• Providing educational opportunities to diverse suppliers who are currently working with us
• Conducting ongoing supplier education programs with our own employees
• Reaching out to potential diverse suppliers through advertising and trade fairs among other methods

Participating in several diverse supplier organizations:

• National Minority Supplier Development Council
• Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
• National Veteran-Owned Business Association
• United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• St. Louis Minority Business Council
• Minority Supplier Development Council of New York and New Jersey
• Women President’s Educational Organization
• Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC)

As our program has expanded globally, MasterCard has also become a member of:

• Minority Supplier Development – UK
• Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council
• WEConnect (Women in Enterprise Connecting to Contracts) Canada
• WEConnect Europe

Awards

Although it has never been a goal of MasterCard to seek accolades for our Supplier Diversity Program, we are nonetheless proud to have received recognition for our efforts from a number of notable sources. They include honors from DiversityInc and Diversity Plus Magazine.