Our Supplier Diversity program seeks to make meaningful and measurable contributions to the economic growth of diverse companies and communities. Through our program, we aim to stimulate job growth, improve opportunities for technical training and be a catalyst to stimulate new diverse businesses. 

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AT&T has invested more than $187 billion with businesses and enterprises owned by minorities, women, service-disabled veterans, LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities in the last 52 years. We’re among the world’s leading companies in identifying and doing business with diverse suppliers.


AT&T Supplier Diversity

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AT&T has spent $3.1 billion with Black-owned suppliers, surpassing a $3 billion two-year commitment to drive diversity and inclusion across our business and communities where we live and work. We will maintain our focus in 2021 and beyond on an inclusive supply chain that recognizes the value Black-owned and other diverse suppliers bring to AT&T.

AT&T Exceeds $3 Billion Spending for Black-Owned Businesses

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Our Supplier Diversity team is honored to receive several awards recognizing our commitment to working with diverse suppliers. In 2019, we were especially pleased to receive the first ‘CEO of the Year’ award from the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC).

Diversity Spend

As of 2019, AT&T has spent 9.2 billion dollars on minority-owned businesses.
As of 2019, AT&T has spent 4.5 billion dollars on female-owned businesses.
As of 2019, AT&T has spent 337 million dollars at disabled veteran-owned businesses.
As of 2019, AT&T has spent 5 million dollars at LGBTQIA+ owned businesses.
As of 2019, AT&T has spent 67 million dollars at veteran-owned businesses.
As of 2019, AT&T has spent 4 million dollars at disabled-owned businesses.

As of 2019.

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Resources

AT&T's diversity and inclusion annual report: everyone is a part of the story.

D&I Annual Report
 

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Our employee groups: AT&T employees stand together.

Our Employee Groups
 

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AT&T&'s diversity and inclusion corporate awards: a trophy.

D&I Corporate Awards
 

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Stepping out of our echo chambers.

Stepping Out of Our Echo Chambers

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