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Track your results Once the supplier diversity programme is up and running , be sure to regularly benchmark performance towards your objectives with a bi-annual or quarterly revalidation of your supply base via a data-enrichment process . This is a critical process to ensure your programme is seeing growth , identifying challenges before they become problems and capitalising on opportunities immediately .
Celebrate supplier diversity within your organisation Raise your programme ’ s profile and stress your company ’ s commitment to Diversity , Equity and Inclusion ( DEI ). Seek to normalise supplier diversity within your organisation by giving frequent updates and celebrations of the programme ’ s successes .
Remember that supplier diversity is a company-wide endeavour , meaning that everyone in the company is a stakeholder and should be receiving frequent updates . Include metrics and success stories about the programme in corporate social responsibility reports , company newsletters , and other internal communications .
Promote your programme externally Showcase your supplier diversity progress externally by communicating growth and expansion . If you ’ re updating your goals because you ’ ve met previous KPIs , then that ’ s cause for celebration . If you ’ re expanding into a global supplier diversity programme , then your marketing team should get the message out in the US and in the new regions where you ’ re operating . Whether you ’ re announcing the launch of your programme or highlighting the successes and growth of an established programme , you should be working with your marketing department to highlight your supplier diversity progress .
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