Supplier Diversity

Having a diverse supply chain is critical for the continued success of Reynolds Operating Companies.

Rapidly changing demographics and societal expectations contribute to an ever-evolving business landscape. Reynolds and its operating companies actively recruit and retain diverse suppliers to drive innovation, reduce supply chain impacts and enhance the communities in which they operate. Reynolds is committed, across the enterprise, to enhancing our participation with diverse suppliers. In order to accomplish this goal, we will:

Cultivate relationships with diverse suppliers;
Broaden the pool of diverse suppliers for consideration via the RFP process;
Reach beyond conventional procurement into the areas of our businesses that traditionally do not process their spending decisions through the procurement function;
Invest money to attend national Supplier Diversity symposiums and subscribe to databases where diverse suppliers are listed;
Engage and educate employees to encourage them to broaden supplier networks.

Supplier diversity promotes an innovative business environment not only throughout Reynolds operating companies, but also for their diverse business partners. A diverse supplier base has the following benefits:

Driving innovation
Fostering a competitive edge in a changing business culture
Promoting competition and inclusion in sourcing decisions

Promoting excellence in materials and services
Facilitating enhanced quality, service and cost competition
Enhancing social and economic benefits in local communities

Our operating companies commit to ensuring equal-access business opportunities to qualified, high-potential, diverse suppliers. Procurement works with each operating company to determine and execute supplier diversity goals. We track the following diverse supplier categories:

Minority-owned businesses
Woman-owned businesses
Minority-woman-owned businesses
Woman-owned small businesses
Minority-owned small businesses
Minority-woman-owned small businesses
Veteran-owned businesses

Service-disabled, veteran-owned businesses
Disadvantaged- or disabled- person-owned businesses
HUBZone businesses
LGBTQ-owned businesses

Diverse supplier spend

Historically, we measured performance toward supplier diversity goals using data from suppliers that self-report a diversity status or are third-party certified. In 2016, we completed a validation effort to identify third-party certified suppliers, enabling separate tracking and reporting on suppliers with third-party certifications.

2025 Goal

6-8%

Our goal is to reach a 6 to 8 percent spend rate with certified diverse suppliers by 2022. We will continue to systematically engage non-certified minority suppliers to encourage them to obtain their third-party certification, as well as look to broaden the number of minority suppliers with whom we do business.

As we expand our supplier diversity program, we will update our tracking and reporting metrics to include the following:

Percent of diverse spend in total supply base
Percent of diverse suppliers in total supply base
Small business related spend by supplier and in total

The Supplier Diversity Team plans to advance supplier diversity programs through several initiatives, including:

Continuing to develop relationships with diversity councils and associations and chamber of commerce organizations;
Growing and developing the number of certified diverse suppliers;
Engaging and promoting internal communications with business functions to obtain the commitment and support of supplier diversity objectives;
Continuing the development of robust externally facing communication;
Driving supplier diversity to further inclusion as part of the Reynolds culture;
Promoting and improving certification efforts to drive integrity and compliance; and
Anticipating further collaboration with diversity councils, suppliers and other partners to drive supplier diversity throughout our companies’ supply chains.

BATReynolds A member of the British American Tobacco Group

Supplier Diversity

Having a diverse supply chain is critical for the continued success of Reynolds Operating Companies.

Supplier diversity promotes an innovative business environment not only throughout Reynolds operating companies, but also for their diverse business partners. A diverse supplier base has the following benefits:

Diverse supplier spend

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