Supplier Diversity

As a global corporation, Textron recognizes its responsibility to seek out and establish relationships with small, disadvantaged, minority-, women-, and veteran-owned enterprises. We believe that a commitment to supplier diversity is good business and a benefit to the community. We have a growing network of diverse suppliers, and we continue to look for new businesses to help us serve our customers' needs. 

When we evaluate suppliers, we emphasize factors like industry expertise, experience, quality and the technical capacity to meet our production schedules. We seek suppliers who have a strong record of customer service, product reliability and financial stability. The following Textron business units publish information about their individual supplier diversity programs:

• Bell Helicopter
• Cessna
• Textron Defense Systems

Other supplier diversity programs vary in scope within our businesses. Additional supplier information is available within our business unit websites.