CLEVELAND - Profiles in Diversity Journal is pleased to announce the Top Ten winners of its 2nd annual International Innovation in Diversity Awards, recognizing companies who invest, develop and foster diversity initiatives that bring the entire company into alignment with the values of a diverse business culture.

The 2005 Top Ten Winners are:

1st - PepsiCo's "Celebrating Us! Week," dedicated to exploring the uniqueness individuals bring to the workplace, prompting thought and discussion of diversity and inclusion.

2nd - General Motors, for designing "You Make a Difference (YMAD) Awards and Reaching Farther Awards" to recognize individuals who have been observed making a difference.

3rd - Shell International, for its Diversity and Inclusion Management Framework, Shell's Committee of Managing Directors set out to integrate Diversity and Inclusion into every aspect of Shell's operation and culture, achieving tremendous success.

4th - New York Life Insurance Company, for developing the Women's Leadership Project.

5th - Sodexho, for incorporating their Action Learning Degree Program.

6th - Ford Motor Company, for designing the Diversity and Worklife Health Assessment.

7th - DaimlerChrysler Corporation, for its broad scale implementation of "Behavior Based Structured Interviewing" (BBSI) reinforcing their commitment to an inclusive work environment

8th - Georgia Power Company, for its diversity initiatives and assessment programs.

9th - Entergy Corporation, for creating its first companywide Diversity Scorecard.

10th - Credit Suisse First Boston, for its inclusion initiative, "Creating One Firm Through Inclusion--Managing All Employees to Full Potential."

Complete results of this year's awards are found in the May/June issue of Profiles in Diversity Journal, available July 6 or online at www.diversityjournal.com.

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