Delmarva Power Boosts Efforts With Diverse Suppliers, Purchasing a Record $190 Million in 2023
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Company's supplier diversity efforts highlight dedication to its local and diverse communities
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / March 25, 2024 / Delmarva Power purchased
"Supplier diversity is just one of the ways we support our customers and local communities with more than energy," said Rodney Oddoye, senior vice president of Government, Regulatory and External Affairs at Pepco Holdings, which includes Delmarva Power. "Our continued increase in investments with these valuable partners reinforces our commitment to the local communities that we proudly serve and supports local business growth, helping our communities thrive."
In line with Delmarva Power's dedication to enhancing procurement efforts with local diversity-certified suppliers, the Empowerment Academy, formerly known as Target 25, offers prospective suppliers a chance to gain insights into Delmarva Power's procurement procedures and those of its parent company, Exelon. This initiative contributes to the growth and development of each vendor's relationship with the energy company. Since the establishment of the Empowerment Academy, Delmarva Power has graduated 10 diversity-certified suppliers and is eager to broaden this opportunity to additional local, diverse suppliers.
In 2022, Exelon, Delmarva Power's parent company, launched the Community Impact Capital Fund (CICF) in partnership with RockCreek, one of the world's largest diverse-owned global investment firms, which has invested more than
Companies interested in working with Delmarva Power and other Exelon companies can register and provide pertinent information, including their diversity status, at exeloncorp.com/Suppliers.
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Delmarva Power is a unit of Exelon (Nasdaq: EXC), a Fortune 250 company and the nation's largest utility company, serving more than 10 million customers. Delmarva Power provides safe and reliable energy service to approximately 561,500 electric customers in Delaware and Maryland and approximately 140,000 natural gas customers in northern Delaware.
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