American Axle & Manufacturing

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Medium Risk

Summary:

American Axle & Manufacturing vets vendors for LGBTQ policies and does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company prioritizes diversity in its supply chain and its CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge. American Axle is also a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. However, it does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, American Axle & Manufacturing 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

American Axle & Manufacturing has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Supplier Code of Conduct requires vendors to include sexual orientation and gender identity in their nondiscrimination policy (1). The company prioritizes diversity in its supply chain (2). However, American Axle & Manufacturing has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

American Axle & Manufacturing does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

American Axle & Manufacturing 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

American Axel & Manufacturing’s CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (1). American Axle & Manufacturing supports Pride Month on its corporate social media accounts (2)(3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

American Axle & Manufacturing is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (1). Otherwise, it has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

American Axle & Manufacturing does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).

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November 1, 2023

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