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“Every time you spend your money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want.” – Anne Lappe
31 Buying Entity Participants BUY THOSE THAT BUY USTM highlights corporations and public
agencies that promote minority business inclusion. The initiative
14 Best Practices Recognized by has been copied by several organizations nationwide with taglines
like Act Intentionally, Support Those That Support Us, Buy Diverse,
MBEs for Getting Real Results etc. It underscores the relevance of the message. Our buying
decisions matter. BUY THOSE THAT BUY USTM is focused on the
$4,393,021,138 Council's mission of facilitating and advocating for minority-owned
business inclusion. Since its inception, the Buy Those That Buy
spent with D/FW MSDC MBEs USTM initiative has experienced some outstanding best practices to
reported by the 31 participants help drive more minority business inclusion.
$1,219,993,630 in Tier 2 The 2016 Best Practices recognized were simple, innovative,
and easy to duplicate. They required commitment and focus.
spent MBEs They all had a common theme -- a champion, department or
company that believed minority business inclusion was important
$22,000 in scholarships to the business they operate and the community in which they
live. The Best-in-Class Best Practices and Honorable Mentions
participants were consistent with several of the Council's five Strategic
Imperatives…
Ÿ Increase MBE business opportunities
Ÿ Build MBE capacity
Ÿ Advance Supplier Diversity programs focused on minority
business inclusion
(For further information on BUY THOSE THAT BUY USTM, download the
white paper from the Council’s website at www.dfwmsdc.com.)
Best Practice Honorees & Honorable Mentions
Honorees - American Airlines | AT&T | Capgemini U.S. LLC | CHRISTUS Health | Ericsson HOSE THAT B
Inc. | Fujitsu Network Communications | H-E-B Grocery Company LP | Methodist Health BUY T
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System | Oncor | PepsiCo Inc. | Texas Instruments, Inc. | Toyota Motor North America | UNT UY US TM
System | Vistra Energy | Honorable Mentions - BNSF Railway Company | DFW
International Airport | Dallas County Community College District | Lockheed Martin | NTTA | S
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upporting TM Inclusi n
Minority Business
Parkland Health & Hospital System | Vendor Resource Management
BTTBUTM Participants
American Airlines | AT&T | Austin Commercial, LP | Balfour Beatty Construction | BNSF
Railway Company | Capgemini US LLC | CHRISTUS Health | City of Dallas | Comerica | Dallas ISD | Dallas Fort
Worth International Airport | Dallas County Community College District | Dex Media | Ericsson | Fujitsu Network
Communications | HEB Grocery Company LP | JCPenney | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics | Methodist Health
System | Nokia | NTTA | ONCOR | Parkland Health & Hospital | PepsiCo Inc. | Prestige Maintenance USA |
Raytheon | Southwest Airlines Company | Texas Instruments, Inc. | Toyota Motor North America | Trinity River
Vision Authority | UNT System | Vendor Resource Management | Vistra Energy
Growing the capacity of certified minority business suppliers is a core initiative of D/FW MSDC. In 2009, the Council developed a
fund to assist deserving MBEs in the growth and development of their business. At the September Quarterly Buyers’ Appreciation
Luncheon each year, awards of up to $5,000 are granted to MBEs. To date, the fund has awarded over $100,850 in cash and over
$25,000 “in-kind” training to D/FW MSDC MBEs to grow their businesses. These awards have been used to obtain licenses in an
industry, OSHA training, purchase key pieces of equipment and more. Contributions can be made to the BTTBUTM Building
Capacity Fund at any time throughout the year. Checks should be made payable to D/FW MSDC in the name of the BTTBUTM
Building Capacity Fund.
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