700 diverse business leaders from 33 states will have the opportunity to learn about 4000亿美元 in federal procurement 机会; special guest Daymond约翰
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洛杉矶, 2024年4月18日 /价值/—— 南加州 Gas Company (SoCalGas) is hosting 700 diverse business leaders from 33 states at the U.S. 能源部 (DOE) Office of Energy Justice and Equity's 证券交易委员会ond annual Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Connect Summit on 定于4月17日至18日, 2024, at the company's Energy Resource Center (ERC) in 加州唐尼. 这次峰会, being held for the first time on the West Coast, connects MBEs with the DOE and more than 40 other state and federal agencies, 政府主要承办商, 金融机构, private 证券交易委员会tor companies and nonprofit organizations for learning, 商业机会及以上,900 unique business matchmaking sessions.
"We're 在这里 today to advance a 任务 that is incredibly important to me, which is deepening the 能源部's work with 少数民族-owned businesses. It's a top priority for two simple reasons: first, 这是一件聪明的事情, 然后, 这是正确的做法. It's of course the smart thing because the clean energy transition is only going to succeed if it's led by businesses like yours,” U.S. 能源部长 珍妮弗 in a video message to conference attendees. "We need your expertise, we need your creativity, and, above all, we need your drive. I think working more closely with 少数民族-owned businesses is also the right thing to do because the incredible economic opportunity of clean energy doesn't mean much unless it's broadly shared."
"Partnering with diverse suppliers benefits local economies and communities, 加强供应链, and accelerates America's clean energy transition,” 斯科特•特鲁里街他是SoCalGas的首席执行官. "Our commitment to supplier 多样性 not only boosts market competitiveness but also drives innovation."
Connect Summit participants will attend panels, workshops and matchmaking meetings designed to create new business relationships between MBEs and the U.S. 能源部. Other federal agencies attending include the U.S. 农业部, 商务, 国防, 室内, 劳动, Transportation; the Environmental Protection Agency; NASA; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and the Small Business Administration. 峰会的讨论将围绕 4000亿美元 in federal contract 机会 available to MBEs.
The first day of the summit featured a fireside chat with 马里亚姆布朗, SoCalGas的总裁, 和戴蒙德·约翰, 鲨鱼集团的CEO, FUBU的CEO和创始人, a presidential ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship, 也是ABC电视台创智赢家的联合主演, that focused on how businesses can make the right pitch to grow and amplify their brand.
Attendees also received a welcome from Vice President 卡玛拉哈里斯, who sent a congratulatory letter to summit attendees. Link 在这里.
The DOE selected SoCalGas to host the summit because of the company's leadership 在多元消费中 through its long-recognized Supplier 多样性 Program. In 2023, SoCalGas surpassed the 加州 Public Utilities Com任务 (CPUC) Supplier 多样性 Program goal for the 31st straight year by working with 618 diverse firms and subcontractors with over 10亿美元 花了, amounting to 44% of the company's total procurement with women, 少数民族, 残疾退伍军人, 以及lgbt拥有的企业. This achievement was reached through the company's continuing efforts to help increase the pool of diverse suppliers through broad outreach and education.
SoCalGas' ASPIRE 2045 sustainability 策略 includes a goal of achieving 45% spending with diverse business enterprises by 2025 and a goal of achieving 净零温室气体排放 in the company's operations and delivery of energy by 2045, 以及与安全相关的目标, 多样性, 公平与包容, and investment in underserved communities.
在ERC，与会者可以参观 SoCalGas氢气创新体验, an innovative microgrid with the first clean hydrogen-powered microgrid and home model in North America. ERC也是英国的第一座建筑 加州 to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) "green building" recognition and is a model of advanced, energy-efficient and environmentally sensitive building technology.
MBE Connect峰会包括美国.S. Department of 商务's Los Angeles Minority Business Development Agency Center, managed by the Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE). Sponsors include Primoris Service Corporation, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, 哈尔海斯建筑公司.和E2咨询工程师公司.
关于SoCalGas
总部设在洛杉矶， SoCalGas is the largest gas distribution utility in 美国. SoCalGas的目标是提供价格合理的服务, 可靠的, and increasingly renewable gas service to approximately 21 million consumers across approximately 24000平方英里 中环及 南加州. We believe gas delivered through our pipelines plays a key role in 加州的 clean energy transition by supporting energy system reliability and resiliency and enabling integration of renewable resources.
SoCalGas的使命是建立 cleanest, safest and most innovative energy infrastructure company in America. In support of that 任务, SoCalGas aspires to achieve 净零温室气体排放 in its operations and delivery of energy by 2045 and to replace 20 percent of its traditional natural gas supply to core customers with renewable natural gas (RNG) by 2030. RNG can be made from waste created by landfills and wastewater treatment plants. SoCalGas is also investing in its gas delivery infrastructure while working to keep bills affordable for customers. SoCalGas是 Sempra (NYSE: SRE), an energy infrastructure company based in San Diego.
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Sempra基础设施, 森普拉基础设施合作伙伴, Sempra德州, 森普拉德州公用事业公司, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor) and Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (IEnova) are not the same companies as the 加州 utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric Company or 南加州 Gas Company, 和Sempra基础设施, 森普拉基础设施合作伙伴, Sempra德州, 森普拉德州公用事业公司, Oncor and IEnova are not regulated by the CPUC.
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