As part of an active campaign to promote diversity in the workplace, BellSouth developed a diversity Statement of Principle, which was created in 1998, signed by over 500 chief legal officers, and continues to be updated. The "Diversity in the Workplace: A Statement of Principle" reads as follows: “As the Chief Legal Officers of the companies listed below, we wish to express to the law firms which represent us our strong commitment to the goal of diversity in the workplace. Our companies conduct business throughout the United States and around the world, and we value highly the perspectives and varied experiences which are found only in a diverse workplace. Our companies recognize that diversity makes for a broader, richer environment which produces more creative thinking and solutions. Thus, we believe that promoting diversity is essential to the success of our respective businesses. It is also the right thing to do. We expect the law firms which represent our companies to work actively to promote diversity within their workplace. In making our respective decisions concerning selection of outside counsel, we will give significant weight to a firm's commitment and progress in this area.” To read more, visit http://bellsouth.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=pageB&item=25
Other corporations who joined as Signers to the Statement of Principle include:
3M
Abbott Laboratories
Adecco
Adidas America
Advantica Restaurant Group, Inc.
Aetna Inc.
AFC Enterprises, Inc.
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
AGL Resources, Inc.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Allegheny Teledyne Inc.
Allstate Insurance Company
Alza Corporation
American Airlines
American Electric Power
American Express
American Greetings Corporation
American Home Products Corp.
American Lawyer Media, Inc.
American Standard Companies, Inc.
Anheuser-Busch Companies
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Asbury Automotive Group
Ashland Inc.
AT&T Wireless
Atlanta Life Insurance Company
AutoNation, Inc.
Avis Group Holdings, Inc.
Bank of America Corporation
Bank One Corporation
BankBoston, N.A.
BASF Corporation
Battelle
Baxter International Inc.
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
Bestfoods
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
BlueCross BlueShield Association
BMC Software, Inc.
Boise Cascade Corporation
Boston Scientific Corporation
BP Amoco
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
Broadwing Inc.
Brown-Forman Corporation
Brunswick Corporation
Burlington Industries, Inc.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
California Federal Bank
Cardinal Health, Inc.
Caremark Rx, Inc.
Carnival Cruise Lines
Caterpillar Inc.
CBS Corporation
Cendant Corporation
Ceridian Corporation
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
ChemRex, Inc.
Chevron Corporation
ChoicePoint Inc.
CIGNA Corporation
Cingular Wireless
Citigroup Inc.
Clark USA, Inc.
CMS Energy Corporation
CNH Global, N.V.
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Comcast Corporation
Comdisco, Inc.
Comerica Incorporated
Compaq Computer Corp.
Computer Associates International Inc.
Computer Sciences Corporation
Conoco Inc.
Consolidated Stores Corporation
Coors Brewing Company
Cordant Technologies Inc.
Cox Communications, Inc.
Credit Suisse First Boston Corp.
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.
CVS Corporation
CVS/Pharmacy, Inc.
Daewoo Motor America, Inc.
Dana Corporation
Darden Restaurants
Deere & Company
Dell Computer Corporation
Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Discovery Communications Incorporated
Dominion Homes, Inc.
Dow Corning Corporation
Duke Energy Corporation
Dynegy Inc.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
EarthLink, Inc.
Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Kodak Company
Eaton Corporation
Edward Jones
Eli Lilly and Company
Emerson Electric Co.
Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc.
Entergy Corporation
Exelon Corporation
Equifax Inc
Ernst & Young LLP
Eveready Battery Company
Farmland Industries, Inc.
Fannie Mae
Federal Express
Federal Express Corporation
Federated Department Stores, Inc.
Ferro Corporation
Fifth Third Bank
First Data Corporation
First Union Corporation
Fleet Financial Group, Inc.
Fleming Companies, Inc.
Fluor Corporation
FMC Corporation
Ford Motor Companies
Ford Motor Credit Company
Foster Wheeler Corporation
Freddie Mac
Fruit of the Loom, Ltd.
General Dynamics
General Mills
General Motors Corporation
General Semiconductor, Inc.
Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc.
Global Crossing Ltd.
Goodwill Industries International, Inc.
Graybar Electric Company, Inc.
Halliburton Company
Hannaford Bros. Co.
Hartford Life, Inc.
Hasbro, Inc.
HCA – The Healthcare Company
Health Net, Inc.
Heller Financial, Inc.
Herman Miller Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Company
Home Depot
Honeywell Inc.
