Diversity Awareness Month
As October rolls around, we are reminded that it's Diversity Awareness Month, a time when organizations across the globe focus on celebrating and promoting diversity in all its forms. One vital but…
Your DEI Program’s Missing Link - Supplier Diversity
A great company can hold an entire conversation about its DEI program without supplier and vendor diversity even getting a mention. Of course the usual topics are…
2023’s Top 5 Myths and Misconceptions about Supplier Diversity - Part 2
Let’s get into it. In Part 1, we discussed myths number one and two. Be sure to go back and check those out…
2023’s Top 5 Myths and Misconceptions about Supplier Diversity - Part 1
Supplier diversity has emerged as a critical component of business strategy. It can help foster economic growth, social equity, and innovation, and it…
Why Supplier Diversity is Right for Biotech DEI
We are honored to be part of MassBio’s 2023 DEI conference in Cambridge’s Kendall Square. Our focus is helping companies add supplier/vendor diversity to their…
Supplier Diversity
is a proven investment in the whole economy
When you invest in supplier diversity, your actions lead directly to economic growth for the whole economy. According to a report shared by…
National Hispanic
Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated in the US “to recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic American champions who have inspired others to achieve success.” What better time to reflect…
Those focused on racial and gender equity have been watching the financial services sector closely for a long time and expectations today are higher than ever. Shareholders, watchdog groups, regulators and media are all paying…
Homerun for the Holidays:
Making Meaning with Money
Thanksgiving is here. And Chanukah too. Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year's Day, Three Kings Day, Chinese New Year and so many other holidays will be celebrated in…
6 Fun Ways to Support Black and Latina Businesses this Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month is here and you know the drill. In 2021 we’re on a journey together to diversify our spending…
Black History Month
Black History Month is fast approaching and many employees are still waiting to hear how their companies plan to live up to the statements about racism they made last summer. Whatever your…
The New Year's Resolution
We’ll Help You Stick With
It’s the New Year and something’s gotta give. We have to do better, be better and spend smarter. If you are anything like me, you’re in the…
Hispanic Heritage Month: A Call to Get Conscious
Hispanic heritage month is a celebration of a diverse array of peoples and their achievements in the United States. For some, it means sharing the…
New Boston firm acts as ‘translator’ for corporate buyers, minority vendors
Conscious Customers principals (from left to right) Art Velasquez, Izzy Jacques, Gloria Velasquez and Andy Tarsy. Image: Imagix Studio
By Greg Ryan – Law and Money…
Introducing Conscious Customers™
Long before the pandemic, it was clear that Black and Latin-owned businesses face an uphill battle to grow beyond a narrow customer base and deliver their compelling products and services to the…