Avis Budget Group

New Jersey
Transportation

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Avis Budget Group has not fired employees or suppliers for political reasons, although the company has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. 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 the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), an LGBTQ advocacy group. 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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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 for political or religious reasons.

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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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Avis will not match employee donations to religious organizations (1). After the Parkland shooting in 2018, Avis announced that it had ended its discount program for NRA members (2).

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

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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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Avis has “publicly supported the Black Lives Matter movement” (1). Avis also does a yearly LGBTQ Pride event in support of GLAAD (2). Avis has not supported other ideological causes or policies.

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

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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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March 21, 2023

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