Ashurst
Corporate Bias Rating
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Ashurst is Lower Risk. The company does not yield to political activism in shaping corporate governance, preventing initiatives that potentially alienate consumers, divide employees, and harm shareholders. The company implements race and identity-based policies that replace merit, excellence, and integrity with preferential treatment and outcomes. Overall, Ashurst does not embrace corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues. This approach protects free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.
View Full Corporate Bias Ratings ReportHas canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.
Ashurst has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (1).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Ashurst does not appear to discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.
Ashurst seeks to prioritize diversity over merit in its business structure through the establishment of racial targets for its hiring and promotions. The company is seeking “15% of partners and senior business services leaders to be ethnically diverse, of whom 6% will be Black…30% of legal staff and business services staff to be ethnically diverse, of whom 13% will be Black…at least 35% of trainees each year to be ethnically diverse, of whom 13% will be Black trainees” (1). The company appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its business structure through the establishment of gender targets for its leadership composition. The company is seeking “4% of LGBTI+ representation at the partnership and senior leader level” (2). The company does not publish a nondiscrimination policy (3).
Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Ashurst is a member of the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance, which aims to influence regulatory bodies and legal associations with net-zero emission and subsequent decarbonization goals (1)(2). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of the company using its reputation to advance ideological causes or policies (3).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Ashurst has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).
Board Bias
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