Asurion

Tennessee
Insurance

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Asurion fails to protect employees from viewpoint discrimination and actively discriminates against "anti-LGBTQ" charities. The company also vets vendors for its LGBTQ policies and has pledged to engage with and advance the LGBTQ movement. Asurion donated $1 million to the National Urban League, an outspokenly progressive advocacy group. However, Asurion has not publicly terminated any business relationships due to beliefs. For these reasons, Asurion receives a "Medium 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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Asurion has received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means the company has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1). There are no known instances of Asurion terminating business relationships because of political or religious beliefs.

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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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Asurion does not have an employee matching program (1). Compassion Forward, Asurion’s charitable fund, states that it is “against donating our philanthropic dollars to anti-LGBTQ organizations” (2)(3). It is unclear if the company would give money to a religious charity.

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

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Asurion does not protect its employees 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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Asurion started hosting the #BeBold series, which supports the #MeToo and LGBTQ movement (1). Asurion’s diversity program commUnity created “Call for Action for Racial Equality,” which supports the Black Lives Matter movement (2). Asurion also published a memo in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement (3). Asurion advocates for the Equality Act and transgender participation in youth sports (4)(5). Asurion’s Director of Quality was awarded the Business Leader of the Year Award by The Nashville LGBT Chamber (6).

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

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In October 2021, Asurion donated $1 million to National Urban League, an outspokenly progressive advocacy group (1).

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

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Asurion has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes (1).

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March 21, 2023

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