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Supplier.io Expands Its Solution to Encompass ESG

Supplier.io solves ESG data fragmentation by bringing global sustainability certifications, policies, and data into a single platform

Getting Executive Support for Supplier Diversity despite politics and the economy

Join Daniel Dorr, VP of Marketing at Supplier.io and Nalini Bates, Consultant & Project Lead, Supplier Diversity, Insight Sourcing Group as they discuss how you can develop a metrics driven program that your leaders will continue to support, and your procurement peers will thank you for.

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The Top ESG Laws and Regulations for Procurement Pros to Know

Evolving ESG regulations may impact your supply chain. Make sure you know the details.

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To Drive Maximum Business Value, Align Your ESG and Supplier-Diversity Programs

Responsible sourcing means ESG and supplier diversity working together to drive business benefits, reduce risk, increase innovation, and support the communities you do business in.

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Supplier.io Expands Its Solution to Encompass ESG

Supplier.io solves ESG data fragmentation by bringing global sustainability certifications, policies, and data into a single platform

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Supplier.io’s Aylin Basom Wins 2023 Women in Supply Chain Award

Supply & Demand Chain Executive has recognized Supplier.io’s CEO Aylin Basom with this year’s Women in Supply Chain Award.

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Supply Chain Sustainability Delivers Broad and Market-Defining Business Value – Here’s How

5 ways ESG and supply chain sustainability delivers business value, from reduced risk to increased business results.

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2023 State of Supplier Diversity Report

Check out the latest trends in supplier diversity programs across the country including what's working, not working, and how your peers are addressing key challenges.

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Supplier diversity support continues as leaders improve data and reporting

Our 6th annual report explores business relationships, executive support, program management, data, results, ESG and more.

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Top Metrics Every Supplier Diversity Manager Needs to Know

Supplier diversity programs should use these metrics to stay on track and maximize their performance year over year.

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The 2023 State of Supplier Diversity with the Hackett Group and Supplier.io

Watch Aylin Basom (CEO of Supplier.io) and Chris Sawchuk (Principal, Global Practice Leader of The Hackett Group) on-demand as they bring together their knowledge and expertise to analyze what this year’s findings mean for both supplier diversity and procurement.

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Supplier.io Recognized as One of The Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America by Inc.  

Supplier.io has been named to the Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

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Supplier.io Now Collects Supplier Sustainability Practices and ESG Certifications

Supplier.io is excited to share an important update regarding our supplier registration process that further enhances the insights we can provide to support procurement decisions.

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The Business Case for Supplier Diversity: What You Need to Know

Regardless of political noise, supplier diversity is a vital business requirement that offers considerable competitive advantages in the short and long term.

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Supplier Diversity, the Supreme Court, and Business

A message from the Supplier.io CEO, Aylin Basom about the recent Supreme Court decision and its implications for supplier diversity programs and professionals

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How Supplier.io Can Help You Grow Diverse Spend with Data

Take a look at a number of ways leaders are finding growth opportunities in their own data, within their programs, and in partnership with their buyers and business unit leaders.

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Finding Diverse Suppliers in a Down Economy

Diverse supplier certifications are down this year. How can you find new diverse suppliers to meet your needs and grow your spend?

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Grow diverse spend in a challenging economy

We’ll look at a number of ways leaders aren’t just able to find new diverse suppliers, they’re also able to continue to scale up their programs in spite of adversity.

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7 Ways to Get Executive Buy-In for Your Supplier Diversity Program 

Having the active, vocal support of the executive team can make a huge difference regardless of where the supplier diversity program sits in the organization. The supplier diversity manager can get company executives involved - and keep them engaged - by following these 7 best practices. 

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Supplier Diversity and The Economy – Data and Trends

Economic headwinds are impacting business results and budgets. But what about supplier diversity programs and the help we provide diverse communities?

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Supplier.io Launches the 2023 State of Supplier Diversity Survey

Supplier.io launched the 6th annual State of Supplier Diversity study to identify emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities from programs leaders like you across the country.

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Best Practices for Tracking and Reporting on Supplier Diversity Progress

The following best practices will help you track and report on the progress made by your supplier diversity program and then set it up for future success.

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Building a Successful Supplier Diversity Program: Lessons from Logitech

Logitech’s Head of Global Supplier Diversity shares how he’s building a successful and growing supplier diversity program.

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Supplier Diversity Data – Trends and Best Practices

The Hackett Group and Supplier.io discuss how successful supplier diversity programs are effectively using data to build and grow their programs.

