PLYMOUTH, Mich., Feb. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Adient (NYSE:
ADNT), the global leader in automotive seating, has been named by
the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) to its
18th annual list of America's Top Corporations for Women's Business
Enterprises (WBEs).
This is the only national award honoring corporations for
world-class supplier diversity programs that reduce barriers and
drive growth for women-owned businesses. Adient was honored for its
commitment to innovative supplier development initiatives.
"Fostering diversity across our business is an important
component of Adient's values," said Bruce
McDonald, chairman and CEO of Adient. "Being honored as a
top corporation for women's business enterprises is recognition of
our commitment to developing diverse suppliers, which brings
significant benefit to our company."
Adient operates an innovative program to recruit and develop
diverse suppliers. The company is a member of the Billion Dollar
Roundtable, a nonprofit organization created in 2001 made up of 27
Fortune-level corporations that each spend $1 billion or more annually on a Tier 1 basis
with minority- and women-owned businesses.
"Supplier diversity is embraced at every level of our company.
Our relationships with women-owned and other diverse suppliers are
key to our success, enabling innovation across our supply chain and
strengthening our capabilities," said Kelly
Bysouth, vice president of global procurement and supply
chain at Adient.
"America's Top Corporations know that stronger women's business
enterprises drive new sources of revenue, deepen customer
satisfaction, and generate a stronger economy," said Pamela Prince-Eason, President and CEO of WBENC,
the nation's leader in women's business development.
Adient will be honored at the WBENC Summit & Salute to
Women's Business Enterprises March 20-22,
2018 in Dallas.
About Adient:
Adient is a global leader in automotive
seating. With 85,000 employees operating 238
manufacturing/assembly plants in 34 countries worldwide, we produce
and deliver automotive seating for all vehicle classes and all
major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components,
our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making
process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our
products from research and design all the way to engineering and
manufacturing – and into more than 25 million vehicles every year.
For more information on Adient, please visit adient.com.
About WBENC:
WBENC is the largest third-party
certifier of businesses owned, controlled, and operated by women in
the United States. WBENC partners
with 14 Regional Partner Organizations (RPOs) to provide its
world-class standard of certification to women-owned businesses
throughout the country. WBENC is also the nation's leading advocate
of women-owned businesses and entrepreneurs. Throughout the year,
WBENC provides business development opportunities for member
corporations, government agencies and more than 14,000 certified
women-owned businesses at events and other forums. Learn more at
www.wbenc.org http://www.wbenc.org/americas-top-corporations-for-wbes.
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