Berry Global has not received a score on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (1). In 2011, the company was sued by an employee for religious discrimination playing a part in his termination (2)(3). The company has been under new management since the incident.

Berry Global does not give “monetary support” to “churches, synagogues, and other houses of religious worship.” However, the same grant application page states that Berry will consider ALL 501(c)(3) nonprofits for grants, which theoretically includes the charitable services hosted by many houses of worship (1). Additionally, there is a record of Berry Global having donated to churches in the past, indicating that the corporation donates to houses of worship that engage in community work under a separate 501(c)(3) status (2).

Neither the Non-Discrimination & Anti-Harassment Policy nor the Global Code of Business Ethics protects against political viewpoint discrimination (1)(2).

Berry Global has not taken any public stances on political issues.

There is no record of Berry Global having donated to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).

Berry Global does not have an active PAC, and the company refrains from using any corporate funds for ideological purposes (1)(2).