Ally Financial

Michigan
Banks, Diversified Financials

Risk Level:

Rating - Danger
High Risk

Summary:

Ally Financial has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs. However, Ally does vet suppliers according to LGBTQ policies. Ally does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. Ally has supported legislation such as the Equality Act and has used corporate funds to support Planned Parenthood and the Equality PAC. For these reasons, Ally Financial receives a "High 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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Ally Financial received a score of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, meaning that, among other criteria, Ally Financial has pledged to vet vendors for support of LGBTQ policies (1). There are no recorded instances of an employee being fired for their political or religious convictions.

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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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Ally Financial offers grants to employees for volunteer hours. Organizations that are sectarian must provide community services with no regard for the faith of recipients (1).

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

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Ally Financial does not protect its employees from 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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Ally Financial has partnered with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to promote LGBTQ businesses (1). Ally also released a statement following the death of George Floyd calling for “not only racial equality but racial equity” (2). Ally has signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (3).

Criteria

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

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Ally will match donations to Planned Parenthood (1).

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

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Ally’s PAC gives in a bipartisan manner (1). However, it gives to the Equality PAC, a left-wing ideological PAC (2).

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
March 21, 2023

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