AmerisourceBergen

Health Care Equipment and Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Although AmerisourceBergen has not publicly canceled business relationships due to views or beliefs, the company has pledged not to work with vendors lacking specific LGBTQ policies. AmerisourceBergen does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. The company does not use its corporate funds to finance ideological groups hostile to free expression, but it has donated to the Equality PAC. For these reasons, AmerisourceBergen 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

AmerisourceBergen received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1)(2). AmerisourceBergen has not publicly canceled any clients due to views or beliefs, however.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

AmerisourceBergen does not discriminate against religious groups or nonprofits based on their beliefs (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

AmerisourceBergen does not protect against viewpoint discrimination for its employees or prospective 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

AmerisourceBergen has committed to multiple public acts of advocacy and engagement with the LGBTQ community and movement through its pledge to the HRC, but it has otherwise stayed away from using its corporate reputation to advance an agenda (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

There are no known instances of corporate funding of ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

AmerisourceBergen has donated to the Equality PAC (1).

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
December 31, 2022

Company reports are intended for educational use only. Full Disclaimer

Generate Reports
Clear
Toast