03 December 2008

2008 Awards for Corporate Excellence

The U.S. Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE), established in 1999, recognizes American businesses that demonstrate innovation, leadership and a commitment to promoting opportunity and prosperity in the overseas communities where they do business. This year, 11 finalists were selected from 61 nominations submitted by American ambassadors around the world. The 2008 Award for Corporate Excellence ceremony was held November 6, 2008.

Winners

• Cargill Inc.
U.S. Food Products Company Quick to Help Communities in China

• SURevolution
U.S. Company Seeks to Support Art, Culture of Indigenous People

Finalists

• Dole Food Company
Dole Food Company Supports Communities in the Philippines

• Exxon Mobil Corporation
Oil Company Sees Beyond the Bottom Line

• Google Inc.
Google Earth Gives Amazon Tribe Tools to Protect Forest Homeland

• Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Redistributes the Information Wealth in India

• Occidental Petroleum Corporation
American Oil Company Making Best of Tough Situation

• Starbucks Corporation
Starbucks Brews Good Relations in Guatemala

• STM Telecom Sanchar
STM Sanchar Brings Telephone, Other Services to Rural Nepal

• Virtusa Corporation
Information Technology Company Cited for Corporate Citizenship

• Weyerhaeuser Company
U.S. Lumber Company Helps Boost Safety Standards in Uruguay

Visit the Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence Web site.