Agency Diversity
The Omnicom Diversity Initiatives Group (DIG) is a group of 23 Omnicom agency representatives that meet monthly to share best practices and develop tools to efficiently and effectively incorporate diversity and inclusion initiatives at Omnicom offices.
Omnicom has taken a leadership role in supplier diversity by developing the Omnicom Supplier Diversity Initiative (OSDI). OSDI's first initiative was to launch the Omnicom Supplier Diversity Database (OSDD) in 2010 to expand access to diverse suppliers across our global network of agencies.
Supplier Diversity
“Utilizing suppliers with diverse skills and backgrounds helps our clients and consumers by providing more opportunities to local communities, helping local companies thrive and bringing new perspectives that will provide diverse solutions.”
–Tiffany Warren, Omnicom SVP, Chief Diversity Officer and ADCOLOR® FOUNDER
Expanding the availability and access to diverse suppliers across our global network of agencies is an Omnicom priority. Our agencies have been building their networks of diverse suppliers for goods and services for many years. Omnicom has taken a leadership role in developing the Omnicom Supplier Diversity Group (OSDG) to create a program that not only allows us to support the core values of our clients, but also to create business opportunities for diverse suppliers.
The first initiative of the OSDG is the Omnicom Supplier Diversity Database. This database currently includes 900+ self-identified minority and women-owned vendors that Omnicom currently uses across its operating networks. We are collaborating with our companies, clients and the supplier community to successfully utilize mutually advantageous business relationships across the globe.
Omnicom clients are valuable partners providing guidance and counsel on best practices to increase access to diverse suppliers. Approximately 20 percent of our agencies have supplier reporting responsibility to their clients. We believe this number will increase, and we are working with clients and agencies to provide the necessary supports to offer more opportunities to find these companies and organizations across the globe.