DALLAS, Feb. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi
Consulting, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd (TSE: 6501) and a leading
provider of IT consulting and management consulting solutions and
services, today announced that its commitment to help AT&T
minimize its environmental impact over the past year has earned the
Dallas-based company recognition
as a 2013 AT&T Supplier Sustainability Award winner. The award
recognizes suppliers for their support of affiliates of AT&T*,
one of the world's leading data, voice, wireless and Internet
service providers.
"The suppliers honored with the AT&T Supplier Sustainability
Award help make AT&T's sustainability programs possible with
their innovative technologies and expertise," said Tim Harden, president of AT&T Supply Chain
and Fleet Operations. "We're very pleased to recognize their
contributions to sustainability at AT&T and around the
country."
Hitachi Consulting was one of only six suppliers to receive the
2013 AT&T Sustainability Supplier Award for outstanding
contributions that supported AT&T's supplier sustainability
efforts during the past year.
"We are honored to receive this meaningful award from AT&T.
Sustainability has always been a cornerstone of our global
capabilities and a key theme to Hitachi Ltd.'s Social Innovation
strategy," said Michael McNabb,
Senior Vice President, Hitachi
Consulting.
"Through our innovative technologies and consulting services, we
are helping clients reduce their environmental impact and realize
significant cost savings," said Joel
Hurley, Vice President of Consulting Services, Hitachi
Consulting. "We thank AT&T for bestowing this recognition on
Hitachi Consulting and look forward to continuing our important
work together."
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by
subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T
brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About Hitachi Consulting Corporation
Hitachi
Consulting is the global management consulting and IT services
business of Hitachi Ltd., a global technology leader and a catalyst
of sustainable societal change. In that same spirit — and building
on its technology heritage — Hitachi Consulting is a catalyst for
positive business change, propelling companies ahead by enabling
superior operational performance. Working within their existing
processes and focusing on targeted functional challenges, we help
our clients respond to dynamic global change with insight and
agility. Our unique approach delivers measurable, sustainable
business results and a better consulting experience. For more
information visit: www.hitachiconsulting.com
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About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (TSE: 6501),
headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is
a leading global electronics company with approximately 326,000
employees worldwide. The company's consolidated revenues for fiscal
2012 (ended March 31, 2013) totaled
9,041 billion yen ($96.1 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than
ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes
infrastructure systems, information & telecommunication
systems, power systems, construction machinery, high functional
material & components, automotive systems and others. For more
information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at
http://www.hitachi.com.
SOURCE Hitachi Consulting