Sybase believes that including diverse suppliers in our sourcing process provides us the greatest opportunity to develop the most innovative, highest quality and most cost-effective business solutions. Through direct experience, we know that including diverse suppliers in our business has enabled us to deliver business benefits that would not have been possible otherwise. We strive to ensure that our employees have a broad understanding of the business case for working with diverse suppliers and the competitive advantage that a robust supplier diversity process provides the company.
Our Procurement Department team of supplier diversity professionals engages in activities to ensure that the diversity found in our communities is reflected in our supply base:
Utilization - Sybase identifies minority- and woman-owned businesses capable of meeting its business requirements.
Qualification – The Procurement Department determines relevant business criteria such as competencies, geographical scope, capacity and more.
Outreach - Sybase encourages its management and employees to utilize existing qualified diverse suppliers and to actively look for other qualified diverse suppliers.
