Asurion
Corprate Bias Ratings
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Summary:
Asurion vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children. Asurion actively discriminates against "anti-LGBTQ" charities and donated $1 million to the National Urban League. However, it has not used its PAC contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Asurion 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.
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 views or beliefs.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
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,” which would theoretically disqualify organized based on numerous faiths (2)(3). It is unclear if the company would give money to a religious charity.
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Asurion does not provide protections against viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Asurion 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 started hosting the #BeBold series, which supports the #MeToo and LGBTQ movement (3). Asurion’s diversity program commUnity created “Call for Action for Racial Equality,” which supports the Black Lives Matter movement (4). Asurion also published a memo in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement (5). Asurion advocates for the Equality Act and transgender participation in youth sports (6)(7). Asurion’s Director of Quality was awarded the Business Leader of the Year Award by The Nashville LGBT Chamber (8).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
In October 2021, Asurion donated $1 million to National Urban League, an outspokenly progressive advocacy group (1).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Asurion has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes (1).
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August 11, 2023
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