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12 Questions with Logitech's Head of Supplier Diversity

Logitech's Head of Supplier Diversity answers questions about how he runs a successful and growing program

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Supplier.io Awarded Competitively Solicited Contract with E&I Cooperative Services to Bolster Supplier Diversity in Educational Institutions

Supplier.io partners with E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) to offer supplier diversity solutions to E&I’s vast member network, comprising over 6000 educational institutions.

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How to Find Diverse Suppliers at Scale 

75% of leaders say their #1 challenge with their supplier diversity program is finding new diverse suppliers. But the problem may not be as hard to solve as you may think. We’ve interviewed supplier diversity and procurement leaders from top-performing programs to learn their secrets.

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Transfix Partners with Supplier.io to Create a First-of-its-Kind Diverse Freight Carrier Network

Supplier.io's partnership with Transfix enables them to match shippers with certified diverse carriers, creating a more connected, intelligent, and inclusive supply chain

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Supplier.io and Hyatt Hotels Honored With 2023 Top Supply Chain Projects Award by Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supplier.io and customer Hyatt Hotels received a Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2023 Top Supply Chain Projects award. Using Supplier.io‘s solution, Hyatt met its five-year diverse supplier spend goal of 25% within three years.

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How Supplier Diversity Fits into Corporate Sustainability (ESG)

Supplier diversity and sustainability (ESG) are becoming more connected as responsible sourcing strategies intersect for environmental, social, and diverse suppliers.  

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Data matters in supplier diversity success—but only if you do it right.

In supplier diversity, the right approach to data makes a big difference.

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Logitech’s building a successful supplier diversity program

Learn how this 20+ year supplier diversity veteran is accelerating Logitech’s supplier diversity program 

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How Supplier.io Can Help You Implement Best Practices

Learn how to use your Supplier.io solution to implement best practices from the top performing programs.

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Supplier.io Enhances Diverse Supplier Management Solution with Social Impact Capabilities and B Corp Certification Data

Supplier.io platform includes new social sourcing data and filtering capabilities that help companies advance their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives through procurement.

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Taking Your Supplier Diversity Enrichment to the Next Level

We want to help you use that data to influence your organization and improve your program.  We’re bringing together some of the Supplier.io experts to share with you how other programs get the most value out of their data, and the next steps they take to grow their program. 

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Advocating for Supplier Diversity in the Face of Economic Uncertainty 

Is procurement able to satisfy urgent bottom line requirements while also working towards visionary pursuits like supplier diversity and sustainability?

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Supplier Diversity Leaders Share Best Practices

Hear how industry leaders Capital Group and M&T Bank are able to spend well above the industry average with diverse suppliers.

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Supplier.io Partners with U.S. Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce to Help Companies Source from Military Spouse-Owned Businesses

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5 Ways to Boost Supplier Diversity Success – From the Orgs That Do It Best

Across industries, individual companies are delivering on the promise of supplier diversity, with top performers spending 2-3X more with diverse suppliers than their peers. Who are they, and what can they teach us? At Supplier.io, we set out to find the organizations that are putting their money where their mouths are—and to learn what they’re doing to succeed.

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Supplier.io Enters First-Ever Strategic Partnership with MSDUK to Expand Global Diverse Supplier Database

Supplier.io Enters First-Ever Strategic Partnership with MSDUK to Expand Global Diverse Supplier Database

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Making the Business Case for Supplier Diversity to Sales, Marketing, and Finance

Supplier diversity programs are hardly new. Most procurement professionals have some experience with deliberately including certified diverse suppliers in sourcing projects and even onboarding and partnering with suppliers that win contracts.

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Supplier Diversity Best Practices Lessons from Leaders webinar for procurement leaders and supplier diversity managers
Supplier Diversity Best Practices – Lessons from Leaders 

How do the top performing supplier diversity programs get 2-3x the results of the rest of their industry? We analyzed the spend data of over 450 companies to identify top performers, and conducted in-depth interviews to understand what they do different from their peers.

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Apollo Doubles Down on Portfolio-Company Spending With Diverse Suppliers

Apollo Global Management Inc. is doubling down on supplier diversity across its private-equity portfolio, which includes major companies such as security services provider ADT Inc. and digital media company Yahoo Inc.

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Supplier Diversity Data & Management Solution from Supplier.io Now Available on SAP® Store

Supplier Diversity Data & Management Solution from Supplier.io Now Available on SAP® Store

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Mastering Supplier Diversity Data

Learn how data can be the foundation for your successful program in this free Spend Matters report on supplier diversity best practices Top-performing supplier diversity programs have mastered their data and use it to build a foundation. Have you?   

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Best Practices for Finding Diverse Suppliers

Learn how leaders grow spend by finding new diverse suppliers Finding credible new diverse suppliers is the biggest challenge for 75% of organizations. Finding new trustworthy suppliers goes well beyond just networking events and industry group membership. Leaders make finding new diverse suppliers easy, low risk, and data driven.

