FY2024 Inclusion Index: Corporate & Federal Accountability Report
The FY2024 Inclusion Index ranks corporations and federal agencies on their commitment to supplier diversity. This year saw record-breaking federal small business contracting at $183.27 billion (28.78% of all contracts), exceeding the 23% goal. The Billion Dollar Roundtable expanded to 43 member corporations, each spending over $1 billion annually with diverse suppliers. Combined BDR member spending reached $123 billion in Tier I diverse procurement.
Key findings
FY 2024 at a glance.
- Organizations graded
- Total spending analyzed
- $
- Average diverse spend
- %
- Met diversity goals
Top performers
Highest overall scores in FY 2024.
Organizations leading the cohort on combined diverse spend, growth, breadth, and small business participation.
| Rank | Organization | Type | Grade | Score | Diverse spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No data available | |||||
Methodology
How we built this report.
Data sources
- Federal: SBA.gov official press releases and USASpending.gov
- Corporate: Billion Dollar Roundtable and verified corporate ESG/DEI reports
All data is verified against primary sources with direct citations. No estimates or projections are used.
Scoring components
- Diverse spend % (30%) — Percentage of total procurement from diverse suppliers
- Absolute spend (30%) — Total dollar amount to diverse suppliers (log scale)
- Year-over-year growth (15%) — Change in diverse spend from previous year
- Breadth score (15%) — Diversity across certification categories (MBE, WBE, VBE, LGBTBE, DOBE, etc.)
- Small business % (10%) — Proportion spent with small businesses
Grading scale
- A+: 95–100 · A: 90–94 · A-: 87–89
- B+: 83–86 · B: 80–82 · B-: 77–79
- C+: 73–76 · C: 70–72 · C-: 67–69
- D+: 63–66 · D: 60–62 · D-: 57–59
- F: Below 57
Transparency & limitations
- Federal data released January 2025 for FY2024
- Corporate data from most recent available ESG/DEI reports
- Scores reflect only publicly verified data
- Each data point includes source citation
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