Report

2025 State of Supplier Diversity

Programs are heading into 2026 with confidence and measurable forward motion, but with rising expectations for program impact and effectiveness. The 2025 State of Supplier Diversity Report gives you an exclusive look into how leaders are strengthening their program’s foundation, modernizing their data, and aligning with business priorities for a winning year ahead.

Built from insights shared by 225 program leaders, the report reveals the practices and priorities shaping the most successful programs. It gives you the clarity and direction you need to refine your roadmap, secure internal support, and position your program for greater results in the months ahead.

Supplier Diversity’s Next Chapter: How Leaders Are Building Strong, High-Impact Programs for 2026

What’s inside:

A clear picture of how the top-performing programs operate and build credibility
The behaviors that unlock stronger executive support and financial backing
The trends shaping technology investments for supplier discovery and sourcing teams
A breakdown of executive priorities for 2026 and recommendations for aligning your program for best effect

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Key findings include:

Programs remain strong and more strategically aligned.

Despite external noise, 87% of executives continue to support supplier diversity programs, and 51% consider them strategically important. Leaders are tying their work more closely to resilience, competitiveness, and enterprise-wide performance.

Data modernization is accelerating across the field.

Teams are replacing manual processes with cleaner, more defensible systems. One-third improved data quality, nearly the same upgraded technology, and 67% expanded enriched reporting, signaling a new standard for accuracy.

Supplier diversity is converging with sourcing strategy.

Organizations are prioritizing resilience (50%), economic impact (49%), and supply chain competitiveness (64%). Small and local suppliers are gaining focus, and supplier discovery is now the number two program priority heading into 2026.

Impact is becoming a core measure of success.

More leaders are quantifying outcomes that resonate with executives, including RFP wins, innovation, and cost savings. Economic impact reporting continues to rise, with 43% measuring jobs and wages and 34% planning to expand it next year.

Top performers are gaining more support and bigger budgets.

Programs that partnered closely with sourcing teams or used economic impact reporting were nearly twice as likely to see executive support increase and 19% more likely to report budget growth, proving that alignment and storytelling matter.