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Supplier diversity

Small and diverse businesses have a major impact on the economy. By providing equal opportunities for diversity business enterprises to compete for our business, both Eaton and our communities benefit.

Strategy and objectives

Promoting an environment for diverse businesses to thrive needs a proactive procurement strategy. The mission of supplier diversity at Eaton is to achieve community and economic impact by including diverse companies throughout our supply base.

We strive to build strategic partnerships based on three important pillars: innovation and value; economic inclusion; and business development.

Our supplier diversity team commits to creating a sustainable diverse sourcing strategy by focusing on these objectives:

Increase participation of diverse businesses throughout our supply chain.
Set and achieve annual diverse spend targets across all areas of spend.
Use advanced analytics to conduct benchmarking and continuous improvement.
Actively participate in diversity conventions, events and education organizations.

Introduction to supplier diversity

Eaton is committed to continuing to leverage our award-winning supplier diversity strategy to create long-term and sustainable economic impact in the communities in which we live, work and serve.

Rogerio Branco, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain Management

Engaging a diverse supply base

Eaton made history in 2023 by spending over $1 billion with diverse suppliers for the first time. This represented an increase in spend with disabled-owned businesses by almost 20% and LGBTQ-owned businesses by almost 40%. We continue to strengthen our supplier diversity program, purchasing over $2 billion in goods and services from small and diverse suppliers. Our spend with small and diverse suppliers represented 34% of our overall spend with U.S. suppliers, with a target of 40% supplier diversity spending by 2030. We were recognized as earned National Corporation of the Year from the Women’s Business Enterprise Council Ohio River Valley for the second year in a row, in addition to being named a 2023 “Best of the Best” Corporations for Inclusion by National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and Partners in the National Business Inclusion Consortium.

Economic Impact

During 2022 we completed our second Economic Impact Analysis of Eaton's Supplier Diversity Initiative. The analysis detailed the impact our engagement has on communities across the US in terms of income and jobs created.

In 2022, Eaton's engagement with small and diverse businesses led to more than $2.5bn in contributions to the US economy and supported 10,449 jobs. Our Supplier Diversity Program supports job growth at our suppliers and triggers a multiplier effect that supports additional jobs in our supply chain and across supplier communities.

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Affiliations & certifying agencies

We rely on strong partnerships with various certifying agencies to grow our supplier diversity program and maintain our third-party verified database of diverse suppliers. Our local, national and international diverse supplier affiliations and certifying agencies include:

Disability:IN

Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MHCC)

Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC)

Minority Supplier Development United Kingdom (MSDUK)

National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)

National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)

National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC)

Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council (OMSDC)

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Women's Business Enterprise Council Ohio River Valley (WBEC-ORV)

Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)

WEConnect International

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