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2023 Supplier Diversity Strategies Report: Moving Beyond Best Practices

Learn how the top 20% of programs operate to beat industry benchmarks by 2-3x. Uncover actionable ways companies of any size can improve their supplier diversity program.

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Understanding Supplier Diversity Compliance

Supplier diversity isn't just good for communities, it can also help you win new business, especially with the government.  But you need to meet compliance requirements.

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What is Supplier Diversity and why is it important?

At its core, supplier diversity is a business strategy that diversifies the supply chain and removes barriers to entry for marginalized groups. Let’s break down what that means and why supplier diversity has never been more important.

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Why data enrichment is important to your supplier diversity program

Data Enrichment services improve data accuracy and quality by gathering missing or incomplete information, shedding visibility into your current utilization of diverse suppliers, and identifying your top suppliers to reduce dependencies.  

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What is supplier diversity certification?

Get all the details on what certification means, why you need it, and what you can do with it. 

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Supplier Diversity Tier 1 vs. Tier 2 Spend

Here is a brief primer on supplier diversity tier 1 and tier 2 spend and how both benefit the impact and longevity of supplier diversity initiatives. 

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The State of Supplier Diversity with Supplier.io and The Hackett Group

Hear the Hackett Group's insights on the state of supplier diversity and how this relates to key trends and priorities for procurement teams in 2023.

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The 7 Main Characteristics of a Supplier Diversity Program

An effective supplier diversity program is built on transparency, communication, and strategy. Let’s take a look at seven characteristics of successful supplier diversity programs.

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Maximizing the Effectiveness of Your Supplier Diversity Program

Is your program as efficient as it can be? Check out this detailed report to identify simple ways you can improve.

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3 Steps for a Successful Supplier Diversity Program

Learn the 3 most important steps to starting your supplier diversity program, based on years of experience.

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A Quick Guide to Supplier Diversity Policy

An essential element of your supplier diversity program is a policy outlining what the program is, who it includes, what the program goals are, and how you will achieve those goals.

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Different Supplier Diversity Program Goals

Companies have noble and business goals for their supplier diversity programs. But many diverse suppliers don't feel the connection to the company's goals

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Top 3 Procurement Themes From Procurecon West 2023

CPOs are now expected to add value beyond cost and drive process improvement in order to remain competitive. Learn the three ways 2023 ProcureCon West encouraged leaders to meet this increased demand.

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Are Procurement Leaders Making the Grade?

The Hackett Group joined Supplier.io CEO to talk about how Procurement leaders use benchmarking tools and data to improve their programs.

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Supplier Diversity Benchmarking with Supplier.io and The Hackett Group

The Hackett Group provides insights on key benchmarks in supplier diversity, and how they correlate with improved procurement processes.

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2023 Supplier Diversity Benchmarking Report

Supplier.io’s first annual Benchmarking Report is now available! Like the State of Supplier Diversity Report, our Benchmarking Report will examine key successes, opportunities, and trends of programs across the country.

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Why supplier diversity benchmarking is so important

Is benchmarking really that helpful? It can be! 3 ways you can use it to help your program.

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Why good data is the backbone

What single aspect of your business affects the health and strength of your supplier diversity program the most? Answer: your data! Programs with strong, accurate, and reliable data place themselves in a position for success and are better able to scale their operations to promote growth.

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Supplier Diversity Best Practices from Spend Matters

Dig into Spend Matters' extensive research and discover their recommendations and best practices for your supplier diversity program.

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3 Supplier Diversity Resolutions

‘Tis the season for goal setting! You’re probably hard at work on your personal resolutions, but have you remembered to set some for your supplier diversity program?

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Facebook Drives Impact with Supplier Discovery

Facebook empowers all employees to easily find diverse suppliers to help the organization collaborate, innovate and grow.

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The Supplier Diversity Metrics Your Leadership Team Expects To See

Review 4 key metrics you can share with your leaders to demonstrate the value of your supplier diversity program.

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Actionable Insights from The State of Supplier Diversity

Research shows leaders truly support the idea of supplier diversity. Review 3 ways you can turn that support into action.

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Making Your Metrics Boardroom Ready

Review key metrics your leadership team needs and how you can best capture that data over time, so you're always boardroom-ready.

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Capitalizing on Executive Engagement: Lessons From the Container Store

Learn how to engage your executives from the successful program at The Container Store.

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Key Insights From The State Of Supplier Diversity Webinar With The Hackett group

The Hackett Group joined Supplier.io CEO to talk about supplier diversity trends, and how they relate to the latest priorities for Procurement teams.

