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Community
Support
$21 million in grants
$9 million to United Way
$6 million for
community programs
Each year, Fifth Third buys $25
million in goods and services
from minority- and women-
owned business enterprises
throughout the Midwest and
Florida. “Our needs grow as our
marketplace expands,” offers
Adriene Zuberi, who manages
Fifth Third Bancorp’s Supplier
Diversity Business Opportunities
Program. “We’re looking for high-
quality companies to partner
with, and we are committed to
enhancing and ensuring the
diversity of our supplier base.”
Ms. Zuberi is responsible for
managing market analyses,
identifying purchasing
opportunities as well as the
successful on-boarding of
new vendors. “We took the
program online this year at
SupplierDiversity.53.com
as another point of entry.
The site features a listing of
business opportunities and
contact information for our
eight-state region.”
Adriene Zuberi
Community Affairs