Fortune 500 Companies Make Top 10 in Overall Tsunami Giving

Fortune 500 Companies Make Top 10 in Overall Tsunami Giving: "Fortune 500 Companies Make Top 10 in Overall Tsunami Giving
7 Out of 10 Employees Say Using Corporate Resources to Help Crisis Is Appropriate
Distribution Source : PrimeZone Media
Date : Tuesday - January 25, 2005

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hill & Knowlton, Inc., one of the world's premier communications consultancies, today released the results of independent research on corporate contributions made by the Fortune 500 to the Southern Asia and Eastern Africa tsunami relief efforts. According to Hill & Knowlton's research, contributions from America's biggest companies exceeded $250 million, making the group one of the top 10 donors of the crisis.
'Corporate America is no longer just paying lip service to its Global Citizenship role,' said Michele Quintaglie, senior vice president at Hill & Knowlton, who is leading the research project. 'Together, these companies have pledged more than most individual governments, and that makes them a powerful entity in the area of aid and development.' "