Hey Procurement: Let Supplier Diversity Help with Sustainability, Not Compete with It
Corporations and their Procurement teams have historically set their Supplier Diversity and Sustainability goals up to compete with instead of reinforcing each other. Procurement organizations should instead be leveraging diverse suppliers to lead on sustainability as they would other strategic suppliers. Embracing principles of antiracism, equity and sustainable impact in Procurement’s supplier engagement capability will drive greater sustainability impact and avoid leaving diverse suppliers behind.
Riding the DEI Roller Coaster
If you’ve practiced in diversity, equity, inclusion or any other blocks of the justice alphabet in your career, you have ridden the DEI Roller Coaster. In this post I share about my ride, and give you some tips on riding for safety and impact.