Walgreens & ECRM connect on upcoming Supplier Diversity Summit

by Ray Hayes On July 19th, ECRM will host a one day Supplier Diversity Summit in connection with Walgreens. The diversity event will focus on finding and promoting diverse suppliers within the consumer packaged goods industry. Chicago will play host to the upcoming event where retailers will meet with, “diverse-owned suppliers in the health-and-wellness, beauty … Read more

Caterpillar Supplier Diversity & Small Business Program

Caterpillar Inc., is an American corporation which designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, markets and sells machinery, engines, financial products and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network (wikipedia) To connect with hundreds of organizations, please visit https://supplierty.com To learn more about the program click on the link below: http://www.caterpillar.com/en/company/suppliers/supplier-diversity.html Soundcloud Youtube

Kristen Sonday is new Entrepreneur in Residence for Code2040/Google’s Chicago program

Suppleirty News would like to congratulate Kristen Sonday, 871’s new Entrepreneur in Residence through the Code2040/Google for Entrepreneurs program. Sonday is the founder of Paladin, a legal tech company that matches lawyers to pro bono cases. According to the Chicago Tribune, “Paladin, which has five employees, has grown from 50 lawyer and law student members … Read more

Angel Colon to head Kroger’s Diversity Department

Supplierty News congratulates Angel Colon on his appointment as senior director of diversity for Kroger. Kroger is America’s largest operator of traditional supermarkets and will see Colon replace former head Reuben Shaffer. According to bizjournal “Colón has held numerous leadership roles in the grocery business over the past 27 years. He has worked in product … Read more

MLB sees a decrease in its diversity numbers

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida released their annual report card for Major League Baseball, with telling results. Despite the sports organizations support of diversity hires, MLB saw a decrease in ethnic makeup versus last year. “The league scored an 82 in racial hiring, down from 90.5 … Read more

Should Victoria’s Secret eliminate it’s #WhatisSexy campaign?

Earlier this week Julia Roberts was selected as People Magazine’s “World’s Most Beautiful Woman”. With the release of Victoria Secret’s #WhatisSexy campaign the trend seems to continue with an archetype of “sexy” and “beauty” re-affirmed by its female selections. But is that really an issue? Let’s take a step back and consider the Julia Roberts … Read more

#WeAreNMSDC Podcast Episode 4: SoMe Connect – Creating Actionable Solutions with Big Data

Come in and listen to Episode 4! I am very excited to bring to you the fourth episode of the #WeAreNMSDC Podcast campaign.  On today’s episode, we talk with Aalap Shah Co Founder of SoMe Connect, a pioneering company that focuses on lead generation and market intelligence.  SoMe provides clients with a myriad of service and product … Read more

Sprint Supplier Diversity & Small Business Program

Sprint, is an American telecommunications holding company that provides wireless services and is an internet service provider. (wikipedia) To connect with hundreds of organizations, please visit https://supplierty.com To learn more about the program click on the link below: https://www.sprint.com/companyinfo/scm/supplierdiversity/deptoverview.shtml