Ethics Magazine Names Alaska Air Group One of Nation's Best Corporate Citizens.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2000 Alaska Air Group today was named one of America's best corporate citizens by Business Ethics business ethics, the study and evaluation of decision making by businesses according to moral concepts and judgments. Ethical questions range from practical, narrowly defined issues, such as a company's obligation to be honest with its customers, to broader social magazine. In the March/April issue, which hits newsstands today, the magazine offers up its annual list of what it considers the nation's 100 most socially responsible companies. Publicly traded companies publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. considered for the list are evaluated on how they serve four stakeholder groups: employees, stockholders, customers and the community at large. The publication focuses on corporate social responsibility and progressive management practices. Rankings are done by researchers at the Boston College Boston College, main campus at Chestnut Hill, Mass.; coeducational; Jesuit; est. and opened 1863. Actually a university, the school's Chestnut Hill campus comprises colleges of arts and sciences and business administration, the graduate school, and schools of nursing Carroll School of Management  The Carroll School of Management is a graduate and undergraduate business school and one of the professional schools of Boston College. using data compiled by the research firm of Kinder,
Lydenberg, Domini & Company.
Alaska Air Group is the parent company of Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. and Horizon Air, which collectively serve more than 70 cities throughout the Western U.S., Alaska, Canada and Mexico. Late last year, in a poll conducted by Conde Nast Traveler magazine, Alaska was voted the nation's best major airline, while Horizon was voted top regional carrier and third-best overall. |
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