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Setting the Stage for a Better Community

Denny Sanford PREMIER Center is proud to offer premier entertainment to fans across the region while keeping sustainability and corporate responsibility front-of-mind for live events. Our venue's sustainability efforts include: 

  • LEED Certified Venue 

  • Water Bottle Filling Stations throughout our complex to reduce single-use plastics 

  • LED Lighting Efficiencies to cut down on energy usage 

  • Compostable Plastic Cups at every Denny Sanford PREMIER Center event through a partnership with POET to reduce plastic waste in our community 

In addition to sustainability, we also aim to serve the Sioux Falls region in a variety of initiatives including:

  • Supporting more than 70 local nonprofit organizations through in-kind donations annually
  • Participating in community service initiatives like St. Francis House food service, Meals on Wheels delivery, holiday supply drives, and more
  • Encouraging our team to volunteer their time in areas they are passionate about, accumulating more than 700 volunteer hours each year

The food and beverage provider at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, OVG Hospitality, also aims to support our local community through:

  • Offering fundraising opportunities to local organizations at events through our venue's concession stands
  • Promoting supplier diversity through their Supplier Diversity Program

OVG's Supplier Diversity Program

OVG’s continuous efforts in creating positive disruptions in sports and entertainment is visible in all aspects of our operations. Our goal to be the industry leader in delivering diverse content and shows globally starts at the ground level. Whether we are developing a new arena or renovating an existing one, we are committed to ensuring our suppliers reflect the communities we serve.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion extends beyond our employment policies to our business practices. Our goal is to build and maintain an inclusive supplier diversity program that provides maximum opportunity for small and diverse businesses to become OVG vendors. By providing local, small and diverse businesses opportunities to work with us, we foster economic inclusivity and ensure a positive impact is made in the communities where we operate. Being proactive and intentional helps us keep up with the ever-changing live entertainment industry, ensuring our supplier diversity program evolves as the industry does.

Who Do We Consider to be a Diverse Supplier?

A diverse supplier is “a company/trader owned and managed at least 51% by BIPOC, women, veterans, LGBTQ+, and disabled persons.” We currently recognize a wide range of diverse certifications that include Minority Businesses, Woman, Veterans, LGBTQ+, Disabled Persons, and other local city certifications. We understand that in certain instances we may have to use large scale companies, but we will continue to make best efforts to be economically inclusive every time opportunities arise.

Our Evaluation Process

There are several factors we consider when vetting our potential suppliers, which may change from market to market. Two areas we consistently emphasize are your company’s capacity and key differentiators.

Capacity, based on the size of your company, where in our operations would you be the most likely to succeed. The success of our suppliers is extremely important in live entertainment and sports in order to develop long lasting partnerships. We would never want you to sacrifice the quality of the products and services being provided to your other clients.

Key differentiators, we know that diversity fosters innovation and we want to know what sets you apart from your competitors. This includes but is not limited to cost savings, reduction in delivery or setup times, value-added services, product/services quality, and sustainability.

Further information on minority business certificates:

How to participate:

If you have any questions regarding the questionnaire or about the program, please send you inquiries to supplier.diversity@oakviewgroup.com

Creating Better Environments

The Denny Sanford PREMIER Center's management company, ASM Global, is committed to sustainability, diversity and community through ASM Global Acts in an effort to keep creating better workplaces, a diverse workforce and beautiful local communities.

The broad goals and commitments for ASM Global Acts are:

Protecting the Environment – Reducing waste from the guest experience across our venues​, enhancing facility efficiency through capital investments, and protecting and preserving resources in and around our communities.

Investing in People – Creating an environment of inclusion and gender equity across our organization, growing the diversity of our business partners around the world,​ and enabling opportunities for our current and future workforce.

Strengthening Our Communities – Engaging in improving the vitality of our communities; increasing philanthropic support through meaningful efforts; and enhancing the health and well-being of our coworkers, clients and guests.

ASM Global Acts will establish annual targets that measure impact and progress to achieving these commitments.

The ASM Global Acts Foundation will support philanthropic and community-based endeavors guided by its sustainability and diversity pillars. In addition, the ASM Global Acts Scholarship will focus on serving diverse and under-resourced communities with educational and career-development opportunities.

“Whether you are a performer on our stages, a technician, hospitality team member or visitor to our venue, we all have the ability to work together and harness our collective action to make the world a better place. Our ASM Global Acts initiative is inspired by this idea of action and brings to life our dedication to making a meaningful difference in our communities and beyond.”

- Ron Bension, President & CEO of ASM Global