Andersen Corporation

Minnesota
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Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Andersen Corporation has not terminated business relationships due to ideological beliefs, though it does vet suppliers according to LGBTQ policies. Andersen Corporation does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. The company supports the Equality Act and has vague policies that may permit discrimination against faith-based charities. For these reasons, Andersen Corporation receives a "Medium Risk" rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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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.

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Andersen Corporation has received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means the company has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1). There are no known instances of Andersen Corporation terminating business relationships because of political or religious beliefs.

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

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Andersen Corporation states, “the Andersen Corporate Foundation is committed to support inclusive organizations and does not intend to deny support for organizations/programs that serve specifically defined populations” (1). This may exclude some faith-based organizations. 

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

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Andersen Corporation does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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Andersen Corporation signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1).

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

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Andersen Corporation does not use corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression (1)(2).

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

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Andersen Corporation has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes (1).

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March 24, 2023

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