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 according to 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)”, thereby excluding some religious organizations in its charitable giving (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)(3). In response to George Floyd’s death, 3M launched a Social Justice Fund (4).

3M has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). 3M donated $250,000 to the Saint Paul YWCA and $250,000 to the Penumbra Center for Racial Healing, both of which exist to fight “systemic racism” (3).

3M has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes (1).