Diversity Initiatives
Diversity is embedded in Aetna's values. We recognize the impact and importance of diversity in all aspects of our business – our workforce, customers, suppliers, networks of health care professionals, in our products and services and through our contributions to the communities we serve. It's part of the Aetna way of doing business.
Commitment to Diversity
Black Enterprise has named Aetna to its 2007 list for "Top 40 companies for diversity," the second year in a row Aetna earned this distinction. Aetna also was named to the 15 Best in Corporate Board Diversity and 15 Best in Senior Management Diversity.
Aetna was named as a 2007 Readers' Choice Best Diversity Company in the Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology publication.
Aetna was named one of the 2007 Best Places to Work for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees by the Human Rights Campaign. HRC recognizes companies that have made a commitment to end discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace.
Aetna received the 2007 Legacy Award for Corporation of the Year from the 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, D.C.Inc. The annual award recognizes those having a significant impact on the lives of young African-American men.
Aetna was named one of the Top 10 Companies for Executive Women for 2007 by the National Association for Female Executives. The list acknowledges those "in the vanguard of changing the face of executive suites and boardrooms."
Black MBA Magazine, the official publication of the National Black MBA Association, named Aetna to its 2007 list of Top 50 Companies for Black MBAs To Work. The list showcases companies that "make a concerted effort to recruit, develop and retain African-American MBAs."
Essence, a lifestyle magazine for African-American women, named Aetna as one of the 25 Great Places to Work for 2007.
Black Enterprise named Aetna Chairman, CEO and President Ronald A. Williams its 2006 Corporate Executive of the Year for his "exemplary leadership qualities" and role in Aetna's "spectacular corporate turnaround."
Elease E. Wright, Aetna's head of Human Resources, named in The Network Journal's list of 25 Influential Black Women In Business, 2006.
Aetna received the 2006 Corporation of the Year award from the board of directors and members of the Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County, CA.
Top 50 employers for Minorities, Fortune magazine, 2005.
Top 50 Employers for Women, Fortune magazine, 2005.
Top 50 Corporations for Supplier Diversity, HISPANICTrends, 2005.
Top 50 Places to Win for black business professionals, Savoy Professional magazine, 2004.
Top 30 Companies for Executive Women, National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002.
Perfect Score, HRC Corporate Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002.
Top 50 Companies for Latinas, Latina Style magazine, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000.
Aetna and Ron Williams, Chairman, CEO and President, were awarded the A. Leon Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a national civil rights legal organization, for 2007. The award recognizes Aetna's long-standing record of diversity and corporate social responsibility.
Aetna was ranked No. 2 in the health care category in Fortune magazine's 2007 and 2006 Most Admired Companies lists. According to Fortune, the Most Admired list is "the definitive report card on corporate reputations."
Aetna, in 2006, was awarded the Recognizing Innovation in Multicultural Health Care Award by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for innovative programs to deliver quality care to linguistically, racially and ethnically diverse populations.
The National Business Coalition on Health recognized Aetna with an eValue8™ Innovation Award in 2006 for its Aetna Rx Check Program. Aetna was recognized in 2005 for outreach work to support physicians treating Hispanic/Latino people with diabetes.
Aetna Foundation Corporate Philanthropy
Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) - Over the past decade, Aetna has awarded more than $450,000 to HIP. Our funding presence helped Connecticut become one of the first states to participate in HIP's Funders' Collaborative for Strong Latino Communities and infused a health focus from the beginning. Our early involvement helped it grow quickly into a national catalyst for Latino philanthropy, a role we continue to nurture today.
African American History and Culture - Aetna awarded $250,000 to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History for sponsorship of "And Still We Rise: Our Journey Through African American History and Culture". Founded in 1965, the Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit is the world's largest institution dedicated to the African American experience.
Supporting Diversity in Higher Education – Aetna remains committed to developing opportunities for the next generation of business leaders though higher education initiatives, particularly in minority communities. Aetna's $50,000 contribution to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) for their 20th Annual Conference in San Antonio, provided a platform for presenting unique ideas and ways to prepare the next generation of Hispanic leaders. Our involvement in this arena also extends to the African American population through our relationship with The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund. Aetna's $25,000 sponsorship of their Leadership Institute and Recruitment Conference in New York provided the opportunity for this annual gathering- the largest career-preparation event for undergraduate students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
African American History Calendar - Since 1982, the company has recognized the outstanding contributions of African Americans by publishing the African American History Calendar.
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