Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Sanofi received the highest honor among the 2024 Top Global Champions for Supplier Diversity & Inclusion, an award created by WEConnect.
The award is meant to recognize corporations for their deep commitment to global inclusive sourcing from diverse groups, including minority-, women-, LGBT-, veteran- and disabled-owned businesses.
The award recognized numerous companies that are based in New Jersey — or have a strong presence here — in four categories: platinum, gold, silver and bronze.
In partnership with Disability:IN, the National Minority Supplier Diversity Council, the National Veteran-Owned Business Association, the National LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce and the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, the Top Global Champions for Supplier Diversity & Inclusion award recognizes leading corporations for their global inclusive sourcing practices, including achieving significant diverse spend, and is based on an extremely competitive and rigorous application process.
Awardees were honored at the WEConnect International Annual Gala, a gathering of thought leaders, corporate executives, government officials, philanthropic and civil society organizations, and inspiring women entrepreneurs to champion women’s entrepreneurship and drive economic empowerment for a more equitable and sustainable future.
Here’s a look at all of the companies honored, many of which are based in New Jersey or have a strong presence here:
Platinum
Top level of commitment to global supplier diversity & inclusion and the best of the best among the global champions in regard to inclusive spending, policies and procedures.
- AstraZeneca
- CBRE
- CDW
- Diageo
- Ernst & Young
- Goldman Sachs
- IBM
- JLL
- Johnson & Johnson
- Kelly Services
- Merck
- Micron
- Procter & Gamble
- Sanofi
- The World Bank Group
Gold
Demonstrated a high level of commitment to global supplier diversity & inclusion and exceeded the average global champions in regard to inclusive spending, policies and procedures:
- ADM
- Accenture
- Adient
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Cargill
- Citigroup
- Ford
- Intel
- Marriott International
- Meta
- State Street
- TE Connectivity
Silver
Commendable commitment to global supplier diversity & inclusion in regard to growing inclusive spending, policies and procedures:
- Abbott Labs
- Allstate
- Amazon
- Barilla
- Bayer
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Cox Enterprises
- Cushman & Wakefield
- Eaton
- ExxonMobil
- Gilead
- The Hershey Co.
- Hilton
- Manulife/John Hancock
- Moody’s
- Staples Promotional Products
- UBS
- UPS
Bronze
Committed to global supplier diversity & inclusion by starting or expanding inclusive spending, policies and procedures:
- Bank of America
- Capgemini
- Chevron Phillips
- DVE Global Marketing Inc.
- Intuit
- McCormick & Co.
- PVH Corp.
- RightSourcing
- Standard Chartered Bank
- The New York Times Co.
- Wesco
WEConnect International is a global nonprofit that connects women-owned businesses to qualified buyers around the world, WEConnect International is proud to recognize their dedication and commitment to global supplier diversity & inclusion and will continue to promote these companies’ work to advance global supplier diversity & inclusion.
