Barnes & Thornburg

Indiana
Legal

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Barnes & Thornburg does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees but 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. The company offers implicit bias training for its employees and advocates for the integration of ESG and DEI into crisis management planning. Its Racial and Social Justice Foundation has donated $750,000 to various social justice organizations including the Social Justice Learning Institute. It sponsored an LGBTQ Pride event and has donated to the Equality PAC. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, Barnes & Thornburg receives a Medium Risk rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
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.

Risk Level
Rationale

Barnes & Thornburg has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Barnes & Thornburg does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. It “extends its support to organizations in underserved communities through sponsorships and donations; including schools, health providers, legal clinics, food banks, and many more” (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Barnes & Thornburg does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Barnes & Thornburg integrates DEI into its business practices, including implicit bias training for its employees (1). The firm advocates for the integration of ESG and DEI into crisis management planning (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Barnes & Thornburg’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 a Racial and Social Justice Foundation that “is committed to promoting, advocating, and effecting racial and social justice”. It has donated $750,000 to 15 organizations over the past 3 years (3)(4). In 2022, it donated $50,000 to Zora’s House (5). In 2020, it donated $50,000 to the Social Justice Learning Institute (6). It has also sponsored an LGBTQ Pride event in Indiana (7)(8).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Barnes & Thornburg has donated $8,500 to the Equality PAC and does not report on its lobbying (1)(2)(3).

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November 20, 2023

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