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In alignment with our core values, Alight Solutions U.S. Supplier Diversity Program’s goal is to obtain a diverse and inclusive supply chain to guarantee equal opportunities to qualified suppliers. Diversity and inclusion have always been the principle that binds our core values together.
As a part of our strategic sourcing and procurement practices, we are committed to building upon inclusivity and diversity of our suppliers whose business values are aligned with ours. We actively pursue certified diverse suppliers to ensure our suppliers provide competitively high-quality products and services.
Our purpose and mission is to engage community, customers and employees to foster an inclusive mindset that extends to our diverse supplier community. We want to inspire diverse suppliers to pursue their dreams with confidence while forming strategic partnerships within the American Family Enterprise.
CDW’s deep experience, expertise and commitment to diversity excellence is critical to our ongoing success. We invest time building partnerships with our diverse suppliers and in working side-by-side with them to serve our customers.
A successful business diversity program seeks to provide diverse suppliers equal access to purchasing opportunities, but it also promotes diverse supplier participation reflective of the community and customers; optimizes your supply chain; creates revenue, jobs and wages; builds stronger communities; unleashes economic growth and raises the competition as a corporation needs to meet a diverse supplier spend.
“Gilead is committed to working with suppliers that share our values related to social, economic and environmental impact.
We strive to create a supplier base that reflects the patients, customers and communities we serve. We believe supplier inclusion and diversity is a strategic business imperative that generates a competitive advantage, increases access to innovation, enables greater agility in our supply chain and drives socio-economic inclusion into the broader society.
To make this belief a reality, we intentionally seek out diverse suppliers and small businesses including (but not limited to) partnering with several organizations – from local to international – that share our goals. Through these partnerships and multiple supplier inclusion programs, we create a more equitable future for all.”
Our suppliers should reflect the people we are in business to serve… our customers.
At Merck, we believe that having a diverse supplier base helps us better understand and anticipate the needs of the people we serve. That is why we cast a wide net in search of talent, seeking qualified suppliers from all segments of the global community. Our supplier diversity program includes Minority-, Women-, Veteran-, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender- and Disability-owned business enterprises as well as small businesses.
The purpose of the Supplier Diversity Program (SDP), formerly known as the Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SDBU) Program, is to provide advocacy for and direction to small businesses and historically underutilized small businesses (HUSBs). The SDP seeks to ensure that these firms receive equal opportunity and appropriate consideration in the Smithsonian’s procurement of goods and services.
The Institution’s policy is to provide small, minority, socially and economically disadvantaged 8(a) women-owned, historically underutilized business zone (HUBZone) and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses—referred to collectively as small and disadvantaged businesses—the opportunity to participate, to the maximum extent possible, in all federal contracts entered into by the Institution. When appropriate, the Smithsonian also expends trust funds based on these principles.
The state of California is looking for certified Small Businesses and DVBEs that can supply goods and services during and immediately after natural disasters and emergencies.
Through our Supplier Diversity processes, Toyota will continue to generate business opportunities that position diverse entrepreneurs for economic sustainability, yield competitive advantages for our company and deliver exceptional mobility experiences for our customers through innovation.
At United Rentals, we proactively seek diverse suppliers. To remain competitive in an ever-changing economy, we must include the broadest range of people, ideas, products and services possible. United Rentals’ Supplier Diversity program does just that. We do everything we can to ensure that diversely-owned businesses are afforded equal opportunity to participate in our procurement processes.
We believe that veteran-owned businesses are an asset to our supply chain. Our commitment to the practice of sourcing goods and services from diverse suppliers, including those owned by veterans, women, minorities, members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities, enables Walmart to thrive.
