Supplier Diversity

Element's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion began in the early 1990s with the creation of diversity employee networks and a supplier diversity program. The supplier diversity journey initially focused on developing diverse vehicle acquisition partners as well as a process to identify and verify maintenance and accident diverse vendors. 

The journey has continued as Element developed additional diverse supplier relationships in other service categories over time and will continue as Element identifies diverse suppliers capable of meeting our client’s needs. 

Element is a member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMDSC), the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC), the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), Disability:IN Minnesota and the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business (CCIB). For our clients and our community of diverse suppliers, this means: 

• NMDSC, CAMSC and CCAB are the lead organizations in connecting corporations to minority vendors in the U.S. and Canada – giving Element and our clients access to a broad network of diverse suppliers. 

• WBENC is the leading certifier of women-owned businesses just as Disability:IN is for disability-owned business enterprises, including service-disabled and veteran disability-owned businesses connecting business to Element’s supply chain. 

• NMDSC, CAMSC, and WBENC will independently conduct annual data scrubs of our suppliers and audit, if they are certified, providing Element and our clients with the trusted insights into the make-up of our supplier base and where opportunities exist to improve minority spend.