South African Supplier Diversity Council (Sasdc)

the sasdc is a corporate-led initiative bringing together like-minded private sector companies to promote supplier diversity as a business strategy. this, to achieve competitiveness and long-term sustainability. we are an independent not-for-profit organization supported by the united states agency for international development (usaid), under a strategic partnership agreement with the department of trade and industry of the republic of south africa (dti). members are like-minded private sector corporations, state-owned enterprises and universities that are committed to supplier diversity. the sasdc may be the first organization of its kind in south africa, but supplier diversity is not a new business strategy. the sasdc is linked as an affiliate of the global link partnership network to similar organisations in the usa, canada, uk, china and australia.