Avis Budget Group

New Jersey
Transportation

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Avis vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, though the company 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. Avis discriminates against religious charities, and the company ended its discount for NRA members in 2018. The company does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. Avis has supported the Black Lives Matter movement and endorsed GLAAD. However, Avis has not used corporate donations or PAC funding to contribute to ideological organizations. For these reasons, Avis receives a Medium Risk rating.

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Rationale
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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Avis received a score of 95 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (1). Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. However, Avis has not publicly terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs.

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

Avis will not match employee donations to religious organizations (1). In 2018, Avis also announced that it had ended its discount program for NRA members amid social pressure (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Avis does not provide political viewpoint protections (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

Avis’s HRC CEI profile indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). The company has “publicly supported the Black Lives Matter movement” (3). Avis also does a yearly LGBTQ Pride event in support of GLAAD (4).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Avis has not corporately funded ideological organizations hostile to freedom of expression (1)(2).

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

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The Avis Budget Group PAC has been largely inactive for several years (1). However, donations in previous election cycles show a pattern of bipartisan giving in accordance with business interests (2).

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August 18, 2023

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