Kabbage

Atlanta, Georgia
Payment Processing, Software and Services

Corporate Bias Rating

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Lower Risk

Summary:

Kabbage, owned by American Express, is Lower Risk. The company does not yield to political activism in shaping corporate governance, preventing initiatives that potentially alienate consumers, divide employees, and harm shareholders. The company implements race and identity-based policies that replace merit, excellence, and integrity with preferential treatment and outcomes. Overall, Kabbage does not embrace corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues. This approach protects free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.

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Corporate Weaponization
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Has canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

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Rationale

Kabbage has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

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Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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Rationale

Kabbage does not publish charitable giving guidelines.

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Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.

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Rationale

American Express, the owner of Kabbage, does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Kabbage signed an open letter endorsing the Equality Act, a contentious proposal to amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act by adding sexual orientation and so-called gender identity as protected categories. The legislation would, among other implications, grant biological men access to women-only spaces such as sports teams and public restrooms, and compel healthcare providers to deliver sex-denying healthcare (1). The company’s General Counsel, L. Scott Askins, co-signed a letter to law firms demanding an improvement in diversity in order to retain business with the company (2).

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Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Kabbage has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).

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Uses corporate political actions and/or financial contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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Rationale

Kabbage does not operate a PAC at this time and has not lobbied for ideological purposes (1)(2)(3).

Board Bias

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1792 Exchange has not yet compiled data about the board of directors or political contributions of leadership for this company.

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