Becton Dickinson

New Jersey
Health Care Equipment and Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Becton, Dickinson and Co. (BD) has not publicly canceled any business relationships due to views or beliefs. It vets vendors for LGBTQ policies, does not prevent viewpoint discrimination, and advocates for the Equality Act. The company otherwise does not use corporate reputation or funds to support ideological policies or organizations hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, BD 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

BD received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (1). Among other requirements, this means BD has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships due to viewpoint disagreements.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

BD’s charitable giving is centered on health, education, social welfare, and arts and culture (1). BD will not match employee donations to houses of worship but will donate to public-serving faith-based charities (2). 

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Becton Dickinson does not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (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

Becton Dickinson is an advocate for the Equality Act (1). The company has not otherwise supported ideological policies or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Becton Dickinson has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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

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Rationale

Becton Dickinson has not used PAC donations for ideological, non-business purposes hostile to freedom of expression (1).

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March 23, 2023

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