Engaging diverse suppliers supports the economic strength of local communities while enhancing innovation and competitive advantage in our supply chain.

For 45 years, HP’s Global Supplier Diversity Office has encouraged and supported small and diverse businesses to compete for our business. We have supplier diversity programs and partnerships in Australia, Canada, China, South Africa, the UK and Ireland, and the United States. In 2014, we introduced an automated supplier diversity locator tool to further improve our inclusive sourcing process in the United States. Also, the number of HP’s strategic suppliers reporting their own diverse supplier spend increased by 19%, achieving our 2014 goal.

We encourage suppliers in these categories to work with us:

• Aboriginal/indigenous-owned businesses
• Businesses located in historically underutilized commercial and industrial zones
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender-owned businesses
• Minority-owned businesses
• Small businesses
• Veteran-owned businesses
• Women-owned businesses

Current and potential suppliers are invited to use our new online registration tool.