Diversity Awards

These awards are proud symbols of the hard work and commitment of CenterPoint Energy to continually support and pursue opportunities with diverse business enterprises.

CenterPoint has been repeatedly recognized for its commitment to MWBEs. In the past year alone we have received the following awards and commendations:

The Houston Minority Supplier Development Council’s 2012 Expo Rigel Award for Exemplary Leadership in Minority Business Development.
The Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance 2012 Cutting Edge Award for greatest increase, among WBEA corporate members, in the number of contracts with WBEA certified women-owned businesses.
A Houston Minority Supplier Development Council recognition of CenterPoint as a 2012 Corporate Accountability Champion.

Corporate Accountability Champion in Supplier Diversity, Houston Minority Supplier Development Council, 2011
Special Recognition for Diversity Inclusion efforts of Legal Department, Houston SHP, 2011
Innovation Award, Houston Minority Supplier Development Council, 2011
Exemplary Leadership in Minority Business Development, Houston Minority Supplier Development Council, 2011
Significant Growth and Utilization of WBEA WBE’s, Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance, 2011
Soaring Heights Award, Texas Business Alliance, 2010
Supplier Diversity Champion of the Decade, Minority Business News USA, 2010
Top Corporations for Supplier Diversity in the U.S., Minority Business News USA, 2010
Corporate Commitment Award, Houston Minority Supplier Development Council, 2009
Advocate of the Year, Houston Minority Supplier Development Council, 2009
Diversity First Award. Texas Diversity Council, Gulf Coast Chapter, 2008
Corporate Commitment Award, Houston Minority Business Council, 2008
President’s Award for Exemplary Commitment, Houston Minority Business Council, 2007
Corporate Commitment Award, Texas Diversity Council, 2007
Cutting Edge Award for Enhanced Growth and Utilization of Woman-Owned Businesses, Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance, 2007
Advocate of the Year, Houston Minority Business Council, 2007
Professional Services Advocate Award, Houston Minority Business Council, 2007
Corporate Buyer of the Year, Houston Minority Business Council, 2007
Corporate Commitment Award, Houston Minority Business Council, 2007
Helping Hand Award, Minority Business Members of Houston Minority Business Council, 2007
Cutting Edge Award for Significant Growth and Utilization of Woman-Owned Businesses, Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance, 2006
Corporate Buyer of the Year, Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance, 2006
Advocate of the Year, Houston Minority Business Council, 2006
Professional Services Best Performance, Houston Minority Business Council, 2006
One of America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises, Women's Business Enterprise National Council, 2005
Innovation Award, Houston Minority Business Council, 2005
Corporation of the Year, Houston Minority Business Council, 2005
Two consecutive ratings of "Outstanding" Small Business Administration audit of corporate overall small business subcontracting program, 2005, 2000
Professional Services Best Performance by a Corporation, Houston Minority Business Council, 2004
Professional Services Advocate of the Year, Houston Minority Business Council, 2004
Exclusive recipient of the Edison Electric Institute's 2003 Supplier Diversity Award for comprehensive efforts to enable minority and women-owned businesses to enter the electric power marketplace, May 2003
Professional Services Outstanding Commitment, Houston Minority Business Council, 2002
Professional Services Advocate of the Year, Houston Minority Business Council, 2002
Industry of the Year Award, LaPorte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce, 2001
Nomination as Corporation of the Year, National Minority Supplier Development Council, 2001
Corporate Commitment Award, Houston Minority Business Council, 2001, 2000, 1999
Advocate of the Year, Houston Minority Business Council, 2000
Helping Hand Award, Minority Business Members of Houston Minority Business Council, 2000
Corporate Firm of the Year, Houston Minority Business Development Center, Med Week 2000
Nomination for Corporation of the Year, Women's Business Enterprise Alliance, 2000