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March 10, 2017

PG&E SETS RECORD WITH $2.85 BILLION IN 2016 DIVERSE SUPPLIER SPEND

In a recent press release, WEConnect International Corporate Member PG&E announced record numbers in diverse spend. For the fifth straight year, diverse suppliers accounted for $2 billion-plus of the company’s spend and more than 40 percent of PG&E’s total spend for the fourth consecutive year. From the release:

“Over the last 36 years, PG&E has been committed to supporting a diverse supply chain. The company has developed one of the leading supplier diversity programs in the energy industry. In addition to maintaining high levels of spend with diverse suppliers, PG&E has focused on elevating the quality of its supplier diversity program by addressing key success factors for suppliers…

The company has actively supported the development of its diverse suppliers through mentorship, scholarships, opportunity identification and value chain analysis. In addition, PG&E’s Supplier Development Program has matched 30 diverse suppliers with PG&E senior executive mentors.”

Read the Press Release.