WASHINGTON (May 30, 2024)—Today the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC) awarded 15 corporations with its second annual Supplier Development Champions Award. Supplier Development Champions is an award program recognizing innovation, inclusion, impact, transparency, and integration of supplier development programs within organizations. U.S.-based organizations with at least 750 US-based employees are eligible to apply. This year's Vanguard champions were AgileOne, Delta Air Lines, Merck, Southern California Gas Company, and Synchrony Financial.
Visionary champions were Allstate Insurance Company, AT&T, Boston Scientific, Cushman & Wakefield, CVS Health, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, T-Mobile USA, US Bank, and Wells Fargo.
'Supplier Development Champions evaluates corporate social responsibility to a standard higher than just a corporation's ability to spend. It evaluates corporate transparency, program scope, small business spend, small business suppliers, and Tier 2 programs,' said USPAACC CEO Susan Au Allen. 'We hope the example set by these Supplier Development Champions will inspire others to follow their lead, creating a more collaborative and prosperous business ecosystem.'
The 15 winning corporations were recognized at USPAACC's CelebrASIAN Business + Procurement Conference on May 30, 2024, in Alpharetta, Ga. To learn more about USPAACC's Supplier Development Champions program, email USPAACC at info@uspaacc.com, or visit www.uspaacc.com.
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Founded in 1984 in the nation's capital, the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC) is the most established and effective national nonprofit nonpartisan organization representing all Asian American and Asian American-related groups in business, sciences, the arts, sports, education, public and community services. USPAACC's mission is to promote and propel economic growth and job creation by opening doors to business and professional opportunities for Asian Americans and their partners in corporations, government at the federal, state, and local levels, and the small, minority, and small business communities. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., USPAACC reaches Asian American businesses nationwide through regional chapters in California, Texas, New York/New Jersey, Georgia, Illinois, and the Washington DC-Maryland-Virginia National Capital Area. To learn more, visit www.uspaacc.com.
