Berry Global - 1792 Exchange

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Lower Risk

Summary:

Berry Global has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination and does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. It has not used its reputation, corporate dollars, or PAC contributions to support ideological groups or agendas hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Berry Global receives a Lower 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

In 2011, Berry Global was sued by an employee for religious discrimination playing a part in his termination (1)(2). The company has been under new management since the incident. The company received a score of 20 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index (3).

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

Berry Global protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination. Employee’s “status will not be impacted by [their] political affiliation” (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

Berry Global has not supported ideological causes or policies (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Berry Global does not use corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

Berry Global does not operate a PAC at this time (1).

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September 8, 2023

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