Washington, D.C. (August 20, 2024) - The National Hispanic Corporate Council (NHCC) welcomes Southwest Gas Corporation to a growing network of Fortune 1000 companies and major organizations that turn to NHCC for insights on Hispanic strategy development. The Council is a premier resource for corporate America to access their growing U.S. Hispanic segment.
NHCC is a membership-based organization that provides its corporate members with resources to engage with the 63+ million individuals and leverage the $3.2 trillion U.S. Hispanic market opportunity.
Southwest Gas is a leading natural gas utility serving more than two million residential, commercial, and industrial customers in portions of Arizona, California, and Nevada. The utility’s mission is to enrich the lives of its employees, customers, and communities by safely providing affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy service while cultivating meaningful relationships.
Southwest Gas’ commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is an example of how the company demonstrates sustainability in action. Southwest Gas proudly offers an inclusive and welcoming work environment, including Adelante its recently launched employee resource group for Hispanic and Latin American employees and their allies. The company also engages with diverse community partners, such as the NHCC, and for more than three decades, Southwest Gas has championed diverse businesses through its award-winning supplier diversity program, proudly partnering with women, minority, disabled-veteran, people with disabilities and LGBTQ-owned enterprises. By continuing to build these important relationships, Southwest Gas supports the economies of the communities it serves, and diverse suppliers have opportunities to become integral contributors to the organization’s success.
“We are honored to join the NHCC to support inclusion in the community and its efforts to develop the tremendous business potential within the Hispanic market,” said Albert Taylor, Southwest Gas Vice President of Human Resources. “The valuable resources available through the NHCC’s network will enable us to maximize diverse opportunities in the marketplace and talent pipeline, create economic impact across our service territories, and further our commitment to serving our employees, customers and communities with excellence.”
“On behalf of the corporate membership, I am delighted to welcome Southwest Gas to NHCC. As a corporate member-focused organization, we look forward to elevating the company's Hispanic stakeholders by leveraging our national network of corporate leaders, advisory services, and the membership deliverables and resources,” said Eduardo Arabu, Chief Executive Officer at NHCC.
NHCC’s Center of Expertise provides an enterprise-wide, Hispanic-focused approach through executive leadership along with DEI and ERG collaborations. An affiliation with NHCC provides a collaborative community that shares thought leadership, best practices, strategies, tools, and other resources to elevate Hispanic talent, customers, suppliers, community relations, and ERG strategies.
About Southwest Gas:
Southwest Gas Corporation is a dynamic energy company committed to exceeding the expectations of our over two million customers throughout Arizona, California, and Nevada by providing safe and reliable service while innovating sustainable energy solutions to fuel our communities’ growth. For more information about how Southwest Gas is supporting a sustainable energy future, please visit swgas.com. To learn more about our supplier diversity program, please visit www.swgas.com/en/supplier-diversity.
About The National Hispanic Corporate Council:
Founded in 1985 as a learning organization for corporate America by corporate America, The National Hispanic Corporate Council (NHCC) is a collaborative community for Fortune 1000 members that provides access to Hispanic strategy development to optimize corporate performance and competitiveness.
We offer unique lens to the U.S. Hispanic segment that consists of an ever-growing population of 63+ million and a $3+ trillion GDP. As the leading resource for advancing the U.S Hispanic segment, NHCC convene leaders to Connect. Learn. Share. Network. around thought leadership, best practices, strategies, and resources to execute.
NHCC engagements are designed to integrate executive leadership with DEI and ERG collaborations to elevate your Hispanic talent, customers, suppliers, community relations, and ERG strategies.
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