Avanade

Washington
Cloud & Data Storage

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Avanade implements ESG principles into all aspects of its business, including its supplier relationships. Avanade does not provide viewpoint protections for employees, though the company has not terminated business relationships due to ideological differences. Avanade partners with religious organizations in its charitable giving. Avanade signed onto the HRC’s Business Statement on Anti-LGBTQ Legislation. The company uses its corporate reputation and funds to advance ideological causes, including gender reassignment surgeries for employees. For these reasons, Avanade receives a Medium Risk rating.

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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.

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Rationale

Avanade integrates ESG and DEI into all of its business practices and evaluates its suppliers according to these criteria (1)(2). However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views.

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Avanade has not published its charitable giving guidelines, however, it has partnered with Catholic Relief Services, a religious organization with a social service (1).

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

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Rationale

Avanade does not provide its employees with protection against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

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Rationale

Avanade signed the HRC’s Business Statement on Anti-LGBTQ Legislation that targeted states seeking to protect female sports (1). Avanade advances LGBTQ causes, including Transgender Awareness Week (2)(3).

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

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Avanade covers hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery for its employees and offers employee leave for gender transitions (1)(2).

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

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N/A
Rationale

Avanade does not operate a PAC at this time.

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July 10, 2023

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