Business Ethics Names Kodak Among "Best Corporate Citizens" in Annual List

May 6, 2004
Organization praises Kodak's cutting-edge, anti-discrimination policies as well as its integrity with shareholders and customers.

Eastman Kodak Company ranks among the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" for 2004, according to Business Ethics magazine. This
is the fourth year that Kodak has appeared on the "Best" list, which is based on an analysis of 1,000 companies. Kodak ranked 58th on the publication's list.

Business Ethics issued its list of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens this week. Now in its fifth year, the ranking is based on quantitative measures of corporate service to seven stakeholder groups: shareholders, employees, customers, the community, the environment, overseas stakeholders, and women and minorities.

Business Ethics praised Kodak's cutting-edge, anti-discrimination policies for gay, bisexual, and transgender employees. The company also scored favorably in the rankings for its fair treatment of minorities and women, and employees overall.

"We're proud to have again been recognized by Business Ethics as a responsible corporate citizen," said Chairman and CEO Daniel A. Carp. "Our inclusion on the list of most responsible companies reflects our employees' tireless efforts to build what we call a Winning and Inclusive Culture. Kodak people have made trust, respect, and integrity the cornerstones of how we interact with customers, suppliers, shareholders, and each other. This
recognition really belongs to all our employees."

Business Ethics magazine covers corporate governance, financial disclosure, decision-making, incentive and corporate responsibility issues. The magazine is published by Mavis Publications Inc./ Economic Democracy Project. The ranking identifies companies among the Russell 1000 -- the largest publicly traded companies -- that excel at serving a variety of stakeholders well.

The 100 Best Corporate Citizens story will appear in the spring issue of Business Ethics, which focuses on efforts to bring greater social responsibility into business. For more information, plus the full list and story, see http://www.business-ethics.com/100best.htm