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Measurement and Accountability for Growing Supplier Diversity

Research shows supplier diversity leaders are struggling with metrics and accountability. Review the data and explore a few ways you can simply data gathering.

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Empowering Teams to Sustain Supplier Diversity into the Future

Supplier diversity programs have more support than ever but still need additional help. We've identified a few ways leaders can provide more help.

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Elevating the "Why" Behind Supplier Diversity

Find ways to connect your supplier diversity program to the broader themes and priorities within your company.

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The State of Supplier Diversity in 2022

Supplier.io's 5th State of Supplier Diversity Report is s the continuation of an initiative that extends back to 2017 and reflects the growth and maturity of supplier diversity programs as well as the impact of overarching trends in the economy, geopolitics, and society.

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Giving Your Supplier Diversity Goals a Reality Check

Explore how "average" supplier diversity programs are doing, the impact they're having, and how they can improve

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Is This Good? Top 3 Use Cases for Benchmarking, Part 2

Review a few specific examples of how you can use benchmarking data to improve your program and gain executive support

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3 Easy Ways to Incorporate Supplier Diversity into Your Buyers' Sourcing Efforts

Find 3 simple ways you can get your extended team to include more diverse suppliers.

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Supplier.io Helps Fulfill JetBlue's Commitment to Supplier Diversity

Find out how JetBlue was able to grow their supplier diversity program and manage supply chain risk during the pandemic

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Is This Good? Top 3 Use Cases for Benchmarking

3 ways you can use benchmarking data to help you find new insights and opportunities.

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Empowering Supplier Diversity Managers to Succeed in All Economies

Explore 5 ways you can continue to grow your program, even in this difficult economy

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Stop Explaining Why Diversity is Important

Research shows most business leaders support supplier diversity as simply how they want to do business. So we don't need to justify it anymore. But we do need to connect it to bigger business themes

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6 Savvy Ways to Build a Successful Program

Let's talk about activities and initiatives that will get your program off to a good start, leveraging both internal and external resources.

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Remembering the 'Why' Behind Supplier Diversity

Connect your supplier diversity program and metrics to what's important to your organization.

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The Economic Impact Hosting a World Cup Has On A Nation

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How To Assess the Effectivenesss of Your Supplier Diversity Program

Learn the four steps that will help your team align on its goals, measure your success, and develop a lasting, effective supplier diversity program.

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Maintaining Supplier Diversity Through a Down Economy

Don't let the economy impact your supplier diversity program. Here are 4 ways to ensure your program is seen as mission critical to the business

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Making Accounts Payable Happy

Learn how to put the AP in "hAPpy" with everything your AP teams need to know about supplier diversity and your vendor master files.

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4 Advantages of Having a Supplier Portal

A Supplier Portal doesn't just make your job easier by aggregating information. I can be a gold-mine of information to help you find new opportunities. Learn how.

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Best Practices With The Container Store

Learn how The Container Store has made supplier diversity strategic, connecting it to broader corporate goals and gaining executive support for diverse suppliers.

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Research - 333 Years to Parity

What's the potential impact of all these supplier diversity programs on MBEs? We analyzed the trend data to find out how well we're truly improving things for MBEs over time.

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2022 State of Supplier Diversity Report

Check out the latest trends in supplier diversity programs across the country including what's working, not working, and how your peers are addressing key challenges.

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Facebook Drives Impact with Supplier Diversity

Learn how Facebook is sparking innovation by making it easy for any employee to find and use diverse suppliers.

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What You Should Know: Tier 1 vs Tier 2 Supplier Diversity Spend

A "Tier 2 Program" can be easy to implement and significantly improve your supplier diversity results. Learn the differences between these programs and how they improve your results.

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AON 2021 Economic Impact Report

See how Aon tracks the economic impact of their supplier diversity program, and shares those results with public in the annual report

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The Definitive Guide to Veteran-Owned Business

Approximately 99.9 percent of all U.S. businesses are small businesses - nearly 30 million —and eight million of those are classified as diverse businesses, including veteran-owned firms. Read the guide for veteran-owned businesses.

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Customer Spotlight: Eaton

Read how Eaton uses supplier diversity to grow their business and win more accounts.

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Customer Spotlight: Aramark

Learn how Aramark was able to increase their small and diverse suppliers by 25% over 12 months.

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Customer Spotlight: Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)

Learn how PG&E grew small and diverse spending by 3x over 10 years to become 40% of their total spend.

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Introducing Supplier Diversity Benchmarking from Supplier.io

Want to know how well your program is doing and where you can improve? Supplier.io introduces our new Benchmarking product to help you know where you stand.

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