Dollar General
Corporate Bias Rating
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Summary:
By complying with the HRC’s controversial demands, Dollar General increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company covers transgender-related medical costs for its employees and their children and provides specific sexual orientation and gender identity-based benefits. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in marketing. Dollar General forces employees to undergo multiple ideological trainings and uses its reputation, corporate funds, and political influence to support controversial sex and gender ideologies, organizations, and legislation. Dollar General does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. An employee of Dollar General alleged he was fired for religious beliefs in 2013, though the employee did not win the lawsuit. Dollar General supports multiple organizations promoting abortion and pledged $5 million to BLM and related causes. However, it does not discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs and has not used its political contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Dollar General receives a Medium Risk rating.
Board Bias
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CEO of Dollar General
Jeffery Owen
Summary:
Headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, Dollar General is a member of the Fortune 250 operating in the Retailing industry. Jeffery Owen and Michael Calbert serve as CEO/President and Chairman, respectively, leading the company’s C-suite executive team and the board of directors. Amongst these teams, the collective leadership is responsible for $22,041 to Republican causes and $86,162 to Democratic causes. Under their tenure, Dollar General currently holds a 'Medium Risk' risk rating.
Political Contributions of Leadership:
$22,041
$86,162
Republican
Democrat
Shareholder Proposals
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Date | ESG Category | Proponent | Summary of Resolution | Mgmt Rec | Total Vote % in Favor |
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5/31/23 | Social | Domini Social Investments | Worker Safety and Well-Being Audit | For | 66.20% |
5/31/23 | Environmental | Humane Society of the U.S. | Report on Cage-Free Eggs | Against | 36.10% |
5/31/23 | Governance | John Chevedden | Remove the One-Year Holding Period to Call a Special Shareholder Meeting | Against | 12.60% |
5/25/22 | Social | John Chevedden | Report on Political Contributions and Expeditures | Against | 56.99% |