Arcadis U.S.
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Summary:
Arcadis U.S. lacks employee protections against viewpoint discrimination, though it will not fund religious charities. Arcadis advocates for LGBTQ causes and policies, including amongst young kids. The company also vets vendors for its LGBTQ policies and does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination. However, Arcadis U.S. does not use its funds for ideological purposes. The company has not publicly terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs. For these reasons, Arcadis U.S. 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.
Arcadis U.S. received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1). However, there are no known instances of Arcadis U.S. terminating business relationships because of political or religious beliefs.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Arcadis U.S. does not have an employee matching program. Arcadis U.S. and UN-Habitat created The Shelter Program where “Arcadians can volunteer their expertise, during work time to help find solutions for people, who are suffering as a result or rapid urbanization or recovering from a natural disaster” (1). Arcadis prohibits donations to organizations “that discriminate based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religion and more” (2). It is not clear if Arcadis prohibits donations to all religious charities.
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Arcadis U.S. employment policy does not protect against viewpoint discrimination in its nondiscrimination policy (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Arcadis U.S. actively advocates for LGBTQ values and policies (1)(2). Arcadis U.S. advocates for the Equality Act and transgender participation in youth sports (3)(4)(5). Arcadis U.S. has opposed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which prohibits teaching gender identity and sexual orientation in schools to kids in K-3rd grade (6).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Arcadis U.S. has not funded ideological organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Arcadis U.S. has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes (1).
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March 24, 2023
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