Berry Global

Indiana
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Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Berry Global has not used corporate dollars or its reputation to support ideological causes or groups hostile to freedom of expression. While there was an incident in 2011 involving alleged religious discrimination, this case appears to be a middle-level management issue and not reflective of company culture. For these reasons, Berry Global receives a "Lower Risk" rating.

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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

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.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

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).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

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

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

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

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

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

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

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

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March 24, 2023

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