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Posted Mar 13, 2009
 Xerox Corp. has one of the best supplier-diversity programs we've seen, including increasing emphasis on gay- and lesbian-owned suppliers. The company also has excellent best practices designed to create an inclusive work force. |
 Xerox is clearly a long-time leader in supplier diversity that stays ahead of the pack. The company reports that of its Tier I (direct contractor) procurement, 13.2 percent goes to minority-owned business enterprises (MBEs), 19.3 percent goes to women-owned business enterprises (WBEs) and 0.1 percent goes to gay- and lesbian-owned business enterprises. Of its Tier II (subcontractor) procurement, 7.6 percent goes to MBEs, 6.8 percent goes to WBEs and 1 percent goes to gay- and lesbian-owned business enterprises.
The 11-member board of directors has three Black members and four female members. Chairman and CEO Anne M. Mulcahy chairs the diversity council and meets regularly with employee-resource groups.
Xerox has unbiased retention for both its work force and its management, meaning employees are retained at equal rates across race/ethnicity and gender. That may in part be attributed to the company's strong mentoring program, in which 90 percent of managers participate. Xerox also has very good work/life benefits, including benefits for same-sex domestic partners of employees. The company also has mandatory employee surveys that include a diversity component.
Twenty-seven percent of Xerox's philanthropic endeavors go to multicultural nonprofits, including the NAACP, the National Council of La Raza, the National Organization on Disability, the American Foundation for AIDS Research, the Urban League, the Society for Hispanic Engineers, and the Black and Hispanic College Liasion Program and Minority Tech Scholarships. |
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Ursula M. Burns, Chief Executive Officer
"Xerox has been a champion of diversity for decades. We learned early on that a diverse work force is more creative, more dynamic, more open to new ideas and more challenging of the status quo. It keeps us on the cutting edge of what's possible. What started back in the 1960s as the right thing to do has become closely linked to our business strategy. That means Xerox and our people will always benefit from the variety of ideas and perspectives that diversity offers." |
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Phil Harlow, Chief Diversity and Ethics Officer
"Xerox has long embraced diversity and inclusion as a business imperative. We believe that a strong commitment to diversity facilitates an environment of creativity and innovation. People with different backgrounds and perspectives challenge underlying assumptions to existing business challenges and potential new opportunities. During these times of economic uncertainty, most companies are seeking every possible strategy to drive efficiencies and enhanced productivity, and we are convinced that a culture the embraces diversity and inclusion is best positioned to succeed over the long term." |
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Specialty Lists
- No. 1 in The DiversityInc Top 10
Companies for Supplier Diversity
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Industry
Technology
Main Competitors
Canon, HP, Ricoh
U.S. Headquarters
Norwalk, Conn. |
Number of U.S. Employees
29,000
Annual Revenue
$18 billion
% of Operations Outside U.S.
49 |
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