Aflac Named Among the 50 Best Companies for Supplier Diversity
March 21, 2008 – 9:29 amInsurer has appeared among Hispanic Enterprise’s best companies for
supplier diversity since 2005
COLUMBUS, Ga., March 20 /PRNewswire/ — Aflac Incorporated has been
named to the Top 50 Corporations for supplier diversity list by Hispanic
Enterprise magazine. The February/March issue highlights a complete list of
companies receiving this honor.
“We understand the importance of a diverse supplier base and are
committed to the economic prosperity in multi-cultural communities,” said
Alfred Blackmar, vice president of Facilities Support at Aflac. “Our
mission is to continue to develop processes and procedures that provide
easy, efficient and accountable access for certified minority-owned
businesses.”
Over the past few years, Aflac has significantly increased spending on
its supplier diversity program to include advances in educational training
for minority vendors. Since the inception of the program in 2003, Aflac has
surpassed the $100 million mark in spending with minority- and women-owned
companies.
Hispanic Enterprise magazine evaluated each company’s procurement
opportunities to minority-owned businesses including tools and resources
allocated to improve supplier-customer relationship and development of
comprehensive supplier programs through mentorship, training, networking
meetings and other incentives.
Latina Style magazine recently named Aflac as one of the 50 Best
Companies for Latinas to work for in the United States for the eighth year
in a row.
About Aflac
For more than 50 years, Aflac products have given policyholders the
opportunity to direct cash where it is needed most when a life-interrupting
medical event causes financial challenges. Aflac is the number one provider
of guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States and the number one
insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in force in
Japan. Our insurance products provide protection to more than 40 million
people worldwide. Aflac has been included in Fortune magazine’s listing of
America’s Most Admired Companies for seven years and in Fortune magazine’s
list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for ten consecutive
years. Aflac has also been recognized three times by both Fortune
magazine’s listing of the Top 50 Employers for Minorities and Working
Mother magazine’s listing of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers.
Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac, visit
aflac.com .
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Media Contacts:
Darcy Brito Mechell Clark
Aflac Incorporated Aflac Incorporated
(706) 320-2358 (706) 243-8004
dbrito@aflac.com meclark@aflac.com
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