Organizations strive for supplier diversity by creating fair and equal conditions for potential suppliers, helping them compete for business within their supply chains.1
Crowe is committed to and supports companies that are at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by minorities, women, veterans, LGBTQ+ people, and people with disabilities – all diverse suppliers.
Our supplier diversity program is an essential part of our overall strategy, mission, and core values. Our procurement efforts reflect this, and we expect the same with our suppliers.
Our purpose, along with our core values, guides our decisions. In living our purpose, our focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion doesn’t just exist within the walls of Crowe but must extend to the organizations and communities that we choose to work with.
That is why we are committed to hiring and supporting vendors owned, operated, and controlled by racial and ethnic minorities, women, veterans, LGBTQ people, and persons with disabilities – all diverse suppliers.
Our choices in vendors must reflect the diverse world we live in. By making sure inclusion extends to our procurement process, our words become our actions and amplify the economic development of our suppliers. The choices we make today will help strengthen the communities of tomorrow.
Mark Baer
CEO, Crowe LLP
First- and second-tier diverse suppliers have various classifications to identify them as being diverse. Following is a list of classifications that are generally accepted within the supplier diversity community and for which Crowe will seek opportunities for meaningful working relationships.
Crowe encourages diverse suppliers to obtain independent third-party certification. Certification is the process by which organizations verify that businesses meet certain criteria of ownership, control, and management.
We could still pursue relationships with diverse businesses that are not certified, but we strongly encourage certification.
Please fill out our form to be considered for the Crowe supplier diversity program. You can also reach us with any questions at [email protected].
1 "Supplier Diversity," The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, March 27, 2024, https://www.cips.org/knowledge/procurement-topics-and-skills/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/supplier-diversity/
2 "Get Certified," Disability:IN, Jan. 18, 2022, https://disabilityin.org/what-we-do/supplier-diversity/get-certified/
3 "Do You Qualify as a DBE?," U.S. Department of Transportation, March 27, 2024, https://www.transportation.gov/civil-rights/disadvantaged-business-enterprise/do-you-qualify-dbe
4 "HUBZone Program," U.S. Small Business Administration, March 27, 2024, https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/hubzone-program#section-header-5
5 "Certification Criteria & Process," FAQ #1, National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, March 27, 2024, https://nglcc.org/lgbtbe-certification/certification-criteria-process/
6 "Definition of an MBE," National Minority Supplier Development Council, March 27, 2024, https://nmsdc.org/mbes/what-is-an-mbe/
7 "Size Standards, "U.S. Small Business Administration, March 27, 2024, https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-guide/size-standards#section-header-0
8 "Small Disadvantaged Business," U.S. Small Business Administration, March 27, 2024, https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-guide/size-standards#section-header-0s
9 "Veteran Small Business Certification," U.S. Small Business Administration, March 27, 2024, https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/
10 "Certification," Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, March 27, 2024, https://www.wbenc.org/certification/