Ball Corporation
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Ball Corporation is a packaging and aerospace manufacturing company headquartered in Colorado. Ball Corp. has pledged to vet vendors for LBGTQ policies; however, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships due to political differences. Ball Corp. has joined CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion, although the company has not engaged in other advocacy or funding. The company does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. The Ball Corporation PAC operates without ideological purpose, yet the company discriminates against religious charities. For these reasons, Ball Corp. receives a "Medium 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.
Ball Corp. 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. However, Ball Corp. has not publicly terminated any business relationships due to religious or political beliefs.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
The Ball Foundation will not provide grants to “religious groups for religious purposes” (1). It is unclear if the Ball Foundation will fund faith-based charities for secular purposes. Moreover, Ball Corp. will not match employee donations to “churches or gifts used directly or indirectly for religious or political purposes” (2).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Ball Corp. has signed CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which advocates for a variety of policies, including left-wing views regarding election security and unconscious bias training (1).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
The Ball Corp. PAC has donated in a bipartisan manner in accordance with business interests (1).
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March 21, 2023
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