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Exelon to be inducted into Billion Dollar Roundtable to recognize its spending with diversity-certified businesses

The Billion Dollar Roundtable, Inc. (BDR), an organization that promotes diversity in U.S. corporations, announced Tuesday that Exelon would be inducted as its 27th member as it spent nearly $2 billion with diversity-certified suppliers in 2016.

BDR consists of U.S.-based corporations that have directly spent $1 billion or more with minority and women-owned businesses in a single year. Exelon is the first energy company to be inducted into the organization.

“Exelon is committed to diversity and inclusion across our enterprise, from our hiring and promotion to our giving, and how we spend our resources because we know an inclusive culture results in greater innovation, market competitiveness and opportunities for growth,” Exelon President and CEO Chris Crane said. “We are honored to be listed among such an elite group of companies, and share the goals of the BDR and its commitment to promoting best practices across the supply chain.”

Exelon will be inducted in a ceremony on August 16 at the BDR annual summit in Oakland.

DiversityInc. also named Exelon a Top 50 company for diversity this year. Exelon also recently joined the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, which seeks to promote diversity in the workplace.

Kevin Randolph

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