DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
“ If you want to work with a diverse group of people , what could be better than the supply chain ?”
DIVYA DEMATO CEO AND CO-FOUNDER , GoodOps
Divya has worked with Walmart , Danone , Martin Brower / McDonald ’ s , Madison Reed and Pricesmart . At GoodOps , she partners with senior leaders to scale responsible operations . In 2021 , she was named one of the Top 100 Women in Supply Chain globally by Supply Chain Digital .
2022 challenges to diversity With decades of experience , both women have seen the consequences of a lack of diversity and resistance to inclusion .
“ There are a number of challenges ,” says Barnes-Humphrey , “ and to be fair it ’ s not just in the supply chain industry .”
She adds : “ One is that DEI is not only gender based - it is about accepting all and being open to all perspectives . Second is that we really need to see representation of everyone at all levels of the supply chain . One way we can do that is by sponsoring diverse speakers and audience members , as well as sponsoring minority-owned business to have the same access to promotional activities .
“ Speaking as a woman of colour , there ' s very few such women in the sector ”, says Demato . “ When I started , there were gender-specific positions . You saw a lot of female buyers , but not necessarily a lot of females in logistics , transportation or in the warehouse .
“ The head of the team or the department was usually a man . In terms of diversity , I think women have an opportunity to innovate and bring their knowledge into the supply chain space .” supplychaindigital . com 101