Aon

United Kingdom
Insurance

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Aon has not terminated business relationships due to ideological beliefs, and it vets suppliers according to LGBTQ policies. The company does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. Aon openly discriminates against faith-based charities in its giving and supports the Equality Act. For these reasons, Aon receives a "Medium Risk" rating.

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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

Aon 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 Aon terminating business relationships because of political or religious beliefs.

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Aon will not match employee donations to churches or religious organizations. Its Code of Business Conduct states, “contributions will not be made to religious or political organizations or for travel or personal use” (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

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

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

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Aon signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1). Aon has signed the OneTen pledge to further emphasize race in hiring (2)(3).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Aon does not use corporate funds to advance ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1)(2).

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

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Rationale

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

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March 28, 2023

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