Arconic

Pennsylvania
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Corprate Bias Ratings

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Rating - Danger
High Risk

Arconic has allegedly terminated an employee who disagreed with the company's Pride Month initiatives. Arconic vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children and supports the Equality Act. Arconic has funded PFLAG. The company also discriminates against faith-based charities in its giving. For these reasons, Arconic receives a High 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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Arconic received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, which, among other characteristics, means that it has pledged to vet vendors for support of LGBTQ policies (1). According to a currently-pending lawsuit, Arconic fired an employee for his religious-based disagreement with the company’s pride month initiatives (2).

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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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Arconic requires organizations who partner with its foundation to sign a non-discrimination and inclusivity statement, which may exclude various religious organizations (1).

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

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Arconic does not provide protections 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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Arconic has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). The company also signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (3).

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

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Arconic has funded PFLAG, which has advocated for the inclusion of children in various gender- and sexuality-related ideologies (1)(2).

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

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Arconic’s PAC gives in a bipartisan manner and does not donate to ideological organizations (1).

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August 9, 2023

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