Businesses frequently think about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from human resource perspective, but it is often missing another important element: supplier diversity. By bringing awareness to your organization’s supply chain, you can strengthen your commitment to DEI.
Lesley Crane, Cofounder & Chief Diversity Officer of Thought Kitchen, discusses an additional element to the DEI conversation: investing in diverse suppliers. She shares how a commitment to intentionally purchase goods and services from diverse suppliers is a measurable, tangible way to demonstrate your firm’s support of DEI and support local economies. She also provides a few specific ways firms can improve their supplier diversity spend.
This article was published in the Dec. 2021 issue of Res Gestae.
This article was published in the Dec. 2021 issue of Res Gestae.
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