
3M
Risk Level:
Summary:
3M has not publicly terminated business relationships because of viewpoint disagreements. It does not discriminate against religious groups in its charitable giving or use corporate funds to advance an ideological agenda. However, 3M vets vendors for their LGBTQ protections and statements on gender identity. It also supports the Equality Act while failing to protect its own employees from potential viewpoint discrimination. For these reasons, 3M receives a "Medium Risk" rating.
Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
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).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
3M does not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
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.
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
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March 21, 2023
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