American Express is a member of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, which aims to demonetize advertisements and suppress content that “vilifies” individuals based on sexual orientation and gender identity, discusses “debated social issues in a negative or partisan context” or spreads “hate speech” (1)(2)(3). The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means American Express has pledged to vet vendors based on pro-LGBTQ policies (4). American Express allegedly fired Nick Williams and his superiors due to diversity initiatives and a complaint from a minority-owned business (5). Otherwise, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views.

American Express does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1)(2).

American Express provides viewpoint discrimination protection for employees (1).

American Express 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). The company has signed open letters supporting the Equality Act and affirming transgender participation in women’s and girls’ sports (3)(4). AmEx Board members protested state voting integrity bills (5). AmEx has also imposed teachings on employees that said certain religious beliefs conferred different levels of privilege, and these radical lectures magnified divisions based on inherent characteristics and beliefs (6). The company opposed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which prohibits teaching gender identity and sexual orientation in schools to kids in K-3rd grade (7). AmEx utilizes a new product code for legal firearms, allowing for the potential tracking of legal gun purchases (8). American Express is a member of the OneTen coalition, meaning that the company has pledged to further emphasize race in hiring (9)(10). American Express CEO Stephen Squeri is a member of the Business Roundtable and signed its 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism over traditional obligations to shareholders and customers (11)(12).

American Express has funded Planned Parenthood (1). AmEx is a member of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (2)(3)(4). The company also paid for critical race theory style seminars for its employees that said that “capitalism is evil,” among other things (5). American Express has pledged over $50 million to the Black Lives Matter movement and related causes (6)(7). The company is a founding corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (8).

American Express donates in a bipartisan matter (1).