We believe that an inclusive business environment and a diverse supplier base foster collaboration that leads to innovative solutions, adds jobs and strengthens local economies. This also allows Cardinal Health to build long-term supplier partnerships that create maximum value for the 40,000 healthcare customers we serve.
George Barrett, Chairman and CEO, Cardinal Health
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We're committed to diversity in our supplier base as well as our workforce. It's our policy to provide a fair and equitable opportunity for qualified small businesses to be considered as our supply partners. This policy also extends to sheltered workshops, historically black colleges and universities, minority institutions and businesses owned by American veterans.
Because we believe diversity is a positive and a strength for both our organization and our customers, we seek to develop and foster strategic business relationships with small businesses owned by ethnic minorities and women. We look for suppliers that not only add value to our organization, but also align themselves with the same standards and values as Cardinal Health. And to further reinforce our commitment to supplier diversity, we encourage our contractors to use diverse suppliers, too.
Supplier Diversity is healthy for our business!
Cardinal Health is a leader in supply chain services, manufacturing and integrated solutions for healthcare. We seek diversity suppliers to enable and add value to our strategic vision, which is to:
- Incorporate diverse suppliers into our sourcing and supply chain organizations
- Provide commerce opportunities to qualified diverse businesses
- Enhance the Cardinal Health brand within the communities we serve with a world-class, recognized supplier diversity initiative
- Exceed our customers? requirements around supplier diversity
