CORPORATE CITIZEN

Matson

Best Corporate Citizen

Editor’s Note: The Best Corporate Citizen winners are selected by the editorial team; we use the votes and input of our readers to determine which companies excel at mindfully operating in their communities. The comments below are quotes from our readers.

Chugach Alaska Corporation: “Chugach Alaska DENALI Corporation lives up to its core values—We do things the right way. We create meaningful value. We empower people. We build community. We leave things better than we found them.—at each and every one of its subsidiaries!” | “Chugach cares deeply about its Alaskan Heritage and is a socially responsible corporate citizen. Chugach embraces diversity not only in its investment portfolio but also in its employee base. Chugach provides essential services to the United States Military.” | “I don’t know of any business that going to the length that Chugach does to support the local community, Alaska Natives, and their culture!” ConocoPhillips Alaska: “They sponsor everything, frequently under the radar.” | “They saved the Sea Life Center.” | “They provide extensive philanthropy to many nonprofi ts.” | “It supports the local community in big ways and provides jobs and drives the Alaska economy.”

Matson: “They created the Caring for Alaska program to reward nonprofi ts for doing environmental stewardship projects.” | “Matson has really stepped up their game with the support and sponsorship of Citywide Cleanup.” | “It seems it is part of their ethos to be involved in the community. They also sent multiple containers to earthquake and tsunami a ected areas in the South Pacifi c.”