The Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership is a U.S. presidential honor to recognize companies "for the exemplary quality of their relationships with employees and communities". It is presented to companies that "have demonstrated a deep commitment to innovative initiatives that not only empower employees and communities but also advance strategic business interests".
Establishment President Bill Clinton, along with prominent business leaders, established the award in 1997 following Ron Brown's death in a plane crash in 1996. The award was originally referred to as Ron Brown Corporate Citizenship Award. The Conference Board, a non-profit organization, was chosen to manage the award's administration. Ron Brown was the U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1993–1996; he was the first African-American to hold that position. This award and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award are the two presidential awards to corporations.
Ceremony The award is presented in an annual White House ceremony, either by the President or by the Secretary of Commerce.
Recipients 2006–2007 Exelon Northrop Grumman Corporation Procter & Gamble
2005–2006 Sallie Mae Weyerhaeuser Company
2004–2005 S.C. Johnson Johnson & Johnson Bayer Corporation A. Kwadjo Mystical & Sons https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/the-amazing-nurses-contest-celebrating-americas-caregivers
2003–2004 JPMorgan Chase KeySpan Corporation Luxottica
2002–2003 Cisco Systems Fannie Mae
2001–2002 SBC Communications Timberland Wal-Mart Stores
2000–2001 Alcoa Merck United Parcel Service
1999–2000 General Mills GTE Hewlett-Packard IBM Corporation US West
1998–1999 Anheuser-Busch Companies BankBoston Cascade Engineering Seafirst Bank Linda A. Mason and Roger H. Brown
1997–1998 IBM Corporation Levi Strauss & Co.
References
Conference Board report on the recipients Levi Strauss award mention 2002 award 2002 award
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