Moved to action following the tragic killing of George Floyd in May 2020, Deloitte set out to identify ways to leverage its resources and capabilities to create a meaningful and sustained external impact that addressed the tenets of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We quickly decided to focus our efforts on creating long-term, sustainable change in underrepresented business communities; and help bring about a future where the economic system is more equitable, sustainable, and inclusive. In November 2020, Deloitte convened leaders from Deloitte's Supply Chain team, Black Action Council, Global Procurement, and GPS Procurement organizations to determine how to evolve a robust supplier diversity Program. Within six months, we established the Deloitte US Office of Business Diversity ("OBD") to lead our Supplier Diversity activities across the country, and set the following as its Mission Statement: Create lasting wealth for historically underrepresented businesses owned by people of color, women, persons with disabilities, LGBT, veterans, and others (collectively referred to as "Diverse Suppliers"). Our goal is to do this by spending at least $1.0B annually with Diverse Suppliers by 2025, $200M in particular with Black owned businesses We envisioned developing an ecosystem of internal and external stakeholders that supports the identification, recruitment, development, use and retention of Diverse Suppliers. If successful, our efforts will reimagine the possibilities for innovative solutions and diverse partnerships. These diverse investments stand firm-wide, but our engagements in tolling and transportation model our organizational commitment to equitable impact
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