Western Union Recognized in The Civic 50
December 09 2014 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Bloomberg LP, Points of Light Honors Company’s
Commitment to Community for 3rd Year
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) was recognized today as one
of America’s most community-minded companies in The Civic 50, an
annual initiative that identifies companies for their commitment to
improve the quality of life in the communities where they do
business.
“We’re honored that The Civic 50 has recognized us for the third
year in a row,” said Western Union Chief Communications Officer,
Luella Chavez D’Angelo. “Western Union is a purpose-driven
company that promotes financial inclusion around the world. The
Civic 50 awards acknowledge our approach to community engagement,
which draws on the full range of our business assets, products and
services, along with philanthropy.”
“Corporate civic engagement is on the rise, and it’s being led
by the forward-thinking businesses included on The Civic 50 list,”
said Neil Bush, Chairman of Points of Light. “We congratulate this
year’s Civic 50 and we hope that they continue to inspire greater
investments in improving communities through corporate civic
engagement.”
Points of Light, the largest organization in the world dedicated
to volunteer service, conducted the survey in partnership with
Bloomberg LP. All companies with $1 billion in revenue or more are
invited to apply for The Civic 50.
The Civic 50 survey was developed this year under the guidance
of an academic panel of nine experts from leading universities
throughout the country. The survey evaluates companies based on
several criteria, including how extensively and strategically
resources are applied to community engagement, how a community
engagement program supports business interests and integrates into
business functions. Other criteria include how a company supports
community engagement through its institutional policies, systems
and incentives, and how a company measures the social and business
impact of its community engagement program.
About Western Union
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in global
payment services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta, Pago
Facil and Western Union Business Solutions branded payment
services, Western Union provides consumers and businesses with
fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around
the world, to send payments and to purchase money orders. As of
September 30, 2014, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta
branded services were offered through a combined network of over
500,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories and over
100,000 ATMs and kiosks. In 2013, The Western Union Company
completed 242 million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide,
moving $82 billion of principal between consumers, and 459 million
business payments. For more information, visit
www.westernunion.com.
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Western UnionKristin Kelly,
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