Must Read | The State of Responsibility 2024 TABLE 15: What percentage of your leadership is women or nonbinary people? PPAI 100 Distributors 51% Distributors $100M+ 46% Distributors $50M-$100M 39% Distributors $25M-$50M 40% Distributors $5M-$25M 58% Distributors $1M-$5M 78% Distributors Under $1M 71% Scogin says, “I’m a female business owner, a minority owner. My project manager is a part of the LGTBQ community.” TABLE 16: What percentage of your leadership is nonwhite? PPAI 100 Distributors 19% Distributors $100M+ 13% Distributors $50M-$100M 16% Distributors $25M-$50M 10% Distributors $5M-$25M 23% Distributors $1M-$5M 38% Distributors Under $1M 46% There’s plenty of room for improvement when it comes to distributors having diverse leadership. Most of these percentages are half or even less than that of their supplier counterparts. TABLE 17: What percentage of your leadership is in the LGBTQ community? PPAI 100 Distributors 8% Distributors $100M+ 5% Distributors $25M-$50M 13% Distributors $5M-$25M 7% Distributors $1M-$5M 35% Distributors Under $1M 40% Distributors $50M-$100M didn’t answer this question. TABLE 18: What percentage of your workforce is under the age of 30? PPAI 100 Distributors 23% Distributors $100M+ 20% Distributors $50M-$100M 21% Distributors $25M-$50M 22% Distributors $5M-$25M 25% Distributors $1M-$5M 25% Distributors Under $1M 25% Rector is pleasantly surprised that about a quarter of the distributor workforce is under the age of 30. “I don’t have an actual comparative number, but this is higher than what I would’ve predicted,” he says. “It’s encouraging for the future of the industry knowing that young people are getting involved.” Coming Next Issue: The State of Innovation 2024 PPAI benchmarks the technology, cybersecurity and digital transformation practices among industry firms of all sizes. 84 • SEPTEMBER 2024 • PPAI
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