ABC-CLIO

California
Educational Resources, Media and Entertainment

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

ABC-CLIO does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. ABC-CLIO has published multiple books that have been banned by the Florida Department of Education for including inappropriate racially ideological and LGBTQ content. However, it has not used its reputation to support ideological groups or agendas hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, ABC-CLIO receives a Lower Risk rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

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.

Risk Level
Rationale

ABC-CLIO has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on views or beliefs.

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

ABC-CLIO does not publish its charitable giving guidelines.

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

ABC-CLIO does not provide viewpoint protections to its employees (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

ABC-CLIO has published multiple books that have been banned in Florida for inappropriate DEI content (1)(2). ABC-CLIO has also published multiple other books supporting leftist ideas, including books about LGBTQ causes and books in support of the Black Lives Matter movement (3)(4)(5).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

ABC-CLIO does not use corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies.

Criteria

Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

ABC-CLIO does not operate a PAC at this time.

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August 4, 2023

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