Supplier Diversity 

 

At Axalta, sustainability extends across our value chain, starting with our suppliers. We purchase the finest quality materials for the production of our coatings, which means finding suppliers that reflect the faces of the communities we serve and that are aligned with our values and commitment to quality. 

Axalta’s supplier diversity programme is designed to enable small businesses and those owned by minorities, women, veterans, and the disabled to fully participate as an integral part of our supply chain in the US and Canada. Engaging a diverse pool of suppliers helps strengthen our communities and provides commercial opportunities for a wide array of businesses.

Axalta benefits, in turn, as we gain understanding from suppliers who bring different perspectives and ideas to our operations. Our customers reap the benefits by purchasing Axalta products and services that reflect the best that the community can offer.  

As many of our largest customers are headquartered in the greater Detroit area, we are a proud member of the Michigan chapter of the National Minority Supplier Diversity Council. 

If you are interested in becoming a qualified supplier to Axalta, please contact us at Supplier-Diversity-Program@axaltacs.com

What Businesses Qualify?

 

Axalta’s Supplier Diversity Programs seeks to encourage the use of diverse suppliers in our operations and facilities.

A diverse supplier in the US, as defined by the US Small Business Administration, is a business enterprise that is 51% owned, operated and controlled by a minority, woman or veteran and certified as such by one of the following organisations:

• National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
• Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
• Small Business Administration (SBA)
• National Veteran-Owned Business Administration (NaVOBA)
• Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
• United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)
• United States Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC)
• WE Connect International
• Minority Supplier Development China (MSD China)
• Canadian Aboriginal Minority Supplier Development Council (CAMSC)

Visit the websites of these organisations to learn more about supplier diversity and whether your business may qualify.  

More information about the definitions of qualified businesses in the US can be found on the website of the US Small Business Administration.  https://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/starting-managing-business/starting-business/establishing-business/business-types

In Canada, the Canadian Aboriginal Minority Supplier Development Council (CAMSC) provides criteria for businesses to qualify as a diverse supplier. More information on qualifications under Canada’s supplier diversity initiative is available at https://www.camsc.ca

Modern Slavery and CALIFORNIA TRANSPARENCY IN SUPPLY CHAINS ACTs

 

Axalta is committed to responsible sourcing and specifically the eradication of human trafficking and slavery in our supply chain. We expect direct suppliers of Axalta’s tangible goods for sale to adopt sound human rights practices, to treat workers fairly, with dignity and respect and in all cases to eliminate human trafficking and slavery in their workplace. 

 View our full statement regarding the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act. of 2010

View our full statement regarding the Modern Slavery Act of 2015