United States
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ExplainerHow LGBTIQA+ supplier certification works in the United States and Canada
This explainer compares the supplier certification programs run by NGLCC in the United States and the Canadian Queer Chamber of Commerce with the one Australian buyer definition that already recognises the category. It finds that fees, identity evidence and eligibility rules are central to how each scheme works, and that the open issue for Australia is whether buyers and owners would use a scheme.
AnalysisLGBTIQA+ ownership in Australian procurement rests on the voluntary commitments first withdrawn in the United States
Several of the best known corporate supplier diversity programs in the United States were cut back within months of a change in the political climate, while obligations set in public policy took an executive order to undo. In Australia, LGBTIQA+ ownership does not appear in any Commonwealth or Victorian procurement policy we have reviewed, which leaves it in the more exposed position.
AnalysisAustralian Workplace Equality Index materials cover workplace inclusion and do not address purchasing
The Australian Workplace Equality Index asks employers detailed questions about their LGBTIQA+ staff, but its published materials say almost nothing about suppliers. This analysis sets out what that means for a buyer reading a tier result.
AnalysisLGBTIQA+ owned American small businesses obtained less finance, and Australia has no comparable data
The first national survey in the United States to identify LGBTIQA+ owned small businesses found that they were less likely than other firms to receive the finance they applied for. We have found no comparable Australian data, so whether a similar gap exists for LGBTIQA+ owners here cannot be established.
