Springer Nature
Corprate Bias Ratings
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Summary:
Springer Nature integrates ESG guidelines into its business practices and does not provide viewpoint protections to its employees but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company made donations in response to the Black Lives Matter movement and has frequently used its reputation to promote LGBTQ causes and organizations. For these reasons, Springer Nature 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.
Springer Nature does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving guidelines (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Springer Nature does not provide viewpoint protections to its employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Springer Nature has compiled a Black Lives Matter collection of literature which is publicized on its website. The collection features subcollections featuring works on systemic racism, social unrest, gender, etc. (1). Springer Nature compiled a similar collection in celebration of Pride Month as well (2). Springer Nature also features an article on its website promoting LGBT causes and “fighting for our LGBT+ Youth”, as well as multiple other LGBT blog posts (3)(4)(5). Springer Nature also made multiple Pride Month celebration posts to its corporate Facebook and LinkedIn profiles and changed its Facebook profile picture to a Pride logo during Pride Month (6)(7)(8).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Springer Nature donated $50,000 to The HBCU Foundation for scholarships “as a positive response to the Black Lives Matter movement” (1).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Springer Nature does not operate a PAC at this time.
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August 3, 2023
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