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Community | Diversity | Environment | Ethics | Financial Responsibility | Human Rights | Safety

Diversity

  1. Proactively promote purchasing from, and the development of, socially diverse suppliers.
  2. Encourage diversity within your own organization.
  3. Proactively promote diverse employment practices throughout the supply chain.

  • Association for Service Disabled Veterans, organized in 1982, is dedicated to activities that promote and facilitate the implementation of SDVE purchasing by corporations.

  • Diversity Resources, Inc. provides information and training materials on diversity and multicultural issues in the workplace.

  • The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission is a government agency dedicated to the elimination of illegal discrimination in the workplace.

  • EthnicMajority.com provides information on employment discrimination, affirmative action, corporate diversity, and glass ceiling.

  • HireDiversity.com is an online service for diversity recruitment with articles and resources on diversity employment.

  • The ISM Minority and Women's Business Development Group is one of a number of groups within ISM. Its members share a common interest in diversity; they recognize and value minority-owned and women-owned business development as a sound business practice within purchasing and supply chain management. It is the purpose of the MWBDG to promote the exchange of ideas and information as well discussion of ideas and concerns on this subject.

  • The National Minority Business Council, Inc. helps small, minority- and women-owned businesses succeed. The organization is dedicated to providing business assistance, educational opportunities, seminars, purchasing listings and related services to hundreds of businesses.

  • The National Minority Supplier Development Council provides a direct link between corporate America and minority-owned businesses. It provides increased procurement and business opportunities for minority businesses of all sizes.

  • The Society for Human Resource Management web area is devoted to diversity issues in employment.

  • Women's Business Enterprise National Council, founded in 1997, is the nation's leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to America's corporations. It also is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States.

Media

  • DiversityInc Media, LLC publishes DiversityInc, the magazine and DiversityInc.com. DiversityInc's editorial mission is to provide education and clarity on the business benefits of diversity.

  • Making It! Minority Success Stories is an Emmy Award-winning television series that looks at the challenges, triumphs, and contributions of minority business enterprises. Since 1989, the show has featured more than 600 businesses created by minority men and women, as well as representatives from the SBA, Minority Business Associations, Chambers of Commerce, and other resources.

  • MBE magazine is published bi-monthly by Minority Business Entrepreneur and serves as a nationwide forum for minority and women business owners, corporations, and government agencies concerned with minority enterprise development.

  • Minority Business News USA is an award-winning resource for news and information on minority business enterprise and diversity. Features focus on top corporations, business owners, government agencies, university programs, and community advocates.

  • Womens Enterprise USA serves woman business owners and corporate professionals by providing a useful guide for building awareness, reporting the news and creating a valuable communications link.



 
Related Resources:

ISM Business Surveys Economic Growth in 2006 — Norbert Ore

This Business of Procurement

Regional Business Survey Reports

ISM Report on Business® Online InfoKit

ISM Report On Business® Frequently Asked Questions

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JPMorgan Global PMI: Report on Manufacturing and Services - May 4, 2007

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