At the intersection of supplier diversity and sustainability, firms have the opportunity to do more to improve performance on responsible procurement metrics.

Consumers continue to tell businesses that sustainability issues matter to them. The same consumers also want companies to be doing more on with supplier diversity. By linking these two zones of concern together, firms have the potential to dramatically move the needle on both fronts under responsible procurement protocols. However, many companies have not yet made the most of this winning opportunity.

Here, some of the options available to more deeply connect supplier diversity with sustainability ....