Ariel Investments - 1792 Exchange

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Medium Risk

Summary:

Ariel Investments does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company integrates ESG into all its business practices. Its CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge. Ariel Investments funds Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, which funds multiple ideological organizations. Ariel Investments does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, Ariel Investments receives a Medium Risk rating.

Criteria

Risk Level

Rationale

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

N/A

Rationale

Ariel Investments integrates ESG into all its business practices. It “formally expanded ESG integration to all [its] assets under management.” (1). Ariel Investments has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Ariel Investments does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. “Ariel focuses corporate philanthropy in the following key areas: education, social justice, civic engagement, DEI, and health and social services” (1). Ariel Investments does not publish charitable giving guidelines.

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Ariel Investments does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Criteria

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

Ariel Investments’ CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (1). Ariel Investments is aiming to reach net-zero by 2030 (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Ariel Investments funds Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, which funds multiple ideological organizations (1)(2). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of Ariel Investments using its corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies.

Criteria

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

Ariel Investments does not operate a PAC at this time and has not reported on its lobbying (1)(2)(3).

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October 4, 2023

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