Household International, Inc.
Howmet International Inc.
HSBC USA Inc.
IKON Office Solutions
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Ingersoll-Rand Company
Ingram Micro, Inc.
Intel Corporation
Interface, Inc.
ITT Industries, Inc.
JC Penney Company, Inc.
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Kanematsu USA, Inc.
Kellogg Company
Kelly Services
KeyCorp
KeySpan Energy
Knight Ridder
Krasdale Foods, Inc.
KPMG International
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated
Let's Talk Cellular & Wireless
Levi Strauss & Co.
Life Technologies, Inc.
Lincoln National Corporation
Lockheed-Martin Corporation
Lucent Technologies Inc.
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
Masco Corporation
MascoTech, Inc.
Maytag Corporation
McKesson HBOC, Inc.
MedCare Financial, Inc.
Medtronic, Inc.
Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Methodist Health System Foundation, Inc.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
MidAmerican Energy
Minerals Technologies Inc.
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc.
Modis Professional Services
Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Monsanto Company
Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving "MADD"
Motorola Inc.
Nalco Chemical Company
National Basketball Association
National Football League
Nationwide
Navistar International Corporation
NCR Corporation
New York Life Insurance Company
Newport News Shipbuilding
Nike, Inc.
Nortel Networks Corporation
Northeast Utilities Service Co.
Northern Trust Corporation
Norwegian Cruise Line
Office Depot, Inc.
Ohio Education Association
Ohio State Medical Assoc.
Oracle Corporation
Orbcomm
Organic, Inc.
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Payless ShoeSource, Inc.
Peoples Energy Corporation
PepsiCo, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
Philip Morris Companies Inc.
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Powertel, Inc.
PPG Industries, Inc.
Principal Life Insurance Company
Premark International, Inc.
Procer & Gamble Company
QUALCOMM Incorporated
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
RadioShack Corporation
Ralston Purina Company
RARE Hospitality International, Inc.
Red Hat, Inc.
Reebok International Ltd.
Republic Bancorp, Inc.
Rohm and Haas Company
Rolls-Royce North America Inc.
Ryfer System, Inc.
Ryerson Tull, Inc.
Safeway Inc.
Sara Lee Corporation
SBC Communications Inc.
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Shell Oil Company
Siemens Corporation
Sierra Military Health Services, Inc.
Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc.
Sony Electronics Inc.
Southern Company
Springs Industries, Inc.
Sprint Corporation
SRA International, Inc.
State Farm Automobile Insurance Company
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Stateside Associates
Summit Bancorp
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sunoco, Inc.
Synovus Financial Corporation
Sysco Corporation
Tellabs, Inc.
Temple-Inland Inc.
Terra Industries Inc.
The Bank of New York
The Boeing Company
The Chase Manhattan Corporation
The Chubb Corporation
The CIT Group, Inc.
The Clark Construction Group, Inc.
The Coca-Cola Company
The Dow Chemical Company
The Gap, Inc.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
The Hartz Mountain Corporation
The Home Depot, Inc.
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
The Kroger Co.
The Limited Inc.
The Mead Corporation
The MONY Group
The New York Times Company
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
The Pittston Company
The PNC Financial Services Group
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
The Ryland Group, Inc.
The ServiceMaster Company
The St. Paul Companies, Inc.
The Stanley Works
The Stop & Shop Companies, Inc.
The Timberland Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Washington Post Company
The Williams Companies
Theglobe.com, Inc.
TIAA-CREF
Tidewater, Inc.
Time Warner Inc.
Time Warner Telecom Inc.
Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.
Toys "R" Us, Inc.
Trinity Industries, Inc.
True North Communications Inc.
TRW Inc.
Tyco International (US) Inc.
UGI Corporation
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock
Union Bank of California, N.A.
Union Carbide Corporation
UNISYS Corporation
United Airlines
United Parcel Service
United States Filter Corp.
United States Postal Service
United Technologies Corporation
Unocal Corporation
US Office Products Company
US West, Inc.
USA Cable
USI Insurance Services Corporation
USX Corporation
UtiliCorp United Inc.
Valassis Communications, Inc.
Verizon Communications
Viacom, Inc.
Viad Corporation
Vision Service Plan
Walgreen Co.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Waste Management, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank
Wendy's International Inc.
WestPoint Stevens
Weyerhaeuser Co.
World Kitchen, Inc.
Whirlpool Corporation
WorldCom, Inc.
Xerox Corporation
Zale Corporation