AvalonBay Communities
Corprate Bias Ratings
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Summary:
AvalonBay Communities scored a 100 on the 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. By complying with Human Rights Campaign's controversial demands, AvalonBay Communities increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company covers transgender-related medical costs for its employees and their children and provides specific sexual orientation and gender identity-based benefits. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. AvalonBay Communities forces employees to undergo multiple ideological trainings and uses its reputation, corporate funds, and political influence to support controversial sex and gender ideologies, organizations, and legislation. AvalonBay Communities CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion pledge. The company supports the Equality Act and donates to Los Angeles LGBT Center JVS SoCal, an organization that provides "transgender" people with "Hormone therapy, including education and management" and "Pre- and post-surgical care". For these reasons, AvalonBay receives a High 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.
AvalonBay Communities received a score of 100 on the 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. The company recruit’s employees based on sexual identity issues. The company discriminates against vendors that do not promote divisive sex and gender policies, indicating it prioritizes sexual issues over merit (1)(2). However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
AvalonBay Communities’ HRC 2023 CEI rating indicates the company forces employees to attend multiple, controversial trainings on gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender issues, and divisive racial ideology. The company provides gender transition guidelines for its employees and a specific benefits guide with a comprehensive explanation of transgender services funded by the company (1)(2). AvalonBay Communities CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (3)(4). The company does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (5).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
AvalonBay Communities’ HRC 2023 CEI rating indicates the company agrees to allow a controversial stakeholder group focused on sexual identity issues to dictate marketing or advertising strategy (1)(2). By doing so, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (3).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
AvalonBay’s HRC 2023 CEI rating indicates the company covers transgender related costs for its employees and their children, including paid short-term leave, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, chest surgeries, genital surgeries, medical visits and lab monitoring, travel and lodging. Additionally, the company has pledged philanthropic support of at least one organization or event that promotes sex and gender ideology (1)(2). By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company increases health care costs and risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. AvalonBay Communities donates to Los Angeles LGBT Center JVS SoCal, an organization that provides “transgender” people with “Hormone therapy, including education and management” and “Pre- and post-surgical care” (3).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
AvalonBay’s HRC 2023 CEI rating indicates the company publicly advocated for controversial sex and gender ideology through local, state or federal legislation or initiatives (1)(2). By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. AvalonBay Communities does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (3)(4)(5).
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March 24, 2024
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