We Stand For … Expanding Business Opportunities

We actively create and expand opportunities for diverse-owned businesses in our supply chain. Diverse suppliers bring value to our company, not just through their offerings, but also by creating opportunities for economic growth in our communities. Building these partnerships helps us address our company’s evolving needs, while also passing along the benefits of our success to others.

Each year, Comcast NBCUniversal participates in dozens of outreach events and capacity building activities to grow our Supplier Diversity pipeline. We actively partner with organizations that support diverse suppliers, including: the Billion Dollar Roundtable, National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), and national Chambers of Commerce. These partnerships have proven to be key to the success of our Supplier Diversity program.

We have the privilege of working with thousands of diverse suppliers that are not only devoted to developing the highest-quality products, but also share our commitment to maintaining an inclusive workplace.
Ajamu Johnson
Vice President, Procurement, Comcast NBCUniversal
 

 

301% increase in diverse Tier I spend since YE 2010. 286% increase in diverse Tier II spend since program began in 2012. 3,000 plus diverse vendors in our supply chain.

Our Commitment

We’re committed to partnering with diverse vendors (Tier I) and subcontractors (Tier II), which includes women-owned business enterprises (WBE) and minority-owned business enterprises (MBE), as well as veteran-, LGBTQ-, and disability-owned businesses. We have spent more than $16 billion with diverse Tier I and Tier II suppliers since YE 2010, including more than $4 billion in 2017 alone.

Helping Diverse Suppliers Thrive

Our Suppliers (Tier I)

We are continuously expanding opportunities for new businesses to partner with us, and this is an important part of having our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) extend beyond our business to benefit others.

A 554% increase in spend with Tier I minority business enterprises since 2010.  In 2010 we spent $414 million compared to over $2.7 million in 2017. A 387% increase in spend with Tier I women business enterprises since 2010.  In 2010 we spent $499 million compared to over $2.4 million in 2017.

Our Subcontractors (Tier II)

We began tracking our spend with diverse Tier II suppliers in 2012, and we're proud to have spent more than $1.8 billion since.

A 286% increase in spend with Tier II diverse enterprises since 2010.  In 2010 we spent $140 million compared to $541 million in 2017. $14.7 billion spent with diverse Tier I suppliers since YE 2010. $3.6 billion spent with diverse Tier I suppliers in 2017. $1.8 billion spent with diverse Tier II suppliers since 2012.

   

 

Andrew Arruda, Jimoh Ovbiagele, and Pargles Dall’Oglio, the co-founders of ROSS Intelligence, a Catalyst Fund Company, sharing a laugh together on the couch.

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