Springer Publishing (Mannheim Media)

Corporate Bias Rating

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Lower Risk

Summary:

Springer Publishing Company does not yield to political activism in shaping corporate governance, preventing initiatives that potentially alienate consumers, divide employees, and harm shareholders. The company elevates merit, excellence, and integrity ahead of race and identity-based policies. Springer Publishing 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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Springer Publishing 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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N/A

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Springer Publishing does not publish charitable giving guidelines (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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Springer Publishing does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1)(2).

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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Springer Publishing advocates for the Black Lives Matter movement and LGBTQ people. Springer Publishing has produced material intended for school counselors that encourages the presence of the Black Lives Matter movement’s tenets and “anti-racist” ideology in schools (1). The company has an extensive catalog of LGBTQ material that implicitly advocates for concepts such as gender transitions among youths (2)(3). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of Springer Publishing using its reputation to advance ideological causes or policies (4).

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

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Springer Publishing 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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N/A

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Mannheim Media does not operate a PAC or report on its 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.