Bic

France
Household and Personal Products

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Societe Bic, doing business as Bic, provides viewpoint protections for its employees and has not terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs. Bic has engaged in some limited LGBTQ-related advocacy, though the company has not funded ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Bic receives a Lower Risk rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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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.

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Bic has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on views or beliefs (1).

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

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Bic does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1).

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

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Bic provides protections against viewpoint discrimination (1).

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

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Bic launched Pride Body Pens, an LGBTQ-related product (1).

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

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There are no publicly known cases of Bic using its corporate funds to advance ideological agendas.

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

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Bic has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes (1).

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August 11, 2023

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