Global Supplier Inclusion & 19%, and our U.S. diverse spend decreased from Supplier Sustainability Program 34% in fiscal 2019 to 31%. In South Africa, we are committed to leading the inclusion and way with supplier inclusion, aiming to go above Our Global Supplier Inclusion & Sustainability and beyond requirements of the Broad-Based sustainability Program, which currently reaches 20 countries Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act. In and is expanding to 24 countries in fiscal 2021, 2020, our procurement spend with black-women- allows us to drive a more inclusive marketplace. owned enterprises in South Africa increased to The Global Supplier Inclusion & Sustainability 39%, again exceeding the B-BBEE target of 12%. We believe inclusive procurement creates long- Program also works closely with our Accessibility Additionally, our spend with black-owned-SMEs term value for our clients and our communities Center of Excellence, stakeholders and vendors, was more than 52% against a target of 30%. Our and helps us run a responsible business. At the establishing road maps to ensure sufficient procurement spend in South Africa with black- same time, these practices help our suppliers accessibility of our web-based technology for owned suppliers increased to 47% from 39% in the grow their representation and influence in their people with disabilities. We categorize diverse previous year, nearly reaching the target of 50%. own markets, contributing to our collective suppliers as minority, women, small- and shared success. medium-sized, service-disabled veteran, veteran, historically underutilized and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) enterprises. We monitor our diverse spend most consistently within the United States and also track this figure in Canada. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in fiscal 2020, our Canadian spend with diverse suppliers decreased from 25% in fiscal 2019 to United Nations Global Compact: Communication on Progress 2020 | 47
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