Whirlpool 2005 Annual Report Download - page 19

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Worldwide Operations
Key Brand and Regional Accomplishments
Around the world, Whirlpool was
recognized for its innovation, design,
and socially responsible leadership
during 2005.
North America
Completed construction of a new front-load clothes washer
plant and a refrigeration plant in Mexico.
Ranked 18
th among the
100 best corporate citizens by
Business Ethics Magazine. Whirlpool has been named to
the list every year since its inception six years ago.
Received the 2005 American Business Ethics Award from
the Society of Financial Service Professionals.
Named one of the “ 50 Best Employers in Canada” by the
Globe & Mail Report on Business magazine.
Received an Industrial Design Excellence Award from the
Industrial Designers Society of America and a “Good Buy”
award from Good Housekeeping for the Whirlpool Fabric
Freshener.
Ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Dishwashers
and Ranges, Cooktops and Ovens” by J.D. Power and
Associates 2005 Major Home Appliances Study.
SM
(KitchenAid)
Received the first “lifetime achievement” ENERGY STAR®
Sustained Excellence / Partner of the Year Award from the
U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency; represents our seventh win, a feat
unmatched by any other home appliance manufacturer.
Raised over $3 million for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation since 2001 through their Cook for the Cure pro-
gram presented by KitchenAid. In addition to its support in the
U.S. and Canada, KitchenAid supports breast cancer founda-
tions in France, Germany, South Africa, Greece and Israel.
Named one of “ 25 Noteworthy Companies for Diversity”
by Diversity Inc. Magazine.
Announced plans to support every Habitat for Humanity
International home built globally through 2011 .
Sponsored the 2005 Jimmy Carter Work Project, an annual
Habitat for Humanity International initiative. During one
week, over 230 homes in Michigan and Canada were built by
JCWP volunteers, including 300 Whirlpool employees from
around the world.
Donated $1 million in cash, products and services to Hurricane
Katrina relief efforts and continue to work with Habitat for
Humanity to build new housing in some of the hardest hit areas.
Europe
Inaugurated a new cooking factory in Poland.
DSG International (formerly Dixons), one of Europe’s
largest electronics and appliance retailers, signed a four-year
agreement making Whirlpool Europe a “Focus Supplier.”
TUV Institute, the renowned German testing organization,
awarded the in-home service program of the Bauknecht brand
its highest marks.
Pret-à-Porter, the European version of the Whirlpool brand
Fabric Freshener, was awarded a special innovation prize at
the annual French trade fair, la Foire de Paris.
Blue Touch front-loading washer named the U.K. ’s Fabric
Care Product of the Year 2006 by Get Connected Magazine.
Latin America
Listed in the Carta Capital magazine ranking of “The most
admired (companies) in Brazil 2005 ” — home appliances
segment.
Acknowledged for the ninth consecutive year as one of “The
Best Companies to Work For” in Brazil by Guia Exame/Voce
S.A. and as one of “The Best Companies to Work For in Latin
America” for the second year in a row.
Recognized as the company with the largest number of refrig-
erators and freezers to earn the PROCEL Energy Efficiency
Label, a Brazilian government energy savings program.
Asia
Began a partnership with Habitat for Humanity India.
Whirlpool also will participate in the Jimmy Carter Work
Project in India in 2006 .