | |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | Bentonville, AR | Retail | www.walmartstores.com | ||
| Wells Fargo & Co. | San Francisco, CA | Banking, Financial services | * | www.wellsfargo.com | |
| WGL Holdings, Inc. | Washington, DC | Utility | E, S, B, P | www.wglholdings.com | |
| Xerox Corp. | Rochester, NY | Document management technology services | * | www.xerox.com | |
| Yum! Brands Inc. | Louisville, KY | Food services | E, B | www.yum.com | |
