guidance. Powerlink’s marketing and media relations are managed by MBE firms, and it has also partnered with another promising Detroit-based MBE companies to supply all of Powerlink’s janitorial consumables. Powerlink’s active participation with the Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC) led to a significant MBE spend just last year, when it began purchasing insurance from a company owned by a woman and a Hispanic man. Another example of Powerlink’s commitment to the growth and development of MBE’s lies within its continued participation in other MBE initiatives. Working with a major health system, Powerlink is currently developing an innovative strategy to increase the overall spend with MBE’s in the area of the health system’s landscaping maintenance contracts. Powerlink has also been instrumental in identifying and recruiting additional minority suppliers for the hospitals. Currently, a significant percentage of Powerlink’s corporate staff are minorities. In addition, Powerlink works to ensure that minority employees are equally represented in today’s marketplace and is committed to building a highly qualified workforce that is reflective of the communities it serves.

Powerlink believes it has a responsibility to be an ethical steward of the environment. It stands by a series of guiding principles that include a yearly report outlining continuous improvement action items that work to decrease the use of chemicals, natural resources, or waste. A copy of the report is made available to each client.