Darden Petroleum & Energy Solutions is a state and federally certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE). As a member of the National Minority Supplier Diversity Council (NMSDC), Darden Petroleum & Energy Solutions is uniquely positioned to promote and market its services to prospective corporate buyers who are looking to build relationships with trusted minority-owned businesses. From reinforcing corporate values and objectives to meeting compliance requirements of federal/state/local government customers and contracts to receiving tax incentives for MBE-subcontracted work, these policies have both intangible and economic benefits to the corporation. Additionally, large corporations have found that increased supplier diversity has been instrumental in pursuing diversity accomplishments, which in turn have strengthened brand identity and marketing efforts. Most of America’s largest public and privately- owned global companies, including an overwhelming majority of the FORTUNE 500, are members of the National Minority Supplier Diversity Council (NMSDC). The NMSDC is the global leader in advancing business opportunities for its certified Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American business enterprises and connecting them to member corporations.Through this partnership, corporations are shaping the global supply diversity landscape by sourcing MBEs (Minority Business Enterprise) for their service and vendor needs. In conjunction with the NMSDC, these corporations have put in place supplier diversity requirements, mandates and policies in order to increase the number of MBEs they source. Not only are these corporations implementing these policies, but they are dramatically increasing their overall diversity spend requirements.