Annual DiversityInc Top 50 Awards Announcement Set for May 2

NEW YORK, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity will be announced May 2 at an awards dinner in New York City, following a day of learning sessions with corporate leaders sharing strategies and best practices to promote inclusion and achieve results in diversity management.

The Top 50 list, issued yearly since 2001, recognizes the nation's top companies for diversity and inclusion management. These companies excel in such areas as hiring, retaining and promoting women, minorities, people with disabilities, LGBT and veterans.

"There are simply not enough qualified people to hire. A company's ability to find the best and brightest, advance and retain them equitably is a decisive competitive advantage," notes Luke Visconti, founder and CEO of DiversityInc. "The DiversityInc Top 50 have a decisive metrics-evidenced ability to treat people more fairly than other large companies. They also have a greater-than-average return for their shareholders."

DiversityInc's extensive annual survey yields an empirically driven ranking based on recruitment, talent development, senior leadership commitment and supplier diversity. 

This year's competition was improved by new survey questions, increased emphasis on fairness over chasing numbers and more sophisticated analysis from our data scientists.

"The 10 percent increase in companies participating in the survey from a year ago proves that accountable leaders at these companies view diversity and inclusion as a key business measure," said Carolynn Johnson, DiversityInc's COO. 

DiversityInc's annual Top 50 event brings together more than 1,000 people, including executives from nearly 200 companies, for the opportunity to learn, network and build business relationships with key leaders of organizations whose commitment to diversity and inclusion points the way. The learning sessions will focus on leveraging best practices such as diversity councils, mentoring and resource groups. Executives from top companies for diversity management will lead the panel discussions.  

Evening entertainment will include Mariachi Flor de Toloache, the first and only established all-female mariachi band, and the night will conclude with Prince tribute band The Purple Xperience.

Join this annual diversity happening at landmark event space Cipriani Wall Street, steps away from the New York Stock Exchange.

CONTACTS: To register for the DiversityInc Top 50 Dinner, visit DiversityInc.com/events.

The 2017 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity event is made possible thanks to the following sponsors: Abbott, Accenture, ADP, Altria, AT&T, BASF, Bayer, Boeing, Cox Communications, CVS Health, Dell, Deloitte, EY, General Motors, Hilton, Inc., Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Kaiser Permanente, Kellogg Company, MasterCard, Marriott International, MasterCard, Monsanto, Nielsen, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sodexo, Southern Company, Target, TD Bank, TIAA, Time Warner, Toyota Motor North America, US Bank, Wells Fargo and Wyndham Worldwide.

About DiversityInc The mission of DiversityInc is to bring education and clarity to the business benefits of diversity. The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list began in 2001, when many corporations were beginning to understand the business value of diversity-management initiatives. The 2017 Top 50 Companies for Diversity results will be featured on ‪DiversityInc.com and in DiversityInc magazine. DiversityInc is a VA certified veteran-owned business and a USBLN certified business owned by a person with a disability. For more information, visit www.diversityinc.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn @DiversityInc.

SOURCE DiversityInc