TKO Group Holdings

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
New York, New York
Media and Entertainment

Corporate Bias Rating

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Summary:

TKO 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, the company 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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TKO has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (1).

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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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TKO does not appear to discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs (1).

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

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TKO Holdings offers DEI training to its employees (1). The company appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its leadership composition. From its Corporate Governance Guidelines: “It is expected that consideration will be given to:… diversity of background and perspective, for example, with respect to age, gender, race, place of residence, specialized experience, gender identification or expression, identification as an underrepresented minority, identification as LGBTQIA+ or sexual orientation, ethnic background, country of origin, military veteran status, or religion” (2). The company does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (3)(4).

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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TKO supports DEI within its business practices. From its 2023 Annual Report: “We strive to create a work environment that is reflective of our fanbase and the diverse communities in which we work. We recognize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) is intrinsically linked to business success and have taken part in efforts to ensure our global workforce is more representative of our communities” (1). Otherwise, the company has not supported ideological causes or policies (2).

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

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TKO 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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TKO has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes and does not 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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