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Supplier Diversity
Integrys Energy Group and its companies support the growth of business opportunities with companies that are certified as Minority Business Enterprises.
We believe:
- A qualified minority — or women-owned business enterprise (MWBE) — is a for-profit enterprise based in the U.S. that is at least 51% owned, managed or controlled by one or more minority individuals who are actively involved in the daily operation of the business.
- Furthermore, a certified minority business is defined as being significantly and actively operated by Black, Filipino, Hispanic, Native American, Asian Indian, Asian Pacific, Polynesian, Handicapped, Disabled Veteran or female individuals or groups.
Minority suppliers are subject to the same competitive evaluation standards that apply to all vendors in general.
Integrys Energy Group actively tracks and maintains minority population and spend data within its Supply Chain Management application software systems.
The company's outreach program emphasizes the use of local and national minority business directories as part of its sourcing decisions. The outreach program recognizes and promotes increased utilization of MWBEs as a means of fostering economic growth, developing additional qualified sources of supply and increasing the tax base in the communities we serve.