July Corporation of the Month

Corporate Member of the Month for July is Comcast. Not only do they support and advocate for the Council, they provide excellence in the Supplier Diversity world. In their 2020 Report Comcast NBCUniversal’s supplier diversity program was designed to promote, increase, and improve the participation of diverse businesses within the corporate supply chain — including companies owned by women, people of color, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals. They track spending with both Tier I vendors (direct purchases) and Tier II subcontractors.
TIER I DIVERSE SPEND
2010 – $902M
2019 – $3.9B
$22.7B spent with diverse Tier I suppliers since 2011 TIER II DIVERSE SPEND
2012 – $140M
2019 – $449M
$2.9Bspent with diverse Tier II suppliers since 2012
As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain, and empower, they are committed to bringing together diverse communities and inspiring customers, audiences, and employees to make a positive social impact. Since year-end 2010, they’ve invested more than $2.1 billion in cash and in-kind giving benefiting minorities.
CASH GIVING
To minority-led and minority-serving organizations 2010 $5.8M
2019 $20.1M
CASH & IN-KIND DONATIONS
$650M invested in initiatives to close the digital divide
Comcast is also highly involved in the Council by showing up to events, being on committees and interacting, advocating and leading in the way of closing the economic gap for our MBEs. These reasons and many others is why Comcast is our Corporate
Member for the Month of July.