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Supplier Diversity
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Vision and Mission
Supplier Diversity Vision
Boehringer Ingelheim will achieve an inclusive, highly diverse, flexible supply base that fosters a competitive advantage resulting in increased innovation, productivity, and business results.
Supplier Diversity Mission
Integrate supplier diversity into the fabric of the organization as an integral component of our Lead & Learn principles, which will ensure a sustainable, long term process to achieve our business objectives.
Strategic Objectives
- Inclusion
Foster an environment that promotes inclusion, respect and success for suppliers of all backgrounds and cultures - Management Accountability
Ensure leaders champion and position diversity as a strategic business imperative to drive the business objectives - Education
Support learning opportunities for our suppliers that leverage our ability to compete in a diverse marketplace and help realize our diversity vision - Recruitment, Development and Retention
Increase the recruitment, development, and retention of a high performing diverse supply base - Communication
Raise awareness and heighten our understanding of diversity as a core business value for the entire supplier population - Marketplace Focus
Build diverse strategic partnerships with suppliers and communities in which we live and work
Goods and Services We Purchase
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Business Classifications
Small Business
Mean a concern, including its affiliates,
that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field
of operation in which it is bidding on government contracts, and
qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in 13
CFR Part 121. (reference
Federal Acquisition part 19.102) (See SB Size Standards by NAICS
Industry Chart).
Woman-Owned Small Business
Means a small business
which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women, or the case
of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock
of which is owned by one or more women; and whose management and
daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.
Veteran-Owned Small Business
Not less than 51 percent
of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 31 U.S.C.
101(2) or in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than
51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans;
and the management and daily operations of which are controlled by
one or more veterans.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Means
a small business not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one
or more service-disabled veterans or in the case of any publicly
owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is
owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and the management
and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service
disabled veterans
or, in the case of a veteran with permanent and severe disability,
the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran. Service-disabled
veterans means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 102(2), with a
disability that is service-connected 38 U.S.C. 101 (16).
Hub Zone Small Business
Means a historically underutilized
business zone, which is an area located within one or more qualified
tracts, qualified nonmetropolitan counties, or lands within the external
boundaries of an Indian reservation; if the SBA determines that a
concern is a qualified HUB Zone Small Business Concerns.
Small Certified Disadvantaged Business
Means a small
business concern that represents, as part of it’s offer that it has
received certification as a small disadvantaged business concern
consistent with 13 CFR part 124, Subpart B: and no material change
in disadvantaged ownership and control has occurred since its certification;
or where the concern is owned by one or more individuals, the net
worth of each individual upon whom the certification is based does
not exceed $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions
set forth at 13 CFR 124.104C (2); and it is identified on the date
of its representation, as a certified small disadvantaged business
in the database maintained by the Small Business Administration (PRO-Net).
Note: The federal government only recognizes Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs) that have an official certification from SBA. Minority or SDB firms without an SBA certification or with only a state or local certification are not recognized by the federal government as a Small Disadvantaged Business.
SBA 8(a) Certified
Firms are automatically also SDB certified
firms as the requirements for 8(a) certification are even more stringent
than for the SDB program. The 8(a) program allows a net worth of
only $250,000 whereas the SDB program allows a net worth of not more
than $750,000 (exclusive of personal residence). In both cases the
firm must be at least 51% owned by one of the recognized groups (Black,
Hispanic, Asian, Native American or a member of a group that can
demonstrate past discrimination including a woman owned business
or Hasidic owned business).
Note: A Majority (Caucasian) Woman Owned Small Business can become 8(a) certified if the owner can prove past discrimination in the workplace that negatively impacted the individual. Without the 8(a) certification a woman owned small business cannot be considered an SDB, and is considered a Woman Owned Small Business only for reporting purposes.
Large Business
A large business is a domestic firm that
does not meet the small business size standards per the definition
above. Businesses
should contact the U.S. Small Business Administration of www.sba.gov
to determine appropriate North American Industry Classification codes and
size standard. The
threshold for number of employees and revenue vary depending on the
product or service.
Minority
Means a business that is 51% owned and operated
by an individual(s) who are U.S. citizens and their ancestry is African
American, Native American, Hispanic, Asian Pacific, or their origins
are from Indian, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Sri-Lanka.