Supplier Diversity
Jerry Norcia, President and CEO, DTE Energy
"As an overall strategy for the continuous success of our company, and the businesses that support us, DTE is committed to supplier diversity. By utilizing the diverse range of talents in our business community, DTE has realized many gains by tapping into these rich resources: cost reductions, improved reliability and customer service. As we pursue our quest to be the best-operated energy company in North America, our Supplier Diversity program is centered on our commitment to help develop diverse suppliers to become the best they can be."
Tier 2 Program
What do I need to do?
Every quarter you will receive a reminder to submit your Tier II spend data into DTE’s 3rd party reporting platform, UniTier. Please submit your information within 45 days of receiving this email.
What information do I need to report?
You are required to report your Tier II diverse spend from the previous quarter. Tier II spend is defined as work subcontracted by a Prime supplier to a diverse supplier. Diverse suppliers are companies certified as Minority, Women, Veteran, LGBT or Disability-owned. Spend could be “direct” or “indirect”. Direct spend is defined as materials or services directly related to the DTE deliverable, for example, engineering services or a component for equipment. Indirect spend is defined as materials or services utilized by the Prime supplier that are not directly related to the DTE deliverable. For example, if Prime supplier utilizes a diverse supplier to perform landscaping services at their headquarters, DTE would recognize percentage of spend contributing to the Prime supplier’s revenue (e.g., if DTE represents 20% of Prime supplier’s revenue and Prime supplier spent $100,000 with diverse supplier, DTE would recognize $20,000 as indirect purchasing spend).
Diversity Organizations We Support
To ensure our continued success, we support many diversity organizations including:
- APACC - Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce
- BTWBI - Booker T. Washington Business Institute
- Disability:IN
- EEI - Edison Electric Institute
- Great Lakes WBC - Great Lakes Women’s Business Council
- MHCC - Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- MMSDC - Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council
- NBL – National Business League
- NMSDC - National Minority Supplier Development Council
- NVBDC - National Veteran Business Development Council
- NGLCC - National LGBT Chamber Of Commerce
- WBENC - Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
