Alimentation Couche-Tard

Circle K, On the Run
Canada
Food and Staples Retailing

Corprate Bias Ratings

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Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Alimentation Couche-Tard has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs. The company protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination and does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. Alimentation Couche-Tard does not use corporate funds to advance ideological causes however, it does promote ESG and LGBTQ causes. For these reasons, Alimentation Couche-Tard receives a Lower Risk rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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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.

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Alimentation Couche-Tard has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

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

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Alimentation Couche-Tard does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1)(2).

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

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Alimentation Couche-Tard provides its employees with protection against viewpoint discrimination (1).

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

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Alimentation Couche-Tard encourages “conscious inclusion training” for employees and promotes unconscious bias (1). The company encourages employees to add pronouns to their e-mail signatures during Pride Month (2). Alimentation Couche-Tard is a signatory of the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion pledge (3).

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

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Alimentation Couche-Tard does not use corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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

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Alimentation Couche-Tard does not have a PAC.

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October 3, 2023

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