The State of Supplier Diversity Initiatives by Large Corporations: The New Sustainable Supply Chain?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Berenguer, Gemma; Costas Lorenzo, Natalia; Saez de Tejada Cuenca, Anna
• 署名单位: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid; University of Navarra; IESE Business School
• 刊物名称: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1059-1478
• DOI: 10.1177/10591478241240123
• 发表日期: 2025
• 页码: 541-551
• 关键词: DEI; supplier diversity; Social sustainability; Supply chain management

摘要

We describe the state of supplier diversity efforts by large corporations from an international perspective. We examine data for the companies in the 2020 and 2022 Fortune Global 500 and find that corporate definitions of diversity are dynamic and vary across regions. Furthermore, while supplier diversity efforts are not yet widespread, these initiatives are increasingly common, especially in the form of references to diversity in companies' supplier codes of conduct. Companies in North America and in certain economic sectors, such as the financial and healthcare sectors, are more likely to have such efforts in place. Based on our data, companies that report on their internal diversity and companies that have other forms of supplier sustainability initiatives are also more likely to have supplier diversity initiatives. We argue further that supplier diversity efforts will follow a trajectory similar to other supplier sustainability efforts. Finally, we suggest possible avenues for future research on supplier diversity.