Applied Materials
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Summary:
Applied Materials vets vendors for LGBTQ policies, advocates for the Equality Act, and does not include viewpoint protections for employees. It funds Planned Parenthood but discriminates against religious charities, refusing to match employee donations to religious charities. Applied Materials has not publicly ended any business relationships due to views or beliefs, however. For these reasons, Applied Materials receives a "Medium Risk" rating.
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.
Applied Materials has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means Applied Materials has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
The Applied Materials Foundation’s focus areas are Education, Arts and Culture, Civic Engagement, Environment, and Girl’s Empowerment (1). The company’s employee match program does not match donations to “communities of faith or religious organizations, including seminaries, theological institutions, and nonprofit organizations that promote or serve specific religious beliefs” (2).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Applied Materials does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Applied Materials Foundation has supported Planned Parenthood through direct donations (1).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Applied Materials has a history of bipartisan PAC giving without ideological animus (1).
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December 28, 2022
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