Activision Blizzard

California
Media and Entertainment

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Activision Blizzard, a video game holding company, vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. The company banned a sponsored user in Hong Kong for a year after the video game player called out China for its treatment of protestors in Hong Kong. Activision Blizzard covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children. The company has not used its reputation or PAC contributions for ideological causes. For these reasons, Activision Blizzard receives a Medium 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

In 2019, Activision Blizzard temporarily canceled the streaming services of one of its star players in a company-owned e-sports league for criticizing China’s treatment of protesters in Hong Kong (1). He received a one-year ban. Activision Blizzard received a score of 100 on the Human Right’s Campaign’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means the company has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (2)(3)(4).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Activision Blizzard limits its charitable giving to supporting veterans, disaster relief, and various social issues. The company does not discriminate against faith-based charities in its giving guidelines (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Activision Blizzard does not provide viewpoint protections for 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

Activision Blizzard has not supported ideological causes or policies.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Activision Blizzard also has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2021 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). Activision Blizzard pledged to match donations to various racial justice organizations, and gift-matching funds have not been disclosed (3). Activision Blizzard has pledged up to $4 million to Black Lives Matter and related causes (4)(5). Activision Blizzard pledged to cover out-of-state travel for “reproductive healthcare,” which includes abortion (6). The company previously sponsored the LA Pride parade (7).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Activision Blizzard has not used its political contributions for ideological purposes (1)(2).

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
October 13, 2023

Company reports are intended for educational use only. Full Disclaimer

Generate Reports
Clear
Toast

This website stores cookies on your computer. These cookies are used to collect information about how you interact with our website and allow us to remember you. We use this information in order to improve and customize your browsing experience and for analytics and metrics about our visitors both on this website and other media. To find out more about the cookies we use, see our Privacy Policy.

Accept