Our approach to the selection, engagement, and management of suppliers in countries where we work.
Going further together. It’s just good business.
Innovation starts with supplier inclusion. Kelly should know. For more than 75 years, we’ve had a deep and growing commitment to providing equal opportunity to all businesses. The Kelly Supplier Inclusion program helps companies around the globe become stronger supply and staffing partners—and enjoy access to greater business rewards.
Every day we leverage hundreds of staffing organizations worldwide, both as partners and as subcontractors, to support our customers’ various initiatives. Our SDE&I strategy expands to our global supplier network and their workforce, providing resources and opportunities for growing their revenue and spurring economic development.
Through best practice sharing, benchmarking, and industry guidelines, we have developed a robust supplier process that delivers millions of dollars of diverse spend annually while also maintaining recruitment, talent pool, and service requirements.
Program goals
Partnership
Develop companies of various missions and backgrounds into strong supply and staffing partners.
Access
Help our suppliers gain access to greater business awards.
Value
Add value to the supply chain by delivering the best talent to our customers.
In 2022, our global supplier network connected approximately 480 certified small and diverse suppliers to business opportunities, promoting the economic development of minority communities. This represents 36% of our expenditures going toward minority, women, veterans, and other underrepresented groups.
$6.5B
spend with diverse suppliers over the last five years.
$1.8B+
diverse spend under management in 2022.
29K
hires by our diverse supplier network in 2022.
Supplier Awards and Recognition
2023 Best-in-Class for Excellence in Supplier Diversity Award from the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council
2023 ACE Award for Professional Services & Staffing from the Michigan Minority Supplier Diversity Council
2023 Global Champion for Supplier Diversity & Inclusion Award from WEConnect International
