Chewy

Plantation, Florida
Retailing

Corporate Bias Rating

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Rating - Danger
High Risk

Summary:

Chewy is High Risk. The company yields to political activism in shaping corporate governance, potentially alienating consumers, dividing employees, and harming shareholders. Chewy embraces corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues. This approach fails to safeguard 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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In late 2020, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell claimed that Chewy stopped selling MyPillow brand dog beds due to his public questioning of the 2020 election results (1). Although Chewy has not released an official statement on the matter, the company no longer features MyPillow products.

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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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Chewy does not discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs (1)(2).

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

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Chewy does not publish a nondiscrimination policy (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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Chewy has not supported ideological causes or policies (1). 

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

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Chewy is a copper sponsor of Out & Equal (1). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of the company using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (2).

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

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Rationale

Chewy does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (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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