SUPPLIER DIVERSITY


Cintas Wins Spirit of Diversity Award for Commitment to Supplier Diversity


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intas Corporation recently announced that it received a Spirit of Diversity


Award at the 2011 South Central O hio Healthcare Supplier Diversity Symposium, a regional event that brings together senior leaders in the healthcare supply chain to enhance relationships with diverse suppli- ers in the region. Cintas received the award in the Maj or Supplier category for the de- velopment of diverse suppliers through mentoring and capacity building courses, providing actual results, leadership com- mitment, and accountability and outreach. “Cintas is truly leading the way in sup-


plier diversity development,” said Amelia Rodriguez, CE O of V ocalink, a multilin- gual management company that provides services to Cintas and participant in Cintas’ capacity building programs.


“Cintas has


made enormous strides granting minority suppliers opportunities for free training and extensive mentoring from top-level ex- ecutives. Cintas works tirelessly to ensure its diverse suppliers are equi pped with the tools necessary to be successful.” Cintas’ commitment to supplier diver- sity is a corporate-wide initiative to edu- cate its employees about the importance of


having a diverse supply chain. While


working to increase the number of small, minority and woman owned businesses that provide Cintas with products and ser- vices, the programs’ goal is to ensure that every small, minority and woman owned business is treated fairly during the suppli- er ualification process. ast ear  per- cent of Cintas supplier spend was with mi- nority or woman owned businesses. Selected as the 2011 corporate partici- pant for the Greater Cincinnati & Northern


K entucky African American Chamber of Commerce “Breakfast with the CE O Pro- gram,” Cintas has partnered with the orga- nization to provide its members an oppor- tunity to establish meaningful relationships with Cintas’ leadership. Cintas also offers minority and woman owned businesses strategic selling courses around the coun- try, Six Sigma training and other educa- tional programs. “We are honored to be recognized for


our commitment to economic inclusion within the healthcare industry,” said Pa- mela Coleman, Senior Director of Supplier Diversity and Sustainability, Cintas. “O ur goal is to educate and provide sourcing op- portunities that will enable diverse vendors to be successful as our suppliers and in business in general.” To learn more about Cintas and its cor- porate diversity initiatives, please visit www.cintas.com.


About Cintas Corporation:


Headqua rtered in Cincinnati, Cintas Corporation provides highly specialized services to businesses of all types primarily throughout North America. Cintas designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, promo- tional products first aid saet fire protec- tion products and services and document management services for approximately 8


00,000 businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS, and is a component of the Standard & Poor’ s 500 I ndex.


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