2014 Was Third Consecutive Year of $2
Billion-Plus Spend
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) today announced that it
spent $2.1 billion with diverse suppliers in 2014, accounting for
41 percent of its total procurement. For the third straight year,
diverse suppliers accounted for $2 billion-plus of the utility’s
spend and more than 40 percent of the utility’s total spend for the
second year in a row.
In addition, PG&E surpassed the California Public Utilities
Commission’s diverse spending goal of 21.5 percent for the ninth
consecutive year, spent more than $1 billion with women business
enterprises (WBEs).
“Diversity is one of the cornerstones of PG&E’s success in
our mission to provide safe, reliable and affordable energy. We’ve
worked diligently for 34 years to build the supplier diversity
program. We maintained our spending last year at levels on par with
the strongest in our history. We are aiming to do more, through our
technical assistance program, to strengthen the competitive profile
of small and diverse businesses,” said PG&E President Chris
Johns in the 2014 Supplier Diversity Annual Report.
PG&E has been committed to supporting a diverse supply chain
for more than three decades. The company has developed one of the
leading supplier diversity programs in the energy industry.
PG&E’s dedication to supplier diversity is shown in numerous
ways. For more than five years, in addition to maintaining high
levels of spend with diverse suppliers, PG&E has focused on
elevating the quality of its supplier diversity program by
addressing key success factors for suppliers:
- PG&E was the first utility and one
of the initial 26 companies to participate in President Obama’s
SupplierPay Pledge, which encourages large corporations to develop
ways to assist small business suppliers address financial
challenges.
- In 2014, PG&E introduced “Diverse
Suppliers are Cyber-Secure,” a program to raise cybersecurity
awareness within the small and diverse business community by
highlighting the risks associated with cybercrime, and resources to
help mitigate risks.
- PG&E has actively supported the
development of its diverse suppliers through mentorship,
scholarships, opportunity identification, and value chain analysis.
In addition, PG&E’s formal Supplier Development Program has
matched 24 diverse suppliers with PG&E senior executive
mentors.
- In 2012, PG&E was the first utility
to add LGBT-owned enterprises, certified by the National Gay and
Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), to its supplier diversity
program.
PG&E’s Supplier Diversity Department has produced many
industry-leading events to support diverse businesses. Some of the
most popular have been workshops that provide networking
opportunities and useful information to help enterprises compete
for PG&E’s business.
On Feb. 23, the utility held a targeted business workshop for
African American-owned enterprises. On March 2, PG&E played
hosts to the first LGBT Business Builder sponsored by the U.S.
Small Business Administration and the NGLCC. Last December,
PG&E joined the SBA in convening the second “Boots to Business”
workshop for disabled veteran-owned enterprises (DVBE).
PG&E’s diversity programs have received numerous honors
(partial list):
- Recognized this year by Black
Enterprise as one of the “40 Best Companies for Diversity.” The
publication cited PG&E’s Supplier Diversity Program as one of
the company’s strengths.
- DiversityBusiness.com named PG&E as
one of the “Top-50 Organizations for Multicultural Business
Opportunities in 2015.” The utility was recognized for providing
business opportunities to diverse American business owners.
- Received a perfect 100 percent rating
on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2015 Corporate Equality Index for
its consistently strong commitment to embrace diversity and
inclusion.
- The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
named PG&E to its “2014 Million Dollar Club” for spending a
record $554 million with Hispanic-owned businesses in 2013.
- The Women’s Business Enterprise
National Council (WBENC) recognized PG&E on its 2014 list of
“America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises.”
PG&E’s Supplier Diversity website contains more information
about the program. The site also provides details on how to become
a certified diverse supplier.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers
some of the nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in
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What Diverse Suppliers Are Saying About
Working With PG&E
“As part of the PG&E Supplier Development Program, Campos
EPC has been given an opportunity to be mentored by PG&E
executives and to grow the volume of our services across multiple
business units. PG&E has worked diligently to promote Campos
EPC to its industry network/partners, as demonstrated by their
recent sponsorship of Campos EPC into the National Minority
Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Corporate Plus Program. In
addition, PG&E has worked hand-in-hand with Campos EPC to
secure our ISO 9001/14001 certification in 2015.”
-- Marco Campos, Managing Principal/Founder, Campos EPC,
LLCCampos EPC was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in
Denver with offices in San Ramon, Los Angeles and San
Diego. Nearly 33 percent of its employees are based in
California. Campos EPC employs a staff of highly-qualified
engineering, procurement, and construction
professionals specializing in providing services for oil and
gas pipeline/facility organizations.
“PG&E is at the forefront of supplier diversity and
understands diversity promotes inclusiveness which directly
benefits communities and local economies. Through our work with
PG&E over the last five years, our revenues have increased
three-fold allowing us to employ a culturally diverse staff that
mirrors California’s demographics, gain recognition throughout the
company and beyond, and launch our own supplier diversity program.
PG&E’s Supplier Diversity Program is truly a win-win.”
-- Tracy Craig, President, Craig Communications Inc.Based
in Oakland and Richmond, Craig Communications provides community
outreach, education and communication consulting services in
support of large, technically complex, multi-stakeholder projects
with a focus on risk and reputation management. Founded in 2000,
this woman-owned business credits much of its growth to their
partnership with PG&E. Craig Communications was also named
PG&E’s 2014 Small Business Supplier of the Year.
“PG&E has been incredibly supportive, including us in its
supplier diversity program, offering mentoring, education and
training to help my business grow and be the best, and safest,
supplier possible. Today, PG&E is including Blair, Church &
Flynn in competitive opportunities to support land services, power
production, corporate real estate and transmission and
distribution. I am grateful for their commitment to supplier
diversity.”
-- David Mowry, PE, President and CEO, Blair, Church &
Flynn Consulting EngineersBlair, Church & Flynn Consulting
Engineers is a Native American-owned professional consulting
engineering firm offering comprehensive services including land
surveying, planning, engineering, landscape architecture and
construction management. Since 1958, the Clovis-based (Central
California) firm has been a trusted advisor to their clients
throughout the state in supporting the development and operation of
their most critical infrastructure and facilities.
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyTony Khing, 415-973-5930
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