Anaplan
Corporate Bias Rating
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Anaplan is High Risk. The company yields to political activism in shaping corporate governance, potentially alienating consumers, dividing employees, and harming shareholders. Anaplan embraces corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues. This approach fails to safeguard free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.
View Full Corporate Bias Ratings ReportHas canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.
In 2021, “The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) has filed lawsuits on behalf of employees of two large companies, Honeywell and Anaplan, who were fired for refusing to take part in Critical Race Theory (CRT) trainings” (1). The company promotes divisive sex and gender policies. Its Vendor Code of Ethics requires international vendors to include sexual orientation and gender identity in their nondiscrimination policy (2). However, the company has not canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (3).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Anaplan does not appear to discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.
Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Anaplan opposed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which would prohibit teaching gender identity and sexual orientation to kids in K-3rd grade (1). It was part of the Freedom for All Americans coalition, which advocated for federal legislation that would overrule state laws designed to protect girls’ sports and similar laws (2). The company opposed various state and local legislation intended to protect parental rights, girls’ sports, bathroom facilities, and gendered spaces (3)(4). Anaplan opposed legislation in Iowa intended to protect parental rights, girls’ sports, bathroom facilities, and gendered spaces (5). The company’s CEO, Charles Gottdiener, signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (6)(7). The company supports DEI within its business practices. From its Equity and Inclusion page: “Anaplan is committed to creating a more diverse workforce and inclusive and equitable workplace where kindness, intentionality, and transparency are core to how we operate and where all people feel they belong. Our DEIB multi-year roadmap has five key areas of focus: Attract Talent; Retain Employees; Drive Education and Awareness; Provide Data Transparency; Engage in Our Communities” (8).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Board Bias
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