Baxter International received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the HRC (1)(2). Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships due to political views or religious beliefs.

The Baxter International Foundation does not give direct grants to religious institutions but will match employee donations to community-based projects and houses of worship through the employee matching and Dollars for Doers programs (1)(2).

Baxter International does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).

Baxter International requires all employees to complete unconscious bias training (1). Baxter International’s CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (2). Baxter partners with the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (3). Baxter CEO José Almeida is a member of the Business Roundtable and signed its 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism over traditional obligations to shareholders and customers (4)(5). Baxter International is a Ceres Network Member, committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2040 (6)(7).

Baxter International has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). In 2020, the HRC listed Baxter as a supporter of its Report on Discrimination of Black LGBTQ people (3). Baxter has also pledged over $6 million to the Black Lives Matter movement and related causes (4)(5). The company is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (6).

Baxter Healthcare Inc., a subsidiary of Baxter International,  does not use its PAC donations for ideological purposes (1).