Amtrak - 1792 Exchange

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Lower Risk

Summary:

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, known to the public as Amtrak, is a quasi-public transportation service headquartered in Washington, D.C. Amtrak vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, though the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. As a corporation with public funding, Amtrak's individual involvement in social advocacy has been limited. Amtrak covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children. However, Amtrak has not discriminated against religious organizations in its charitable giving or used corporate dollars for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Amtrak receives a Lower Risk rating.

Criteria

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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

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, known to the public as Amtrak, received a score of 90% on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (1). Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. However, Amtrak has not terminated any business relationships due to ideological differences.

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Amtrak primarily gives through a limited number of charitable programs and sponsorships, and the company does not explicitly prohibit donations to religious organizations (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Amtrak does not provide viewpoint protections (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

Amtrak 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).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Amtrak has not corporately funded ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation does not have a PAC or make political contributions.

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August 18, 2023

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