CEO Diversity Award  The Kodak CEO Diversity Award is presented annually to a Kodak middle- or senior-level manager who demonstrates excellence in advancing the company’s diversity initiatives. Candidates for the award are nominated by other employees and are judged on the basis of demonstrated achievements.

In 2000, there were two honorees: Patricia A. Bitnar, Regional Business General Manager, and Vice President, Kodak Professional, Latin American Region, and Charles S. Brown, Director of Global Manufacturing, and Senior Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company.

Ms. Bitnar has received many accolades for helping women and minorities break new ground within the company’s Latin American Region. Mr. Brown is frequently cited as a role model for his aggressive efforts to create and sustain an inclusive environment within Kodak’s Global Manufacturing area.

Kodak is Committed to Our Communities  Kodak contributes to the vitality of the communities and the strength of the local economies in which our company does business. Kodak actively supports and promotes efforts to strengthen education, economic development of minority communities, and equal employment opportunity. Among the organizations we proudly support are: NAACP, National Urban League, National Council of La Raza, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society and the Society of Women Engineers.

Supplier Diversity  Kodak continues to benchmark against America’s leading companies as we accelerate our goals for Supplier Diversity. By doing business with more minority-owned and women-owned enterprises, we expand our purchasing options, help create new jobs and enjoy increased access to important markets.

Last year alone, our Supplier Diversity team awarded more than $240 million in contracts to qualified contractors and subcontractors, who are now part of our supplier network. Our senior purchasing managers have a portion of their future compensation tied to their success in building upon these diversity accomplishments.

External Recognition  We continue to establish a standard of excellence that is recognized externally. Highlights from the year 2000 include: 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers— Working Mother magazine / Top 50 Blacks in Corporate America (Lance Drummond, COO of Kodak Professional) — Black Enterprise magazine / 50 Top Companies for Hispanic Employees— Latina Style magazine / Out & Equal Workplace Award—Out and Equal Workplace Advocates.