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DIVERSITY SUPPLIER 50 Hewlett-Packard Palo Alto, CA www.hp.com HP has a global policy and program to ensure that it offers under-represented businesses equal opportunities to become HP suppliers and resellers. In the United States, these businesses include small, minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. In other countries, they include aboriginal-, ethnic minorityand immigrant-owned businesses. as Corporation of the Year in the Product and Services category. On-site meetings with suppliers from the MHCC are common and the spending with Hispanic suppliers more than doubled from $16.5 million in 2005 to more than $36 million this year. Two suppliers who in 2005 where providing several million dollars of product and services are expected to provide over $10 million dollars this year. suppliers they seek are construction, cleaning and maintenance services, dry cleaning, electrical supplies and service, ﬂorists, food and beverages, interior design, IT services, marketing and advertising, waste removal and more. Contact: Supplier Diversity Program 877-628-4426 MWBE@Marriott.com Contact: Supplier Diversity Department 650-857-1501 hpmcpprogramadmin@hp.com Contact: Cathy Kutch 269-961-3507 cathy.kutch@kellogg.com MasterCard Purchase, NY www.mastercard.com Launched in 2001, the MasterCard Supplier Diversity Program strives for continuous improvements in its efforts to attract diverse suppliers. Mastercard participates at events of the National Minority Supplier Diversity Council and the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, Beginning in 2006, MasterCard embarked on an aggressive media campaign to attract diverse suppliers through a suite of ads developed under MasterCard’s award-winning “Priceless” theme. HSBC KPMG LLP New York, NY www.hsbcusa.com HSBC, one of the top 10 ﬁnancial services companies in the U.S., uses its supplier diversity program to obtain high-quality goods and services from minority and women-owned businesses. The supplier diversity program makes it possible for the company to initiate communication with promising suppliers to begin building relationships for tomorrow. Montvale, NJ www.us.kpmg.com/about/diversity.asp KPMG actively seeks to promote supplier purchasing with minority-owned businesses. Equal opportunity is given to these businesses to join the supplier base and compete in the purchasing process. In 2007, the company conducted business with 96 minority vendors, spending more than $5 million. Potential vendors are able to contact KPMG through the company’s diversity website. Contact: Jennifer Fatigate 914-249-5755 supplierdiversity@mastercard.com Contact: Supplier Diversity Department 847-564-5000 212-525-5000 Kaiser Permanente Oakland,, CA www.kp.org Recognition of the importance of diversity is reﬂected in the fact that along with a National Diversity Department, Kaiser Permanente has established a National Supplier Diversity program charged with purchasing and contracting with small and minority-owned businesses. Kaiser Permanente’s NSD program supports its longtime commitment of valuing diversity in the communities they serve. Contact: Robert Ernst 201-505-3421 rernst@kpmg.com McDonald’s Oakbrook, IL 60523 www.mcdonalds.com Potential suppliers can complete an applications on the McDonald’s webpage. They will then be considered based on company needs and the suppliers capabilities. Macy’s, Inc Cincinnati, OH www.macysinc.com Macy’s has a well-developed supplier diversity program that works to source minorityowned companies. In 2006, Macy’s spent $772 million with MWBEs, of which $101 million was spent with Hispanic vendors.The company is a member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, the USHCC, and regional Hispanic chambers, and actively seeks Hispanic vendors through these groups. Contact: Marion Gross 630-623-6449 marion.gross@us.mcd.com Merck & Co., Inc. Whitehouse Station, NJ www.merck.com This phamaceutical company’s supplier diversity program participates in several outreach programs through the USHCC, National Hispanic Business Group, and National Minority Supplier Development Program, among others. The company offers coaching and feedback to minority suppliers, matching with appropriate procurement decision-makers, and mentoring on strategic thinking. Contact: Katie Luk 510-625-2832 katie.luk@kp.org Kellogg Company Battle Creek , MI www.kellogg.com Kellogg Company has supported the Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in a number of ways, such as sitting on the board of the chamber. The company has been nominated 34 Contact: Howard Thompson 513-782-1503 howard.thompson@macys.com Marriott Washington, DC www.marriott.com Marriott International works with locally owned businesses in the communities where their hotels are located. Among the minority Contact: Jackie La Joie 908-423-1000 jackie_la_joie@merck.com HISPANIC ENTERPRISE February/March 2008 http://www.hp.com http://www.mastercard.com http://www.us.kpmg.com/about/diversity.asp http://www.hsbcusa.com http://www.mcdonalds.com http://www.kp.org http://www.macysinc.com http://www.merck.com http://www.kellogg.com http://www.marriott.com

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Hispanic Enterprise - February/March 2008 Contents Briefcase: BIZBUZZ: Business Briefs Briefcase: Trendsetters Briefcase: BIZTECH: Virtually Meeting BizLife: Travel: Madrid's New Attraction Q & A: Mi Case es su Casa Hispanic Commerce: The Agenda Cover Story: The Top 50 Corporations for Supplier Diversity Technology: Hispanic Web 2.0 Success & Motivation: Sweetening the Deal Politics & Government: The Rescue Generation Managing: The Method Franchising: The Hispanic Face of Franchising Chamber Focus: It's Showtime Movers & Shakers: Open for Business Finance & Investing: Getting Your 401(K) on Target

Hispanic Enterprise - February/March 2008

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