Alston & Bird

Georgia
Legal

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Alston & Bird (A&B), a law firm, vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. Alston & Bird covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children. The company has been recognized by Fortune as a leader creating diverse and inclusive work cultures. A&B is one of the founding firms of the Law Firm Sustainability Network. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes. For these reasons, A&B receives a Medium 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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Alston & Bird received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means the company has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1)(2). However, the company 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.

Risk Level
Rationale

A&B does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1).

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

Risk Level
Rationale

A&B 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.

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Rationale

A&B ranks No. 79 in Fortune’s 2019 “100 Best Workplaces for Diversity,” and, for the third time in four years, “the firm has been recognized by Fortune as a leader among U.S. companies doing the most to create diverse and inclusive work cultures” (1). In 2022, A&B received the “Invested in Diversity Award” from U.S. Bank and is one of the founding firms of the Law Firm Sustainability Network (2)(3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

A&B has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 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).

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

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Rationale

A&B has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes and does engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2).

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November 27, 2023

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