Bain & Company

Massachusetts
Commercial and Professional Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Bain & Company has not publicly canceled clients for their views or beliefs. The firm does pledge to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies and fails to protect its employees against political affiliation discrimination. Bain advocates for the Equality Act, but it has not used any corporate funds to advance ideological agendas hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Bain & Company 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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Bain & Company received a score of 100 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. Bain has not canceled any clients or terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs.

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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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Rationale

Bain & Company does not appear to discriminate in its charitable giving program (1). It does not have a program to match employee donations. Bain did announce $1 million in matching funds for racial equity nonprofits and initiatives, though it is not clear what those nonprofits are (2).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Bain & Company does not protect 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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Bain & Company signed an open letter supporting the Equality Act (1). It also signed an open letter pushing back on election security laws in various states (2). Bain has signed the OneTen pledge to further emphasize race in hiring (3).

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

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Bain has pledged over $100 million to the Black Lives Matter movement and related causes (1)(2).

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

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N/A
Rationale

Bain & Company does not give politically as a firm.

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March 28, 2023

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