United Technologies’ commitment to small and diverse businesses dates back three decades. Major milestones include:

Throughout this time we have sustained board memberships with the NMSDC and several of its regional councils. Additionally, we have continued our support in the areas of supplier outreach and development. Some of UTC’s key initiatives include:

• Mentor Protégé – participation as a mentor under federal developmental programs for targeted categories of small businesses.
• BusinessLINC – program where local corporations mentor Connecticut diverse businesses.
• Annual Diverse Business Exchange – UTC conference to provide minority businesses opportunity to network with UTC supply management professionals and Tier 1 suppliers.
• Supplier Gold Program – UTC’s supplier recognition program established to acknowledge superior performance.
• Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) and continuous improvement training and events.
• Scholarships to diverse suppliers relating to business development.
• Supplier diversity awareness practicum at historically black colleges and universities, minority institutions and other major business schools.
• Tier 2 Program – this program expands our Supplier Diversity efforts to our prime suppliers by encouraging them to do business with competitive diverse companies.

Executive leadership and our Supplier Diversity Council (SDC) drive strategy development and work together with supply management and other functional areas to ensure the execution of key initiatives. The SDC members are the chief supplier diversity experts for their respective business units. They are the primary contacts for guidance on how to access UTC business opportunities and participation in our supplier development initiatives.

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