By joining our international membership organization, you will:
Expand your global sourcing options. Gain access to the WEConnect Canada online database of women suppliers
certified through internationally standardized procedures.
Drive value and innovation. Increase the number of suppliers in the marketplace, drive up quality and innovation and drive down cost by developing a more inclusive vendor network.
Gain a competitive edge. Source a dynamic network of growth-oriented women business owners, many with products and services that fill unexploited needs in the marketplace.
Stay on the leading edge of diversity practices globally. Tap into a truly global knowledge network of visionary practitioners in procurement
practices and access "Best Practices" supplier diversity research as well as assistance in developing or expanding supplier diversity programs and initiatives.
Improve your metrics. Track your
women's business enterprise spending and utilization rates through our system in order to accurately measure and report on diversity in your procurement practices.
Reinforce PR efforts. Receive high-profile recognition as a supporter of women-owned businesses through inclusion of your logo on the WEConnect Canada website, a listing in our brochure and marketing materials, and exposure in our news releases and media outreach.
Enhance your brand. Include the WEConnect Canada member seal on your supplier diversity marketing materials and participate in WEConnect Canada networking, education and training events to demonstrate your commitment to supplier diversity. Utilizing women-owned firms in your supply chain will boost brand appreciation with women consumers, who make or influence 85% of the purchasing decisions in households.
Showcase corporate social responsibility. Play an integral role in developing best practices in Canada that will be an exemplar to the world and demonstrate your global leadership in promoting economic growth through women.
