Published 06-13-00
Submitted by Xerox Corporation
Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) has won two supplier awards from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): the Frances Perkins Vanguard Award for Excellence and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence.
The Frances Perkins Vanguard Award for Excellence recognizes both individuals and buying activities in government and industry sectors for using woman-owned, small businesses as prime contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence honors large business contractors who use small businesses and subcontractors.
"Winning these awards acknowledges our dedication to supplier diversity and to our economic enterprise as a whole," said Anne Mulcahy, Xerox president and chief operating officer. "Xerox is sincerely committed to supplier diversity and we are honored to be distinguished as a model in this area."
The awards will be presented at the 33rd annual Joint Industry/SBA Procurement Conference in Washington, D.C., on June 13 and 14.
Xerox Corporation is a nearly $16 billion global enterprise that helps businesses find better ways to work through innovative technology integrated with document-management services. Over the past 40 years, Xerox has demonstrated leadership in sustainability and citizenship by designing "waste-free" products built in "waste-free" plants, investing in innovation that delivers measurable benefits to the environment, supporting educational and community projects around the world, and many other integrated initiatives. For more information, visit www.xerox.com/citizenship.
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