GROEBNER has been recognized by the Supplier Clearinghouse as a WBE. The Supplier Clearinghouse is the certification arm of the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC).
In the two-and-a-half years since the leadership of GROEBNER passed to the third generation of family ownership, many goals have been set and reached. First and foremost, President and CEO Carissa Skorczewski pledged to keep providing customers with dependable, effective natural gas products. Through GROEBNER’s ongoing and growing relationships with its high-quality supply chain suppliers, our customers have continued to receive high quality, strong reliability, and diversity in products and services.
Following Skorczewski’s lead, GROEBNER has set the goal of modernizing many critical systems and policies within our organization as we scale up into a national brand. The leadership team is earnest about creating a work environment where employees are excited to come to work, developing a business where customers and suppliers feel like family, and making a difference in the ever-changing natural gas industry.
Carissa Skorczewski, President and CEO of GROEBNER
Another major objective was met through GROEBNER’s certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC.) “Our team’s diverse background strengthens GROEBNER’s collective knowledge and helps ensure the success of our partners,” Skorczewski said, at the time of this recognition. “Being named a WBE is a tremendous point of pride for me, personally, and our entire GROEBNER family.“
Now, building on this distinction, GROEBNER has gone on to be recognized by the Supplier Clearinghouse and Joint Utilities as a WBE. The Supplier Clearinghouse is the certification arm of the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC). The CPUC regulates privately owned electric, natural gas, and other utility companies, establishing regulations and guidelines for diversity in procurement relationships. This certification is especially important to our customers in our Western territories, who can now be confident of GROEBNER’s ability to help them meet those guidelines.
Certainly, this WBE certification expands the business opportunities for our customers and our own company. But diversity in business leadership has other major benefits as well. According to a study by McKinsey and Co, gender equity is crucial for organizations and businesses to perform at the highest levels. The study found, “companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on executive teams were 21% more likely to outperform on profitability.” In other research by McKinsey and Company, companies that have a significant representation of female leaders handily outperform the competition. By partnering with GROEBNER and our leadership team, our customers can take advantage of these gender diversity benefits. GROEBNER’s 46+ years of experience, coupled with the WBE diversity certification, assist our customers in advancing their business performance.
GROEBNER is eager to help your business thrive. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help.