Supplier Diversity
"I am proud that our suppliers reflect the diverse community we serve. Diverse owned businesses strengthen PGE as a company and community partner. I encourage businesses to become part of our growing Supplier Diversity Program and join our Oregon kind of energy.”
- Ben Felton, COO, Portland General Electric
Growing opportunities for diverse businesses
PGE is committed to promoting and building an equitable and inclusive clean energy future through the support of economic prosperity opportunities for businesses within the communities we serve. Diverse owned businesses are vitally important to the overall success of our company. We are committed to fostering an inclusive procurement process that is accessible and fair to all suppliers based on their ability to meet PGE's performance, price, risk, and quality requirements.
To support supplier diversity on large projects and initiatives, PGE requires all our prime contractors and major suppliers to support supplier diversity through the creation of a supplier diversity spend plan within RFP processes. As part of our ongoing efforts to drive progress, we also require suppliers to report their diverse-subcontracted (Tier 2) spend.
Annual targets
Each year, PGE sets a supplier diversity spend target that is applicable across the company.
In 2023, we achieved a milestone by spending $197 million with diverse-owned suppliers, surpassing our target of 17% and reaching 18% of our total spend. The established target for 2024 is 18%. As we continue to evolve our program, we will evaluate additional key metrics that provide insight and granular understanding of how our business is supporting economic development for small and diverse businesses in Oregon.
Become a certified diverse supplier:
The following resources and certifying agencies can provide guidance and support in determining your company’s diversity eligibility and certification:
Certification Resources
Disability Owned Businesses:
LGBT Owned Business Enterprise:
Minority Owned Business Enterprise:
Small Business Enterprise:
Veteran Owned Business:
Woman Owned Business Enterprise:
Tier 2 Spend Reporting Schedule
PGE’s direct-contracted suppliers (Tier 1) are required to submit quarterly Diversity Spend reports identifying the diverse-subcontracted (Tier 2) spend for PGE-awarded work via our Coupa business spend management platform.
Out Tier 2 reporting schedule is as follows:
PGE operates on a standard fiscal calendar-year basis. To align, quarterly Tier 2 reports are due on the 10th day of the month following the close of the fiscal quarter, as follows:
Q1 Period (Jan thru Mar) due by April 10th
Q2 Period (Apr thru Jun) due by July 10th
Q3 Period (Jul thru Sep) due by October 10th
Q4 Period (Oct thru Dec) due by January 10th (the following year)
Interested in becoming a PGE Supplier?
Learn how by visiting our Becoming a PGE Supplier page, or email supplierdiversity@pgn.com.
Coupa Supplier Portal
PGE uses the Coupa Supplier Portal (CSP) to manage our supplier information, including for review and approval of new suppliers. Suppliers can register in the Coupa Supplier Portal which allows their company to be searchable in Coupa. Use this link to create an account.
Additional Coupa resources on supplier diversity, including state-specific resources, FAQs and CSP support can be found on the Coupa Suppliers Diverse Business Certification Resources page.