3M has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means 3M has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1)(2).

3M donates through its volunteer matching program to “Public serving, independent, non-religiously affiliated programs of houses of worship/churches (examples include food shelves or private schools)” (1)(2). 3M also has a donation program for colleges and universities and permits donations to religiously-affiliated colleges and seminaries (3).

3M does not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

3M signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1). 3M, as a member of the Business Roundtable lobbyist group, issued a statement supporting the security of voting rights but did not sign the Business Roundtable’s open letter criticizing Georgia’s voting law (2). Otherwise, it has not used its corporate reputation to advance ideological agendas.

3M has donated to social justice organizations and many other charitable causes, but it does not fund ideological causes or organizations hostile to freedom of expression (1)(2)(3).

3M used to donate in a bipartisan manner consistent with its business interests but temporarily suspended all donations to federal candidates (1)(2). 3M has recently resumed donations through its PAC (3).